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CANADA | Jul 21, 2026

[Article] Thank you for being a friend: B.C. senior home-sharing program to ease housing costs and isolation

A new North Vancouver initiative is helping older adults turn spare bedrooms into affordable housing, creating opportunities to reduce both housing costs and social isolation.The Hollyburn Society is piloting the two-year Hidden Housing Solutions program, which matches homeowners aged 55 and older w

[Article] Discovery reveals timing differences in brain versus bodily functions during death

Researchers map uncharted territory in the dying process, with potential implications for end-of-life, emergency care and organ donation.

[Article] Distance caregivers’ conundrum

A new study reveals how far adult Canadians live from their parents — and highlights the unique challenges distance caregivers face

[Article] The Next Great Transformation: Why Boomers Will Redefine Senior Living Across Canada

Originally published: November 28, 2025Written by: David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data.Earlier this week, I spent an evening in Vancouver with several senior living executives who know the s

[Impact Story] ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father

This powerful opinion piece highlights challenges in the US, but it’s a reality Canadians know all too well

[Participate] Understanding Motivation to Seek Help for Memory or Thinking Changes

Participants needed for a research project, “Understanding motivation to seek help for subjective cognitive changes in adults 55 and over,” This research study is led by principal investigato

[Podcast] How to Live to 100 (or Die Trying): Older men and suicide

Isolation and loneliness are the scourge of our later years.

[Article] The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2025

10 popular articles from 2025 on Building collective capacity; AI's power for the greater good; grappling with systems collapse; lessons from collaborative philanthropy; and more

[Report] How are Canadian nonprofits using AI?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming part of everyday workplace tools - but there has been limited concrete information about how Canada’s nonprofit sector is actually using it. This new

[News] Route65.ca to be retired effective April 1, 2026

After careful consideration, the Board of Directors has decided to retire the Route65.ca directory, effective April 1, 2026.Since its launch in 2019, Route65.ca has helped connect seniors and families