Vancouver’s Alternate Health expects to close its 30-year joint venture agreement with Alturas Native Band in early February 2017. The agreement supports the development, production, research and extraction of cannabidiols (CBDs) to create medicinal products in a production facility in California. Read: Echelon Wealth to advise medical cannabis producer The new facility will allow Alternate […]
When it comes to the deal activity of companies backed by venture capital (VC), Canada bucks global declines. In 2016, VC-backed company deals rose 7% in 2016 to 266 deals, reveals a report from PwC Canada and CB Insights. Total dollars invested were US$1.7 billion, which roughly matches 2015’s figure. Both trends contrast significantly with […]
The Independent Financial Brokers of Canada has joined forces with a coalition of associations that's campaign against a possible federal tax on private healthcare plans.
Why you should pay attention to the research and treatment of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s.
Demand is high for healthcare services worldwide, and that will remain the case. Find out why innovation is important in that space.
Over the past year, the U.S. healthcare sector has suffered due to issues such as controversial drug pricing.
Universal healthcare is often touted as a perk of being Canadian. But for Canadian retirees — and for Canadian employees, for that matter — putting extra money aside for healthcare in another country might be a wise move. Although Canada spends more on healthcare than nearly all comparable countries, it ranks low in performance, finds […]
Your clients may have questions for you about what this means for them.
If your clients are wondering if they should update their PoAs or living wills to take doctor-assisted death into account, tell them to hold off.
This week, hundredes of pages of documents related to the U.S. Senate Committee’s investigation into Valeant Pharmaceuticals were released.