Strategy

Harper names Aglukkaq as new head of Arctic Council

CAMBRIDGE BAY, NUNAVUT | The federal health minister will lead the international Arctic Council next year as it grapples with whether to allow other countries at the table.
Target unveils its new Canadian headquarters
U.S. healthcare spending forecast to skyrocket after 2014

NEW YORK _ Already the world’s number one healthcare spender in terms of percentage of GDP and per capita, the United States is set to see its health expenditures grow to unprecedented levels following the implementation of the recently passed Affordable Care Act.
Jean Coutu opens 400th store

Quebec’s leading pharmacy retailer opens milestone store in Montreal.
U.K. hospitals to sell services globally to generate revenue

Some of Britain's best-known hospitals are being lined up by the UK government to export the "NHS brand" around the world and set up profit-making branches overseas to boost their incomes.
Quebec seeks qualified nurses

Nurses continue to be in high demand throughout Canada, due to a national shortage of qualified workers. Nowhere is this need for nurses more pronounced than in Quebec.
MD booted from Zimbabwe after thorny relations with Salvation Army

Canadian doctor working in Zimbabwe is being forced out of the country following protests that erupted over his dismissal earlier this month.
Ontario squeezes pharmacy transition payments

Ontario’s pharmacies are likely to see their transition fee payments fall quicker than expected.

Alzheimer's innovation centre planned for Toronto