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Hospital leaders tighten admission policies as virus surge strains staff. According to a memo sent Friday to Calgary acute care doctors, issues connected to overcapacity in emergency rooms are ‘expected to worsen.’ CBC
… READ MORE15 cases have required hospitalization so far this year, including 12 involving patients under 10. Since mid-May, 1,513 infants between six and 12 months have received a measles vaccine, the province says. A two-dose measles vaccine
… READ MORESome jurisdictions are opening extra beds, others are asking health-care providers to work extra hours. Flu season is hitting children hard, sending a flood of young patients to hospitals. CHEO, eastern Ontario’s
… READ MOREPhysiotherapy isn’t just for adults recovering from injuries. Physiotherapists can help babies and children, too – including babies with, or at high risk of, cerebral palsy. Research has shown physiotherapy improves their physical
… READ MORESeven per cent of Albertans have had a COVID shot this season. CBC News reached out to other provinces to see how Alberta’s COVID vaccination rate compares. Robert Short/CBC Jennifer Lee, CBC News Calgary Dec 19, 2025
… READ MOREGovernment aims to rewrite a critical document on the education of kids with complex needs. Shawna O’Halloran shared Aiden’s experience in a specialized classroom, saying she’s been discouraged at how much he
… READ MOREAn Ontario-based volunteer organization has put smiles on the faces of thousands of disabled young people by helping them enjoy an active and full life that includes alpine sports. SKICANADA.ORG Janine Coates Loughborough University,
… READ MOREMask mandate comes into effect on Monday. Dr. Natalie Bridger, an infectious disease specialist with Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, says the mask mandate is meant to prevent the spread of viruses. Mark Quinn/CBC Elizabeth
… READ MORE8 provinces have signed new, 5-year deals; Alberta and Ontario opted for 1-year extensions. Federal Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu speaks at press conference in Calgary on Dec. 12, 2025. Monty Kruger/CBC Robson Fletcher, CBC
… READ MOREDifferences in how ADHD is defined explain why the condition is sometimes perceived as overdiagnosed. Image by freepik Carol Mathews, Stephen V. Faraone, The Conversation October 15, 2025 Many news outlets have reported an increase
… READ MORE‘This is an area where we think we need to continue to increase investment’: province Cindy Kobler, who has autism, has secured employment at an accounting firm in Lethbridge thanks to support from the Southern Alberta
… READ MOREAHS says extra beds added as hospitals face high demand around the province. Alberta Children’s Hospital is dealing with a wave of children sick with influenza. Alberta Health Services says hospitals around the province are
… READ MOREVictoria native wins new C-class sprint event as part of 4-medal haul on the track in Rio. Canadian Para-cyclist Mel Pemble burst onto the scene last month in France at her first Para-cycling track world championships, where she broke
… READ MOREHigh volumes put strain on limited pediatric hospital capacity, with flu season set to peak later this month. At CHEO, eastern Ontario’s children’s hospital in Ottawa, eight times more children tested positive for
… READ MOREMedical associations are calling for more uniform growth across the province. Dr. Adeola Adeyemo is a Red Deer physician. Nadeer Hashmi/CBC Nadeer Hashmi, CBC News Oct 18, 2025 Alberta’s push to recruit more doctors is beginning to
… READ MORERecognizing children’s agency and giving them more control over their learning helps foster inclusive classrooms. A notebook seen in a class on the first day back to school at a school in Montréal, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN
… READ MOREIf bill passes, all AISH recipients will be transferred to new program in July. Jason Nixon answers questions from CBC News at the Alberta legislature on March 18, 2024. Kory Siegers/CBC Emily Williams, CBC News Edmotnon Nov 26, 2025
… READ MOREFaculty members at Colorado State University (CSU) are developing a shoe that fits comfortably around an AFO, roomy enough to accommodate the foot brace, but attractive and fashionable too, they say. They have a patent pending on the
… READ MORESome money for promised new teachers was already in the provincial budget. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is seen with Education and Childcare Minister Demetrios Nicolaides on her left, and Red Deer Public School Board chair Nicole
… READ MOREFlu positivity rates, hospitalizations rise amid concerns about mismatched variant. Alberta’s flu positivity rate more than tripled to 11.5 per cent during the second week of November, from 3.4 per cent two weeks earlier. David
… READ MOREBraces, water therapy, and exercise outperform drugs and gadgets in easing knee osteoarthritis. Image by jcomp on Freepik Science Daily September 20, 2025 Knee braces, water therapy and exercise are the most promising non-drug
… READ MOREMinisters tasked with ushering in ‘new era of health care,’ Danielle Smith says. ‘This new era of care will deliver a modern health-care system Albertans can count on,’ Premier Danielle Smith said in a news
… READ MOREMobility aids capped at 136 kg for most flights, airline says. WestJet passengers deplane on the tarmac at Yellowknife Airport on July 22, 2025. Travellers and advocates say a limit on the weight of mobility aids aboard most WestJet
… READ MOREAlberta government says it’s a no-go due to pressure on hospitals. Canada recently lost its measles elimination designation. Geoff Robins/The Canadian Press Jennifer Lee, CBC News Calgary Nov 17, 2025 Some Alberta pediatricians
… READ MORE14-year-old Georgia Nataraj has flown with WestJet from Saskatoon before, in the same wheelchair. Georgia Nataraj says she loves playing piano, but is even more interested in travelling. Halyna Mihalik/CBC Halyna Mihalik, CBC News
… READ MOREDecision to declare outbreak made in October after 2 cases of same strain confirmed. Nunavik health board’s infectious disease clinical lead, Yassen Tcholakov, said tuberculosis, while curable, kills most infected patients
… READ MOREOlder age is not all about decline, it can also be a time when people can get healthier and stronger according to research by Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work researchers Mabel Ho and Esme Fuller-Thomson. Kampus Production from
… READ MOREA vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is pictured at the Taber Community Health Centre in Taber, Alta., Monday, July 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Nicole Ireland and Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Nov 11, 2025
… READ MOREAs Canada loses measles-free status, outbreak in northeast B.C. continues. A former chief medical officer of health for Alberta says the province bears a significant amount of responsibility for Canada losing its measles elimination
… READ MOREAlarm bells abroad, spread of a new form of H3N2 provide warnings as influenza cases start ticking up. A colourized transmission electron microscope image of the influenza A H3N2 virus from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
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