The provincial government is providing $5M to 113 food banks across Alberta, or approximately $44,000 per organization. The funds are part of an effort to address affordability and food security concerns amid the Canada-U.S. trade war.
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Health care and social assistance
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Added on 2025-03-06
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Alberta
- yahoo.com
Vecova, a disability services organization, will be closing its main facility in Calgary in June, citing funding shortfalls and increasing maintenance costs. However, the charity has opened a new location in Airdrie that it hopes will meet the demand for services outside the city. The organization also operates a centre in Canmore.
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Health care and social assistance
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Added on 2025-02-25
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Calgary Region, AB
- cbc.ca
The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation has opened a new office on Enoch Cree Nation. The Crown Corporation was formed in 2019 to encourage economic development in First Nations and Métis communities.
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Public administration
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Added on 2025-02-19
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Edmonton Region, AB
- newswire.ca
Three psychiatrists specializing in addiction have opened a private treatment clinic in Edmonton. The Brick House Recovery Centre offers outpatient treatment and immediate admissions to its programs.
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Health care and social assistance
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Added on 2025-02-23
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Edmonton Region, AB
- www.msn.com
The Government of Alberta is spending $180M over the next three years to open two involuntary drug treatment facilities: one in Calgary and one in Edmonton. Construction on the 150-bed facilities will begin in 2026 and they are scheduled to open in 2029. In the meantime, the Province is opening 50 new mandatory care beds at existing centres.
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Health care and social assistance
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Added on 2025-02-24
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Alberta
- www.msn.com
A $50M affordable housing development, Cecil Bellrose Manor, is scheduled to open in Edmonton this spring. The 127-unit complex is a project of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government and will offer housing to Indigenous families. A childcare facility in the building will offer spaces for 48 children immediately, with plans to expand to 72 spaces within five years.
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Health care and social assistance
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Added on 2025-02-21
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Edmonton Region, AB
- www.msn.com