Health Canada first announced in 2019 that the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board would change how it sets a price cap on medicines in Canada in an effort to lower excessively expensive drug costs by changing the countries Canada compares prices with.
To date, numerous studies have shown intermittent fasting is as good as counting calories when it comes to weight loss—including a recent study, which tracked participants for more than a year.
The government announced the decision in a news release late Monday afternoon, saying it will move to Step 3 of its reopening plan at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.