When generic versions of weight-loss drugs arrive, public plans should cover them, experts say
Open this photo in gallery: Boxes of semaglutide injection pens on a shelf inside a fridge at Durham…
Michael Audain donates 37 works by Riopelle to Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Open this photo in gallery: A rendering of the inside of the Espace Riopelle at the Musée national…
Bob Rennie and family donate two dozen contemporary artworks to National Gallery of Canada
Open this photo in gallery: Ottawa’s National Gallery in January, 2023. Vancouver art collector Bob Rennie and his…
Health experts call on governments to address rising rate of obesity
Open this photo in gallery: A man prepares a shot of Ozempic. Almost 70 per cent of adults…
Energy Price Spike Stokes 1970s-Style Inflation Fears
Taking center stage currently is the price spike brought on by the conflict in the Middle East, its…
Public spending on prescriptions rises to $20.1-billion in 2024 as use of Ozempic grows
Public spending on prescription medications in Canada grew by more than 9 per cent in 2024, with one…
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan earns 6.7% return, marks down private equity and real estate assets
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan earned a 6.7-per-cent return in 2025 but missed its internal benchmark for performance by…
Skinny, Inc. Part 3: Body image in the age of Ozempic
Open this photo in gallery: Pens for the diabetes drug Ozempic sit on a production line at the…
AI is practising medicine without a licence
Open this photo in gallery: OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health in January and claims that more than 230 million…
Canada must remember that the future is electricity, not fossil fuels
Kevin Thomas is chief executive officer of the Shareholder Association for Research & Education, which recently released the…
Janet Bannister bucks tough venture-capital trend, raising $50-million for early-stage fund
Open this photo in gallery: Janet Bannister, managing partner at Staircase Ventures, in her Toronto home.Fred Lum/the Globe…
Is the $1.7-million retirement savings target a ‘meaningless’ number?
Open this photo in gallery: Visual Generation/iStockPhoto / Getty Images A recent survey from BMO found that Canadians…