Aging
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Canada’s 85-and-over population set to triple over next 40 years: StatCanStatistics 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.CanadaJun 24, 2024
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Can cute AI robots help with aging and dementia? UBC study seeks to find outKiwi 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.ScienceSep 20, 2023
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‘I embrace aging’: Redefining aging at Kelowna’s Okanagan Creative Aging FestivalThe Creative Aging Festival offers people who are 55 and older an opportunity to look at aging differently.LifestyleJun 22, 2023
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Only half of Albertans diagnosed get specialized care they need: Parkinson AssociationThe 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.CanadaMay 14, 2023
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Vernon, B.C. aiming to be more inclusive for seniorsThe 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.CanadaMay 9, 2023
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Hamilton study seeks to build exercise regimen to help older adults age in placePam 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.HealthMay 4, 2023
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Meet the ‘Oldfluencers’ – Canadian baby boomers putting a new face on agingYou'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.LifestyleFeb 11, 2023
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N.B. researcher develops aging guide to make navigating resources easierMichelle Lafrance developed a guide for seniors to help them navigate the various systems in New Brunswick, who has one of Canada's oldest populations.HealthOct 21, 2022
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Vernon and Coldstream votes in favour of referendum, Lake Country says noResidents in Vernon voted in favour of borrowing $121 million for a new multi-use indoor recreational facility in their referendum.CanadaOct 16, 2022
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Women don’t live longer than men after all? Study challenges life expectancy misconceptionsDanish researchers have found that men have a high probability of outliving women, calling into question the conventional wisdom that women live longer than men.HealthAug 3, 2022
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