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Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Nutritional Supplements – Folic Acid
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Charity Offers iPads to Give Children a Voice
For children with speech or motor skill impairments, an iPad provides more than a way to play games or watch movies. With specialized apps that help non-verbal children learn to communicate, iPads can give kids without voices the opportunity to be heard. Take Waverley Leduc for example, an 11-year-old girl living with Rett syndrome.…
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RCMP Participate in Western Canada Summer Games
Wood Buffalo RCMP would like to thank all of the volunteers for their hard work and dedication to helping the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games to be a success. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo hosted the event which ran from August 7th– 16th. Wood Buffalo RCMP was visibly seen at every venue to…
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Hug A Tree (or Rock, Fence-post, Shrub) And Survive!
DATE: August 30th 2015 TIME: 1:00 PM PRICE: FREE – Donations are encouraged REGISTRATION: Click HERE to register LOCATION: Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park – Below Yodel Loop NOTE: PREREGISTRATION RECOMMENDED. Bring your whole family out to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park and learn what to do when kids get lost outside. Through a live play and other activities, learn how they can…
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Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Doors and Tea Bags
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Nanton Woman Wins $250,000
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Canadian Foodgrains Bank Launches New Conservation Agriculture Program
Canadian Foodgrains Bank will scale up its work in conservation agriculture in three east African countries through a new five-year $18.67 million program. The program, called the Scaling-Up of Conservation Agriculture in East Africa Program, was launched August 5 at Artel Farms in Niverville, Man. It has been made possible by a $14 million grant…
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Largest Ever Parapan Am Games Make History
Nearly 300 Parapan Am and America’s records broken TORONTO — The largest Parapan Am Games in history are about to cross the finish line, but the legacy of the TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games will be felt for decades to come. The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) estimates that between…
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Exercise Reduces Cancer Risk in Post-Menopausal Women
Five hours of physical activity per week is best: study Story by Kristin Bernhard Five hours of exercise per week can reduce the risk of developing cancer, including breast cancer, in post-menopausal women, according to an Alberta Health Services (AHS) research study. Body fat, abdominal fat and adult weight gain have been associated with increased…
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DAY 8 RECAP: Best-ever Parapan Am Games for Canada
Canada concluded its most successful Parapan Am Games finishing second in the overall medal count behind Brazil and ahead of the U.S. Canada set a bold objective of a top 3 overall standing for the 2015 Parapan Am Games. Team Canada collected a total of 168 medals (50 Gold, 63 Silver, and 55 Bronze). “I’m…
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Minister Eggen applauds Alberta’s Pan Am and Parapan Am athletes
Culture and Tourism Minister David Eggen issued the following statement Saturday: “I would like to send my sincere thanks and congratulations to all of the Alberta athletes who represented Canada at the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in Toronto over the past month. “You personify the word dedication, and through hard work and…
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AHS Weekly Wellness News: Staying healthy in the heat
Most of us look forward to summer weather through the many long months of winter here in Alberta, but when those hot temps finally arrive, it’s important to enjoy safely. To help you master the mercury rising, Alberta Health Services (AHS) encourages you to take these simple steps. When temps are hot: Visit www.albertahealthservices.ca/heat.asp…
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Rare White Whale Seen in Cook Strait, New Zealand
A whale spotted in Cook Strait has been identified as ‘Migaloo’, a rare white humpback usually seen off Australia. A rare white humpback whale spotted in Cook Strait (on July 5th) by Department of Conservation researchers is thought to be ‘Migaloo’, a white humpback usually seen off Australia. The white humpback whale was seen…
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Dammit, Jim!
Dr. McCoy isn’t the only one with a tricorder By Karen Sherlock Star Trek fans, get ready for sci-fi to collide with reality. Three UAlberta alumni are part of a team that has created a real-life “tricorder” to track the body’s vital signs and diagnose 16 medical conditions. The team is vying for $10 million…
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Alberta Students Make Good Showing in Apps Contest
Two of four awards in the Apps for Alberta contest were won by Alberta students and all of the awards were taken home by Albertans. The Apps for Alberta contest enticed 29 qualified entrants from Canada and the United States to find creative ways to transform Alberta’s open data into applications that provide social and…
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