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Health-care spending expected to outpace economy and reach $372 billion in 2024: CIHI

Health-care spending expected to outpace economy and reach $372 billion in 2024: CIHI

The Canadian Institute for Health Information says health-care spending in Canada is projected to reach a new high in 2024. The annual report released Thursday says total health spending is expected to hit $372 billion, or $9,054 per Canadian.
Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump - and for Fox News

Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump - and for Fox News

Four years ago, Fox News precipitated an internal crisis with a bold election night call that President Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the crucial state of Arizona. This year illustrated the difference that four years can make.
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine strikes deal to end jail stint

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine strikes deal to end jail stint

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine struck a deal to end his current jail stint, agreeing to serve a month behind bars for violating the terms of his release after a felony conviction, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience

Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience

For all the concerns about a tumultuous process that could leave Americans waiting for days to learn who its next president would be, news outlets instead experienced an election night that hewed close to tradition.
Movie Review: The Washington family tells a ghost story in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson’

Movie Review: The Washington family tells a ghost story in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson’

An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.
UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa

LONDON (AP) — British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo , marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa.
Movie Review: In Andrea Arnold's 'Bird,' a gritty fairy tale doesn't take flight

Movie Review: In Andrea Arnold's 'Bird,' a gritty fairy tale doesn't take flight

“Is it too real for ya?” blares in the background of Andrea Arnold’s latest film, “Bird,” a 12-year-old Bailey (Nykiya Adams) rides with her shirtless, tattoo-covered dad, Bug (Barry Keoghan), on his electric scooter past scenes of poverty in working
Sorrentino's ode to Naples, 'Parthenope,' gets mixed reviews in Italy over San Gennaro sex scene

Sorrentino's ode to Naples, 'Parthenope,' gets mixed reviews in Italy over San Gennaro sex scene

ROME (AP) — When director Paolo Sorrentino’s hit series “The Young Pope” debuted in 2016, it took the Vatican a year to grudgingly bless his imagined and occasionally blasphemous portrayal of the pope.
Canadian Stage eliminates accumulated debt for first time in 37-year history

Canadian Stage eliminates accumulated debt for first time in 37-year history

TORONTO — Canadian Stage has eliminated its accumulated debt for the first time since its founding in 1987.
Pot shares fall after efforts to legalize recreational cannabis in U.S. fall short

Pot shares fall after efforts to legalize recreational cannabis in U.S. fall short

TORONTO — Shares in Canada's major cannabis companies fell in early trading after the U.S. election, which saw efforts to legalize recreational cannabis in several states fail. Shares of Canopy Growth Corp. were down $1.61 or about 21 per cent at $6.
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