Families crumble, debts build, kids go without therapy. Stories from Alberta’s waitlist for disability support | Page 907 | Unpublished
Hello!
Source Feed: CBC News - Canada
Publication Date: June 19, 2026 - 07:00

Stay informed

Families crumble, debts build, kids go without therapy. Stories from Alberta’s waitlist for disability support

June 19, 2026

An estimated 20,000 Alberta kids are on a waitlist for the Family Support for Children with Disabilities program. In the meantime, parents are losing their jobs or are unable to find work because children are being banned from daycare. They are taking on debt to fund therapy. They report stress to the point of burnout.



Unpublished Newswire

 
Team Canada fans will be marching to BC Place, mustering at Switchmen Street at 9:15 a.m. and departing at 9:45 a.m. Our special will start at 10 a.m. PT.
June 24, 2026 - 10:00 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
Zepbound the now the only GLP-1 drug in Canada approved for the sleep disorder that causes people to stop breathing temporarily because their upper airway is blocked.
June 24, 2026 - 09:39 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Peel Regional Police issued the advisory Tuesday, nearly a week after police were called to a home near Hurontario Street and Lakeshore Road East for reports of an assault.
June 24, 2026 - 09:31 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Canada