Asia rolls out 4-day weeks, work-from-home to solve fuel crisis caused by Iran war
Closed schools. Work-from-home demands. Price caps. Asia’s governments are scrambling to manage a fuel shortage caused by high…
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…
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…
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.…
Founders Fund Leads $80 Million Bet on Manufacturing Unicorn
Founders Fund is leading an $80 million investment in Nominal Inc., a startup aiming to make manufacturing more…
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,…
GLP-1 drugs are reshaping people’s eating and spending habits, survey suggests
Open this photo in gallery: Weight loss is the No. 1 reason people are taking or considering taking…
How patients navigate losing insurance coverage
“It was definitely not a willpower thing,” he said. “It was chemical. [Zepbound] gave my body the biological…
Are further BoC rate cuts on the horizon? Here’s what markets and economists think after today’s weak GDP reading
Money markets are pricing in modest – but not insignificant – odds of renewed Bank of Canada interest…
Pakistani loss-making SOEs drain government funds, report says
Economy $7.4bn backing for such firms higher than IMF bailout as reform pressure mounts A man in Karachi…