Susanna Strickland was born on Dec. 6, 1803 in Bungay, on the River Waveney, in Suffolk, England. Susanna was one of eight children of Thomas Strickland, a manager of the Greenland Dock, and his wife, Elizabeth Homer. Four of the...
A simple pill to treat or even cure diabetes could be possible, thanks to University of Alberta research — and funding that is laying vital groundwork.
A team of scientists has identified a certain gene in crucial insulin-producing cells, and the...
Sometimes graves give us more questions than answers. One such case is that of Stephen Osbourne Harvey and Minnie Edith Harvey.
We don’t know very much about Osbourne prior to his arrival in Canada. He was born in Lee-on-Sea, Essex, England,...
Unison continues to provide many of the same programs and services in Calgary and Medicine Hat that we always have.More and more over the past few years, we have seen a greater need to provide more basic needs support in...
Researchers have found that a class of older antipsychotic drugs could be a promising new therapeutic option for people with Type 2 diabetes, helping fill a need among patients who aren’t able to take other currently available treatments.
“There is a...
Even though frost is still in the ground and snowfall anticipated, April brings visions of summer colour. In about eight weeks, Calgary gardeners can count on it being the start of the frost-free period and expect soil temperatures to be...
