Category: Canada

Does Your Doctor Get Money From Drug Companies? It’s Not Easy To Find Out – Health – CBC News

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By invitation only, 300 Canadian doctors have a chance to earn $6,600 on top of their usual public health-care fees by taking part in some research. Here’s what they have to do: sign up 12 high-risk heart patients, see each of them three times as part of normal practice, and fill out forms describing what drugs were prescribed. The doctors get an additional $500 for attending a three-hour information session about the research. It’s called the Guidelines Oriented Approach to Lipid Lowering (GOAL). And it is one example of how…

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Rule Requiring Airlines To Keep 2 Crew In Cockpit At All Times Lifted By Transport Canada – Ottawa – CBC News

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Canadian airlines are no longer required to have two crew in the cockpit at all times, following the expiration today of an order issued by the government after a co-pilot deliberately downed a Germanwings jet in 2015. Since the crash that killed 150 people, Transport Canada has been examining if there was any way to “mitigate the potential risk” of a similar tragedy unfolding in Canada, according to a letter sent to airlines and obtained by CBC News. Germanwings Flight 4U9525: Canadian airlines told to have 2 crew in the cockpit “The…

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CRTC Bans Cellphone Unlocking Fees, Orders All New Devices Be Unlocked – Business – CBC News

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The era of having to pay cellular providers to unlock your cellphone will end this year. As of Dec. 1, cellphone customers can ask their provider to unlock their phones free of charge, the CRTC announced Thursday. At the same time, it said, all newly purchased mobile devices must be provided to customers unlocked. “It’s a big step forward,” said Rose Behar, senior reporter for the tech site MobileSyrup in Toronto. Telecoms often order locked phones from manufacturers that are programmed to work only with their service. Then they charge a fee — typically $50 —…

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The World Used Less Coal In 2016 Than Year Before: BP – National | Globalnews.ca

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Worldwide demand for coal decreased in 2016, for the second year in a row. Humans used 53-million tonnes of coal less than in 2015, according to this year’s statistical review of energy provided by BP. It’s a decrease of 1.7 per cent. It is the second-straight year that coal demand has declined. It also said that worldwide production of coal decreased by six per cent. Production at U.S. coal mines fell by 19 per cent while China’s coal production fell by nearly eight per cent. On the whole, coal’s share…

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Canada Paying More For Prescription Drugs Than Most Other High-Income Countries: Study | CTV News

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According to a new study, Canadians are paying far more for primary care prescription drugs than people who live in most other high-income countries with universal healthcare. The study, which was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday by a team of Canadian and American researchers, compared the volume and daily cost of primary care prescription drugs in Canada with those in nine other high-income countries: Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, the U.K., France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. All of these countries, except Canada, offer universal coverage…

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Canadians’ thirst for wireless data is growing — and so is the cry for unlimited plans – Business – CBC News

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Canadians don’t talk as much as they used to on their mobile phones, but the country’s telecom market is still booming thanks to an unquenchable thirst for wireless data. That leads some customers to question why unlimited wireless data plans are almost non-existent in Canada. Meanwhile, every major U.S. carrier offers one. “It can get kind of frustrating,” says Vian Esterhuizen from Calgary about living with a data cap. “It’s something that you have to be aware of and cautious of, and I don’t think that’s really the right approach.” The explosion…

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Google Home Is Now Available For Preorder In Canada – The Verge

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If you live in Canada, you can now preorder a Google Home device. In an ironic twist, Google has beaten Amazon to Canada when it comes to smart assistants — the Echo still isn’t available in the country, despite being available for two years in the US. The Google Home will cost $179 in Canada, right on par with US pricing when you consider the ongoing devaluation of the Canadian dollar. Google hasn’t given a release date for the speaker yet, but Best Buy’s preorder page says the device will…

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Bell, Rogers, Telus Raise Some Internet Prices — While Small Providers Drop Theirs – Business – CBC News

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Getting connected online is becoming more costly for some Canadians. Bell, Rogers and Telus are all hiking rates for select home internet plans this year. “Here we go again — they’ve got their hand in my pocket,” says Toronto Bell customer Larry McLean about his latest price increase. “We’re paying too much.” The hikes come on the heels of a CRTC ruling declaring broadband internet a basic and vital service that all Canadians should be able to access. Still, it’s not all doom and gloom for price-sensitive cyber surfers. In a…

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Atlantic Hurricane Season Expected To Be Stormier Than Normal – Nova Scotia – CBC News

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Batten down the hatches — we’re likely in for a rougher-than-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year, according to Canadian and U.S. hurricane monitoring agencies. The U.S.-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says a “weak or non-existent” El Nino is a factor in its prediction. There is “the potential for a lot of Atlantic storm activity this year,” said acting NOAA administrator Ben Friedman. “We cannot stop hurricanes. But, again, we can prepare for them.” Hurricane season officially starts June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. NOAA predicts a 45…

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Canadians Hoarding $16B Worth Of Unused Loyalty Points – Business – CBC News

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We all love free stuff, so it’s no surprise that Canadians are pledging allegiance to a growing number of loyalty programs. However, many of us are not bothering to cash in on our rewards. A new report from Bond Brand Loyalty estimates that collectors are sitting on a whopping $16 billion worth of unused rewards points — that works out to a value of $629 per collector. The Mississauga, Ont.-based marketing agency surveyed 9,299 Canadians online in January and February. It found that 55 per cent of collectors don’t even know how many points they have,…

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