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Inflation, high prices cause ‘perfect storm’ driving more into homelessness: advocates``I think we're facing a quadruple whammy that's driving a wave of new homelessness and making homelessness much worse for the people who are already there,'' Richter said.EconomyDec 19, 2022
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Saskatchewan unprepared for projected spike of dementia patientsA boom in dementia patients will hit Canada by 2050, a rise predicted to overwhelm the health care system.HealthOct 19, 2022
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Manitoba unprepared for influx of dementia patients, report saysA new report says Manitoba is woefully unprepared to care for the expected influx of dementia patients as the population continues to age.HealthOct 19, 2022
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B.C. groups invited to participate in seniors’ transportation study"In order to age in place we need to make sure that people are not isolated," said CanAge president Laura Tamblyn Watts.CanadaMar 9, 2022
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Advocacy groups stress importance of supporting Calgary seniors during the holidaysA small group of volunteers gathered at a downtown Calgary community centre over the weekend to create some special gifts for low-income seniors.CanadaDec 12, 2021
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‘A dire warning’: New report highlights existing barriers in COVID-19 vaccine distributionThe report calls for "immediate enhancements to the way (provinces and territories) procure and deliver vaccines to their older population."CanadaFeb 25, 2021
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Seniors need more than one-time top-ups if coronavirus pandemic lingers: advocates"Canadian seniors have been counting on the much overdue increase to OAS and perhaps never before has that increase been needed so much," CanAge's CEO said.CanadaMay 21, 2020
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