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Hundreds of people laced up for the annual Alzheimer Calgary Walk and Run, raising money in support of Calgary-area families who are impacted by dementia.

Shannon Allardyce told Global News that Telus disconnected their mother Beverly's landline, leaving her isolated and distressed for more than a week.

Ontario is proposing a pilot project to tweak long-term care priority rules in order to address a problem of declining and mismatched admissions to the province's cultural homes.

Health Minister Mark Holland said such requests are still illegal under the Criminal Code for now, even as Quebec prepares to begin allowing the practice.

The mother of a teen with autism who was recently found safe after going missing in Ontario is calling on the government to create a new type of alert for vulnerable people.

A Winnipeg woman is concerned as her partner, who awaits a liver transplant, may be discharged from hospital. But, she fears that will endanger the man she loves.

Millions would benefit from hearing aids but most have never tried them, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

According to a economic report conducted by Parkinson Canada, the disease comes with a hefty price tag for patients and caregivers, with costs expected to hit $4.4 billion by 2034.

Quebec's Health Department says it will be ready to meet the expected demand for advanced applications for medical assistance in dying when it begins accepting requests next week.

The Greens are promising to pass a law that would guarantee the right to a healthy environment, and the Liberals are vowing to improve how the province supports seniors.

Gertrude Sharp, fondly known as Trudy, passed away last June at the age of 101 after spending the last months of her life in long-term care.

When Paul Inglis, 75, visited his wife’s gravestone last month, he was shocked and angered to find that someone had stolen his bench.

Quebec floated a plan to reassign family doctors from healthy patients to the most vulnerable, a move experts warn could be 'detrimental' to overall patient care.

The U.S. FDA has launched an investigation into the safety of tampons following a study that found trace amounts of toxic metals, such as arsenic and lead, in various brands.

A spokesperson for the Redlands Police Department said investigators are now 'confident' the couple, Stephanie and Daniel Menard, are dead.

From sugary cereals at breakfast to frozen pizzas at dinner, potato chips, sodas and ice cream, ultraprocessed foods make up about 60 per cent of the U.S. diet.

It could be a weekend teenage runaway. An elderly loved one, lost and disoriented. Or it could be the first indication of murder.

Emmett Doucette's parents thought he might have autism. He was diagnosed instead with a disorder called Sanfilippo syndrome. The family now makes the most of its time together.

Democrats have the opportunity to turn the tables and leverage the same attacks Trump launched at Biden over age and mental fitness.

Four long-term care homes in the Peterborough region are sharing $444,000 in new funding. They include Fairhaven, Extendicare, St John's at Fleming, and Extendicare Lakefield.