Alberta's Tomorrow Project

Free public talk coming up on June 18! 🎟

CanPath is hosting Prof. Allan Balmain from UC San Francisco — a world-leading cancer geneticist — for a visiting professor talk at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health in Toronto.

His talk, "How Environmental Mutagens and Tumour Promoters Re-Awaken Dormant Tumour Cells," explores the role the environment plays in cancer development and what that means for prevention.

Attend in person at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health or join us live on Zoom. A reception follows the in-person talk.

🗓 Thursday, June 18, 2026
🎟 In-person registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/in-person-professor-talk-dr-balmain-on-environmental-mutagens-and-cancer-tickets-1991198390989
🎟 Virtual registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-professor-talk-dr-balmain-on-environmental-mutagens-and-cancer-tickets-1991197677856

We hope to see you there!

Did you know the data you contribute to the HEAL study is already helping researchers ask bigger questions about health in Canada? 🤔💭

Last week, HEAL study project manager Alex Pepetone presented her proposed research at a cancer prevention research showcase at the University of British Columbia. Her work looks at food insecurity, or not having reliable access to food due to limited financial resources, whether it shapes the quality of what Canadians eat, and what that might mean for cancer risk.

Alex's work is exactly the kind of research the HEAL study was built to support. Every meal you log, every survey you complete, it all feeds into work like this.

Read Alex's story 👉 https://canpath.ca/2026/05/heal-study-helping-researchers-study-food-insecurity-and-diet/

We just hit 10,000 HEAL study participants, and you helped make that happen! 🎉

Every survey you've filled out about what you ate and how you moved is a piece of a much bigger puzzle. Researchers can use this data to study cancer, heart disease, mental health, and more.

Your corner of Canada matters to this research. Thank you for showing up 👏 https://canpath.ca/2026/05/heal-study-10000-participant-milestone/

Summer is almost here, and your neighbourhood may shape how much you move this season - CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Can neighbourhood walkability affect physical activity and health? Here's what CanPath research has found and what the HEAL study will bring.

Nutrition Month may have been in March, but nutrition is important all year round! To support novel research into how multiple aspects of diet impact health, ATP is proud to be participating in the HEAL (HEALthy Living and Supportive Environments) study. HEAL will be the largest collection of diet and activity data in Canada ever, and a valuable resource for researchers for decades to come. Thanks to our participants who have already taken part! If you haven't received an invitation yet - don't worry, it's on its way.

Learn more about the HEAL study here: http://www.myatp.ca/heal

Food connects us, and so does research 🔍

This March is Nutrition Month in Canada, and this year's theme, "Nourish to Flourish," reminds us that food supports not just our health, but our wellbeing, culture, and connection to others.

At CanPath, that connection is reflected in the thousands of participants contributing to studies like HEAL and CHARM.

Every questionnaire you complete and every sample you provide helps researchers better understand how diet and daily life shape health over time.

Your participation truly makes a difference 🙏🍁

📬 Keep an eye on your inbox for opportunities to take part.

🌐 We also share updates regularly. Visit our webpage to stay connected and learn more 👉 https://canpath.ca/healthy-eating-and-supportive-environments-heal-study/

Students explore AI solutions for mental health research using CanPath data at Toronto hackathon - CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Students used AI and population health data to propose creative solutions for approaching mental health research.

This we look at how different sleep patterns can impact risk of cancer. Dr. Brenner and team looked at the effects of shift work and sleep duration on cancer incidence in ATP. Participants who did rotating and night shift work had higher risk of lung cancer, but not breast or colorectal cancer. And, the average amount of sleep was not associated with getting cancer.

Read more about their research here: https://buff.ly/sbDZcMb

ATP is proud to be a part of this national study looking at whether ultra-processed foods are linked to colorectal cancer. The project builds on the larger diet and activity study ATP participants are being invited to contribute to.

Researchers receive $2 million in funding to investigate how ultra-processed foods may affect colorectal cancer risk - CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Canadian research team launches multi-provincial study to understand whether ultra-processed foods are linked to colorectal cancer.