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CANADA | Aug 12, 2026

[Info Bulletin] Supporting Summerland-area evacuees

Published: Monday, August 10, 2026 5:01 PMSummaryMore than 1,000 hotel rooms are available now in the Okanagan for wildfire evacuees, with more blocks booked as accommodation becomes availableA surge in staff capacity at the BC Evacuee Helpline is supporting faster call times and Emergency Support S

[Campaign] Small Steps Big Difference

It’s Never Too Early—or Too Late—to Protect Your Brain Health

[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