She’s Still Busy at 105. What Secrets and Science Are Behind Canada’s ‘Super Agers’?

Angeline Charlebois keeps a busy schedule. The 105-year-old Levack, Ont., woman spends Tuesday afternoons in town playing cards with her friends at the golden age club, often bringing home-baked treats to share with her friends. Ms. Charlebois is an avid reader and loves to sew. She makes hats for babies at the nearby hospital—having picked up knitting as a new hobby when she was 100 years old. “I’m not someone to just sit down. I’m motivated. I do things and I like to do things,” Ms. Charlebois said, sitting in the living room of the two-bedroom town house where she’s been living on her own for nearly 30 years....