Of the 7,000 rare diseases, only 10 per cent have a known treatment

Children make up two thirds of the rare disease cases.

HEALTH | December 29 2021 10:15AM
High-cost medicine continues to drive up drug plan costs

In 2019, seven of the top ten selling patented drugs had annual treatment costs of more than $10,000 per year, says the …

LIFE INSURANCE | March 30 2021 12:00PM
Vaccination will help tourism resume

UN organization has high hopes for the vaccine.

SOCIETY | February 23 2021 12:08PM
New activity workbook highlights literacy

HSBC Family Literacy program comes out with a new book focusing on division and budgeting.

SOCIETY | June 24 2020 12:00PM
The Desjardins case: a $150 million tab

The data security breach that affected Desjardins Group in June 2019 was undoubtedly the most monumental event of its ki…

SOCIETY | January 23 2020 11:33AM
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Government announces measures to reduce price of patented drugs

The federal government announced today the final amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations which it says will red…

HEALTH | August 09 2019 01:30PM
Income Tax Act should be simplified, says report

An independent public policy think tank says the Canadian tax system has become too complicated and costly to administer…

INVESTMENT | April 11 2019 11:30AM