Finance & Capital Management

Some estimate that more than $118 million in Canadian drug spending is lost to fraud every year, but no-one really knows the real number

A premium long viewed as a financial irritant in British Columbia that is paid by individuals and families for health care will be eliminated on Jan. 1, 2020.

The agreement covers about 28,000 registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses. The three-year agreement will run retroactive from April 2017 to March 31, 2020, and includes a wage re-opening provision in the third year.

A new government hotline has received overwhelming feedback on the problem