Corporate Governance

Disputed frozen embryo awarded to ex-wife in precedent-setting legal case
A frozen embryo sold to a now divorced couple belongs to the ex-wife and can be implanted in her, an Ontario court has ruled in what appears to be a precedent-setting case.
Alberta Health Services names CEO for new province-wide lab service
Craig Ivany will be the first CEO of Alberta Public Labs (APL), the province’s new laboratory services provider. The appointment was made by the board of Alberta Health Services (AHS).

Shoppers and Manulife team up on cannabis counselling

Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacists will provide support to Manulife plan members who have been approved for medical cannabis.
Alberta threatens to end construction contract for Grande Prairie hospital

Graham Construction asked earlier this month for an extra $120 million on top of its existing $510-million contract
Family of woman ruled brain dead appeals to keep her on life support

The family argues the judge 'failed to apply the protections' of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms or the Human Rights Code in her ruling
Strikes at two Ontario family health organizations heating up

The strikes in Thunder Bay and Owen Sound involve different unions, but the workers' demands and the alleged refusal by doctors to negotiate are similar
Quebec court OK's lawsuit alleging link between hair loss drugs and erections

A lower court nixed the idea of a lawsuit in 2016 but the appeals court ruled Quebec Superior Court imposed too much of a burden on lead plaintiff
Numerous lawsuits claim baby powder causes ovarian cancer, so is it safe or not?

The research results have been inconsistent, despite the fact that $4.7 billion has been awarded to people who used the product in the U.S.
Quebec dentists file notice to withdraw from public system amid contract dispute

Health minister Gaetan Barrette said he will sign a decree to stop this from happening
It's time for mandatory (not voluntary) drug company-to-doctor payment disclosure

It's been a year since drug companies could voluntarily disclose payments to doctors. That method didn't work, so it's time to make the 'Sunshine Policy' mandatory.

Disputed frozen embryo awarded to ex-wife in precedent-setting legal case

Alberta Health Services names CEO for new province-wide lab service

Shoppers and Manulife team up on cannabis counselling

Alberta threatens to end construction contract for Grande Prairie hospital

Family of woman ruled brain dead appeals to keep her on life support

Strikes at two Ontario family health organizations heating up

Quebec court OK's lawsuit alleging link between hair loss drugs and erections

Numerous lawsuits claim baby powder causes ovarian cancer, so is it safe or not?

Quebec dentists file notice to withdraw from public system amid contract dispute

It's time for mandatory (not voluntary) drug company-to-doctor payment disclosure