Category: Health & Wellness

Field Trip obtains conditional approval to list on NASDAQ, symbol ‘FTRP’

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Field Trip obtains conditional approval to list on NASDAQ, symbol ‘FTRP’
  TORONTO – Field Trip Health Ltd. (TSX: FTRP; FTRP.WT; OTCQX: FTRPF), a global leader in the development and delivery of psychedelic therapies, announced today that it has received conditional approval from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC list its issued and outstanding common shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Final approval of the listing is subject to the Company... Read More

White Spot and Triple O’s announce BC fundraiser day on July 29 to support wildfire relief efforts

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White Spot and Triple O’s announce BC fundraiser day on July 29 to support wildfire relief efforts
VANCOUVER – On Thursday, July 29, iconic B.C.-based restaurant chain White Spot and its Premium QSR brand Triple O’s will be holding a fundraising day to support Canadian Red Cross relief efforts for those impacted by the hundreds of wildfires currently burning in B.C. Taking place at all 96 White Spot and Triple O’s restaurants throughout B.C. and on the 11 BC Ferries offering White Spot, $2... Read More

Welcome to the gluten-free, sushi-less Olympic Games

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Welcome to the gluten-free, sushi-less Olympic Games
As with every aspect of the pandemic-postponed Olympics, the virus will cast a long shadow on how people are fed The Tokyo Olympic Games are finally upon us. Most of the attention will be given to the athletes, the sports, the empty stands and, of course, COVID-19. But every Olympics brings the gigantic task of feeding an entire village of... Read More

New poll: Canadians expect work from home options from their employers

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New poll: Canadians expect work from home options from their employers
OTTAWA – New polling data commissioned by CIRA indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought transformative, lasting change to Canadians’ use of the internet. Having been forced to work from home, many people now say they want to continue doing so. Among the many changes, more than a third of those surveyed say they would refuse jobs with employers who do... Read More

Canada’s plan to plant two billion trees

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Canada’s plan to plant two billion trees
  MILTON – There is no path to net-zero emissions that does not involve Canada’s forests. Planting trees is a natural climate solution that removes and stores carbon from the atmosphere while providing other benefits such as better air and water quality, particularly in urban settings and decreases risk of wildland fire to rural communities; and supports biodiversity. It also... Read More

Awakn initiates program to develop ketamine-assisted therapies 

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Awakn initiates program to develop ketamine-assisted therapies 
TORONTO – Awakn Life Sciences Corp. (NEO: AWKN), a biotechnology company with clinical operations developing and delivering psychedelic medicines to better treat addiction, announced that it will undertake a program of clinical research designed to demonstrate the effectiveness for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy against multiple addictions. Awakn estimates that between 15% and 20% of the global adult population, or between 840 million... Read More

Plant Veda partners with one of the nation’s largest Chinese-Canadian grocery delivery services

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Plant Veda partners with one of the nation’s largest Chinese-Canadian grocery delivery services
VANCOUVER – Plant Veda Foods Ltd. (CSE:MILK) (XFRA:A3CS6B), an award-winning dairy-alternative company, announced that it has entered into a co-marketing initiative with Luniumall.com, one of the largest Chinese-Canadian Online grocery delivery services in Canada with over 40,000 active users. Under the co-marketing initiative, Plant Veda and Luniu Mall will develop a series of Mandarin-speaking marketing content targeting the Chinese-Canadian community.... Read More

Optimi Health joins first psychedelic Exchange Traded Fund

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Optimi Health joins first psychedelic Exchange Traded Fund
VANCOUVER – Optimi Health Corp. (CSE: OPTI) (OTC: OPTHF) (FRA: 8BN), a vertically integrated developer of mushroom products announced its inclusion in the first psychedelics Exchange Traded Fund (NEO: PSYK). The ETF began trading on the Neo Exchange as of January 26, 2021. The ETF invests in, and indirectly derive revenues from, companies in the psychedelics industry engaged in legal... Read More

Great Canadian Gaming reopening Ontario properties

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Great Canadian Gaming reopening Ontario properties
  TORONTO –  Further to the announcement on July 9, 2021 from the Ontario provincial government that certain businesses can reopen, such as casinos, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (TSX: GC) will be undertaking the required steps to reopen the following Ontario properties on Friday, July 16, 2021: Casino Woodbine Great Blue Heron Casino Casino Ajax Elements Casino Mohawk Elements Casino Flamboro Elements Casino Brantford Elements Casino Grand... Read More