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Slaight Family Foundation Announce $15 Million Towards Multipronged Seniors Initiative

Slaight Family Foundation Announce $15 Million Towards Multipronged Seniors Initiative Allan Slaight — photo by Christina Gapic The Slaight Family Foundation will be donating $15 million towards 13 Toronto-area hospitals and four national health organizations as part of its ongoing Slaight Family Foundation Seniors Initiative to support aging populations…

Q&A: Spirit Of John Concert Will Power Music To Help Alzheimer's Patients

Q&A: Spirit Of John Concert Will Power Music To Help Alzheimer's Patients John Mann sings at a past Spirit Of John event — photo courtesy Pirate TorontoWhen the performers at this year's Spirit Of John benefit concert hit the stage at Toronto's Mod Club Theatre on Sept. 13 they won't just be performing songs written by event's titular figurehead…

Alzheimer's Cases Predicted To Rise 1000 Percent: What's Being Done To Find A Cure

Alzheimer's Cases Predicted To Rise 1000 Percent: What's Being Done To Find A Cure Pictured: A caregiver and her husband who has Alzheimer's disease. Caregivers across Canada today spend 231 million hours a year caring for someone with dementia. This number is expected to jump to 756 million hours per year within a generation. A half a million…