Brain Cancer

• Calgary boy’s brave battle with brain cancer

  September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. While one Calgary boy and his family take on the battle of a lifetime, his school has stepped up to support them all the way.

  Canada

  Sep 28
  
• Calgary-area Rush fans show ‘incredible’ support for cancer fundraising effort

  This is a big weekend for Calgary-area fans of one of the biggest bands in music history. The Firehouse Bar and Grill is hosting the Canadian band Rush on Sunday, June 25.

  Entertainment

  Jun 23
  
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• Shannen Doherty says breast cancer has spread to her brain: ‘My fear is obvious’

  'Beverely Hills, 90210' actor Shannen Doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. In 2020, she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer.

  Entertainment

  Jun 7
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• Award-winning Winnipeg composer Danny Schur dies

  Danny Schur, best-known for a stage musical and feature film about the events of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, died Monday after a short battle with brain cancer.

  Entertainment

  Apr 11
• Edmonton students raise 8K in support of Ben Stelter Fund

  Students at Nellie Carlson School are celebrating a fundraising success in memory of Edmonton Oilers superfan Ben Stelter.

  Canada

  Feb 17
• Kelowna, B.C. Mountie’s widow sues province for unsafe work conditions

  A loss of love, training, care, guidance and companionship of a father and children is also listed among the damages suffered when the RCMP Sargent died.

  Health

  Feb 6
• Brain cancer widow calls for equitable access to chemotherapy treatment in Canada

  'He wasn't working ... I was with him, self-employed, no benefits. And we found out that his chemotherapy wasn't covered,' said Jessica Soares of her husband's battle with cancer.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2022
• Ben Stelter funeral procession: Edmontonians say goodbye to young Oilers fan

  Community members and hockey fans gathered along the funeral procession route for six-year-old Ben Stelter Friday morning. 

  Features

  Aug 19, 2022
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• Public invited to funeral procession for Edmonton Oilers fan Ben Stelter

  He was a bright light that captured the heart of many this past year and on Friday, the public will have an opportunity to say farewell to six-year-old Oilers fan Ben Stelter.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2022
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• Edmonton Oilers remember young fan Ben Stelter: ‘So strong, so brave, such a fighter’

  Members of the Edmonton Oilers shared their grief and their memories of a special fan Thursday, after six-year-old Ben Stelter passed away following a battle with brain cancer.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2022