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CANADA | Mar 30, 2026
[Study] Extreme Heat May Speed Up Aging in Older Adults
Raising concerns about how climate change and heat waves could affect long-term health and aging at the molecular level
READ MORE[Article] Creativity, Care and the Rise of Social Prescribing
Originally published: February 5, 2026Healthcare often starts with the question, “What’s the matter with you?” Bringing the arts into care introduces another: “What matters to you?” The shif
[Federal Program] Renewed funding for tax clinics
Secretary of State Long announces renewed funding for tax clinics for the 55th anniversary of the CVITP
[Film] Silver Screamers
Silver ScreamersFriday, March 20 to Thursday, March 26📍 VIFF Centre, Vancity TheatreBUY TICKETSIn a project financed by the same New Horizons grant that funds VIFF’s Talking Pictures series, dir
[Article] The New Old Age
Life once followed a familiar pattern. You’d go to school, get a job, build a family, and then, sometime in your 60s, retire, enjoying life for a few years until you grew too frail to live on your own. Then you might move in with family or check into a facility where you’d spend your “golden years.”
[Report] The Giving Report 2025: Trends in Charitable Giving 2018-2024
In this eighth edition of The Giving Report, we look at the period of 2018-2024 to understand how giving has evolved during a period shaped by crisis and transformation. The COVID-19 pandemic and a se
[Article] What the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit Means for Older Adults
On January 26, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, which will increase the former Goods and Services Tax (GST) Credit by 25% for five years start
[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
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