Canada’s chief science advisor released a report on long Covid, claiming the illness could trigger a “mass-disabling event” with the potential to ravage healthcare and labour markets. 

Healthcare. It’s the word on every premiers’ lips. And yesterday, they finally got to talk to the Prime Minister about it.

Do you believe in magic? What about magic mushrooms?

You may soon be able to get a lot more than a massage and 75% off your next physio appointment with your workplace health insurance.

Amid a flurry of recent announcements, it’s clear that efforts to help a healthcare industry in crisis are kicking into high gear.

Canadians have long headed to the US to shop, but the trend is reversing as Americans flock north to get their hands on a diabetes drug that’s gone viral for its weight loss effects.

Nestlé isn’t the first company that comes to mind when you think of Big Pharma. And considering how their rollout of a new allergy drug is going, it’ll probably stay that way. 

Someone call a doctor (if you can find one), because the healthcare system is in critical condition. 

When the public asks for weight loss drugs, “say less” is Big Pharma’s response. 

Next month, a law that guarantees ten paid sick days a year for employees in federally-regulated industries like banking, telecoms, and air transport takes effect.  

…but don’t expect sick day legislation to happen on the provincial level any time soon.