Stepping into the furor over eye-popping price spikes for old generic medicines, a maker of compounded drugs will begin selling $1 US doses of Daraprim, whose price recently was jacked up to $750 US per pill by Turing Pharmaceuticals. San Diego-based Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc., which mixes approved drug ingredients to fill individual patient prescriptions, said Thursday […]
Beware phony CRA income tax owing calls
Martin Zelikovitz received a call that shook him up. A man claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency said his tax return had been reviewed and he owed money. “He said that if I didn’t pay right away, he was coming to my house momentarily with armed police and was going to arrest […]
Seniors in private nursing homes may die within 6 months
Seniors living in private nursing homes are more likely to die within six months of their stay than those living in non-profit facilities, a group of researchers has found. A recent study by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) found that for-profit seniors’ homes have a 16 per cent higher death rate for […]
Trudeau’s Campaign promises for the new Liberal government
Justin Trudeau led the Liberal Party to a resounding victory on Monday, October 19, 2015 night, capping his 78-day campaign for “real change.” Throughout the marathon campaign, Trudeau pledged to boost the economy, help the middle class, and improve the way Canada’s government is run. Here’s what he promised along the way: Pocketbook issues […]
TSX, Canadian Dollar Rise After Canadian Federal Election
The Toronto stock market and the loonie both ended the day higher as investors mulled Justin Trudeau’s majority win in the federal election. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 85 points at 13,842, while New York stocks turned in disappointing results. The loonie rose against the American greenback, up 0.24 of a cent to 77.06 cents […]
