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October 21, 2025Ontario Kidney Walk Surpasses One Million DollarsFor the third year in a row, the kidney community rallied together in a big way across the province raising over $1,182,000, crushing this year’s goal of $900,000.OntarioKidney Foundation
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October 20, 2025Celebrating Volunteer Champions Across CanadaShining a spotlight on the extraordinary volunteers who fuel its mission, The Kidney Foundation of Canada recently took the opportunity to laud these effects during its Annual Virtual Recognition Awards.All regionsKidney Foundation
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October 3, 202520 Years of the KRESCENT ProgramKRESCENT is Canada’s elite kidney health research training program – supporting the next generation of kidney health researchers for the past 20 years.All regionsKidney Foundation
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September 21, 2025National Board Call for Nominations Now OpenYou are passionate about people, you are looking for a way to help, this one is for you!All regionsKidney Foundation
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August 25, 2025Ozempic approved in Canada to slow kidney disease and reduce cardiac riskHealth Canada has approved Ozempic (semaglutide) for people living with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.All regionsPrevention
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August 13, 2025Award of Distinction - A Taste of Kidney MarchThe Kidney Foundation of Canada Southern Alberta Branch is proud to share that their Kidney March videography team at PT3 Entertainment has won a Communicator Award of Distinction for their work titled “A Taste of Kidney March”.Alberta SouthKidney Foundation
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July 31, 2025Changing the Course of Kidney Disease by 2030The Kidney Foundation of Canada stands firm for every Canadian living with or at risk of kidney disease – no matter who they are, where they live, or where they are on their kidney journey.All regionsKidney Foundation
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July 16, 2025In Memory of Papa: A Legacy of Love, Family, and ResilienceWhen Ronald Frank Chapman—known affectionately to his family and community as “Papa”—began showing signs of illness in late 2018, he had no idea he was living with kidney disease.BC & YukonKidney Foundation
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July 11, 2025Check out the 2024 BC and Yukon Branch Highlights ReportWe are proud to share with you our 2024 Highlights Report featuring the incredible difference our community of donors, partners, and volunteers has made.BC & YukonKidney Foundation
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May 28, 2025Historic Milestone: World Health Assembly Adopts First-Ever Kidney Health ResolutionIn a landmark moment for global health, the World Health Assembly (WHA78) has adopted its first ever resolution focused exclusively on kidney health.All regionsPrevention
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May 27, 2025New Research Guides Clinical Teams on Mental Health Care for Dialysis PatientsA patient’s journey on dialysis can be difficult not just physically but mentally and emotionally as well.All regionsResearch
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May 12, 2025Dr. Tomoko Takano Awarded the Medal for Research ExcellenceFor over 25 years, Dr. Tomoko Takano has been a leader in the Canadian nephrology research community.All regionsResearch