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…
Government says power to set foreign policy lies with it and not President Connolly – The Irish Times
The Government has responded to President Catherine Connolly’s intervention on Iran by reminding her that it has executive…
Fuel prices top €2 a litre as annual extra cost to households from war could hit €1,000 – The Irish Times
The financial impact on Irish households of war in the Middle East could quickly top €1,000 if oil…
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…
City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A
City Detect, a company that uses vision AI to help local governments monitor the health of buildings and…
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…
Tornadoes across central United States kill at least eight people | Weather News
Tornadoes leave behind destruction in states of Oklahoma and Michigan, and authorities say more extreme weather is ahead.…
Ultraprocessed foods may play a role in children’s behavioural development, Canadian study suggests
Open this photo in gallery: Dr. Kozeta Miliku, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, in June,…
Inside the Government’s response to the war in the Middle East – The Irish Times
At 6.42pm last Saturday evening, Milan Kalita, a 24 year old from south Co Dublin was at glitzy…