Concussions

• Hockey Alberta ramps up concussion education for female players

  The interactive online program focuses on symptoms, recovery and supporting teammates in hopes of improving the number of players recognizing their injuries.

  Sports

  Sep 17, 2020
• Coronavirus: 10th annual Gaskell Memorial Cup hockey tournament in Peterborough cancelled

  Since its inception, the Gaskell Memorial Cup has raised thousand of dollars for sports-related concussion awareness and other community groups.

  Health

  Mar 13, 2020
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• Half of homeless people have experienced traumatic brain injury: study

  A new study has found "strikingly" high rates of traumatic brain injury among the homeless population.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2019
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• Rick Zamperin: I’ll admit, I’m rooting for Blue Bombers QB Zach Collaros

  Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros will play for the first time since he suffered a concussion in Week 1 of the CFL season when Winnipeg hosts Calgary Friday night.

  Blogs

  Oct 25, 2019
• Brain injury’s ‘invisible epidemic’: survivors of domestic violence

  A potentially huge number of women suffer traumatic brain injury at the hands of their partners, a problem researchers are trying to bring to light.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2019
• Boxer Patrick Day, 27, dies from brain injury days after knockout

  The boxer succumbed to a traumatic brain injury he sustained in a bout with Charles Conwell in Chicago four days earlier.

  Trending

  Oct 17, 2019
• Ontario teen turns to powerlifting after history of concussions

  After being sidelined by concussions as a hockey player, a Clarington, Ont. hockey teen has found success in the world of powerlifting.

  Sports

  Oct 4, 2019
• ‘The pain didn’t stop:’ Study looking into slow concussion recovery in youth

  A Calgary teen is part of a new study that is looking at why some children recover slower than others from concussion.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2019
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• Bombers star testing new protective gear aimed at preventing concussions

  Winnipeg Blue Bombers star linebacker Adam Bighill is testing out a new safety device called a Q Collar, which he says goes beyond what a helmet can do in terms of head safety.

  Sports

  Aug 8, 2019
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• Study finds concussion rates for kids under 5 higher than previously believed

  An Alberta Children's Hospital physician says parents should monitor their child's behaviour after a head injury.

  Health

  Jul 3, 2019