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With fans watching games from their couch at home, the EOCF’s Re/Max 50/50 draw went virtual for every Oilers home and away game and was open to those 18 and older located in Alberta at the time of purchase. Support for the foundation’s 50/50 continued into the regular season after it hit an all-time high during the team’s 2020 playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks where the Aug. 7 pot was $14.3 million.
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Luxury lottery homes reflect the zeitgeist of our times Kondro Homes and Legacy Signature Homes grand prizes designed for comfort, amusement and working from home. And then there s the Canmore condo, because who wouldn t want a mountain retreat?
Author of the article: Laura Severs
Publishing date: May 14, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 3 minute read • Grand prize 2 in the Full House Lottery, is by Legacy Signature Homes, valued at $1.4 million. Photo by Supplied /Postmedia
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You could say they bet the farm on this edition of the Full House lottery.
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When Shauna, a Red Deer mother, walked into an emergency department with stomach pain, she was promptly sent home, only to return two weeks later by ambulance in full cardiac arrest. That day, she joined a club comprised of women with heart conditions whose stories are ripe with misdiagnoses, minimized symptoms, and poorly targeted treatments.
This is a club no one wants to join, but its membership increases by at least 300 women each year in Alberta.
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Alberta takes lead role in Canada-wide initiative to raise awareness, funds for women’s health research
Women make up roughly half the population and have given birth to everyone, yet have remained largely excluded from medical research and drug trials, according to Sharlene Rutherford, president and CEO of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation (RAHF).
“We know it can take 17 years for medical research to filter down to clinical practice, and women have only been included in trials for the past 20 years,” she said. “Dedicated research and increased funding are both needed in order for women’s health to catch up.”
/CNW/ - Three of Canada s leading women s health foundations – BC Women s Health Foundation, Alberta Women s Health Foundation, and Women s College Hospital.