1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1792+ words) Cakes. Holidays. Great music. All enjoyable things to think about. Financial planning for your end of life care? Not so much. Perhaps this explains why it can come as a major shock when people arrive at the later stages of…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (57+ words) Yahoo News Canada Southern Alberta is soon going to have a direct way to combat heart disease. The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation's Bringing Hearts Home Campaign has the funding, the leadership and is scheduled to break ground on a new…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (158+ words) Ticks may be tiny, but the diseases they carry can pose a serious threat. Nova Scotia is investing $1.2 million in research and innovation aimed at protecting people and animals from tick-borne diseases. The announcement was made at Acadia University in…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (127+ words) Faces of Wellness is an Alberta Blue Cross initiative that recognizes Albertans who are making a meaningful impact through their wellness journeys and inspiring others along the way. 2025 Faces of Wellness recipient Brad Bartko, an accessibility advocate and co-founder of…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (126+ words) A new pilot scheme is turning pregnancy scans into 3D-printed models so expectant parents with sight loss can feel the shape of their baby before birth. The Guide Dogs initiative, called First Hello, uses a 20-week 2D ultrasound scan to create…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (742+ words) A scathing report from Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general into the state of long-term care facilities has advocates calling for action to address problems they say have been years in the making. The 64-page report, released Sept. 3, looked into the…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (38+ words) Yahoo News Canada High school students in Chandler are hosting the state's first PMOS Women's Health Walk at Tumbleweed Park to raise awareness and fund research at Boston Children's Hospital....

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (420+ words) Lung cancer patients have been found to have greater amounts of microplastics in their lungs than people without the disease, scientists have discovered. 50 patients with lung cancer in Greece had 20 percent more microplastics in lung fluid samples, a new study…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (235+ words) Plans to convert an old church into a mental health therapy centre have been rejected by planners. The proposal for the Thanksgiving Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes on Whinney Heys Road in Blackpool had been recommended for refusal by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (60+ words) Yahoo News Canada Eye doctors on P.E.I. are partnering with the P.E.I. government to provide free eye exams for all elementary school students. Dr. Alanna Stetson is president of the P.E.I. Association of Optometrists, and she sat down with Compass host Louise Martin…...