Category: Lifestyle

Warmer days are ahead and make getting outside for a walk an easy and enjoyable way to add exercise to your day. Health Canada recommends healthy adults under the age of 65 get at least 2.5 hours a week of moderate physical activity. Simply adding a brisk walk to your daily routine can improve overall…

Abe Oudshoorn (Western University) In this bi-weekly blog series, Abe Oudshoorn explores recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Follow the whole series! Social systems are strongly influenced by underlying philosophies. These philosophies can be more implicit (such as a belief that individuals are responsible for…

The Government of Alberta will build a new bridge on Highway 3 over the Oldman River in Lethbridge. The eastbound Highway 3 bridge needs to be replaced to meet the needs of the growing Lethbridge population and to support critical commercial and industry activity. In 2018 the government stepped up and rehabilitated the current bridge…

Families, Indigenous communities and vulnerable Canadians in need of an affordable place to call home can count on long-term funding for community housing in Alberta thanks to an agreement signed today by the federal and provincial governments. Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources, on behalf of Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s Minister of Families, Children and Social…

Restoring workplace democracy, bringing balance to labour law, creating jobs for youth included in plan EDMONTON, AB: As a key part of its job creation strategy, a United Conservative government would introduce an Open for Business Act to reverse massive new costs imposed on employers by the NDP, while restoring workplace democracy and tackling youth unemployment. UCP Leader…

A new online tool gives adults access to their personal health records, including immunizations, medications and lab test results. “MyHealth Records is about supporting patients in being partners in their own health and wellness. It means having your personal health information in the palm of your hand, when and where you need it.” ~Sarah Hoffman,…

Two-year clinical program seeking participants for study By Michael Platt, Schulich School of Engineering A fast, reliable answer. There may be nothing more vital for the thousands of patients left worried and wondering following an abnormal screening mammography or clinical breast exam — and a blood test from the University of Calgary may soon provide exactly…

New support services in Red Deer mean the community’s most vulnerable will have a safe, warm place to sleep. Identified by the City of Red Deer and local stakeholders as a top priority, the 24-7 shelter will offer wraparound supports in the province’s third largest city. The province is investing $7 million to help build…

Arenas, rinks, aquatic centres, community recreation centres and multiplexes across the province can receive funding for facility upgrades under a new program. The Government of Alberta is providing $9 million under the Climate Leadership Plan to help municipalities cut energy costs and emissions by upgrading their recreation facilities with energy-efficient technology. The Recreation Energy Conservation…

13-point plan will protect Alberta’s environment today and for future generations, continuing Alberta’s proud tradition of environmental stewardship CANMORE, AB: United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney announced that, if elected, a United Conservative government would implement a 13-point conservation plan for environmental stewardship. “Albertans across our province value our great outdoors and rightfully want to see…