Aging

• Canada’s 85-and-over population set to triple over next 40 years: StatCan

  Statistics Canada projects the country's population could reach a medium-growth forecast of 63 million by 2073 and at least 3.3 million will be over 85.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2024
  
• Can cute AI robots help with aging and dementia? UBC study seeks to find out

  Kiwi and Mango are small and plush, resemble a cross between Teletubbies and WALL-E, and have technology that allows them to move, learn, speak and recognize faces and voices.

  Science

  Sep 20, 2023
  
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• ‘I embrace aging’: Redefining aging at Kelowna’s Okanagan Creative Aging Festival

  The Creative Aging Festival offers people who are 55 and older an opportunity to look at aging differently.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 22, 2023
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• Only half of Albertans diagnosed get specialized care they need: Parkinson Association

  The Parkinson Association of Alberta says the movement disorders program clinics in the province don't have the capacity to see all patients who are diagnosed as they progress.

  Canada

  May 14, 2023
• Vernon, B.C. aiming to be more inclusive for seniors

  The plan is expected to address everything from physical infrastructure like transportation and public buildings to less tangible factors like how seniors are included in society.

  Canada

  May 9, 2023
• Hamilton study seeks to build exercise regimen to help older adults age in place

  Pam Edgecomb, 73, was one of the first to participate in the research, to help her to stay at her Binbrook home as long as possible.

  Health

  May 4, 2023
• Meet the ‘Oldfluencers’ – Canadian baby boomers putting a new face on aging

  You've heard of influencers — now meet the 'oldfluencers.' There are close to 10 million Canadians over the age of 60 and they’re reinventing what it means to age.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 11, 2023
• N.B. researcher develops aging guide to make navigating resources easier

  Michelle Lafrance developed a guide for seniors to help them navigate the various systems in New Brunswick, who has one of Canada's oldest populations.

  Health

  Oct 21, 2022
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• Vernon and Coldstream votes in favour of referendum, Lake Country says no

  Residents in Vernon voted in favour of borrowing $121 million for a new multi-use indoor recreational facility in their referendum.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2022
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• Women don’t live longer than men after all? Study challenges life expectancy misconceptions

  Danish researchers have found that men have a high probability of outliving women, calling into question the conventional wisdom that women live longer than men.

  Health

  Aug 3, 2022