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…
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…
Surging oil prices raise inflation risks in African economies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Surging oil prices triggered by the war with Iran are rippling across African economies,…
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…
Ex-rapper-led upstart party surges toward a Nepal election landslide
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepali political party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide victory…
Weed accidentally donated to New Zealand charity shop
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two teenagers mistakenly left a knapsack containing marijuana and cash at a donation…
From Punch the Monkey to Penguin memes: How animals…
In the age of endless scrolling, these clips seem almost ordinary. A penguin walking away from its colony…
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…
Cocoa beans rot and West African farmers seek other options after commodity crash
KONA, Ghana — Manu Yaw Fofie was born into the cocoa farming business, but the land bequeathed to…
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,…