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Canada’s health-care spending growing faster than economy

Canada’s health-care spending growing faster than economy

Going by the latest figures released, Canada’s health care spending is growing faster than the economy, outpacing inflation and population growth.

Representing 10.7 per cent of the gross domestic product, health care spending has reached $171.9 billion or $5,170 per person, the highest share ever recorded in Canada.

When it comes to province-wise per-person spending, the figures for Alberta and Manitoba stand at $5,730 and $5,555 respectively. The provinces that spend the lowest are Quebec at $4,653 and British Columbia at $5,093.

YouTube Offers New Advertising Search Platform

YouTube Offers New Advertising Search PlatformThe new advertising channels were launched by Google Inc. on Wednesday, in order to allow companies run video advertisements on YouTube's search results. The platform which as of now is only available in the U. S., is similar to Google Adsene.

Matthew Liu, a YouTube product manager, reported, "We are trying to blend the best of Google with the best of YouTube."

The commercials can be linked by the advertiser to specific search words that are entered on YouTube. The video advertisements could be related to from selling merchandise to home improvement clips.

‘Slumdog Millionaire’: lovable ‘rags to riches’ fable

‘Slumdog Millionaire’: lovable ‘rags to riches’ fableDanny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire", from Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, is a comedy, a tragedy, a romance and a social commentary all rolled into one stylish, unpredictable package.

The film was the audience favorite at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, and, form the rave reviews, it could already be on its way towards winning more significant awards in the coming months.

T-Mobile introduces Cameo digital frame

T-Mobile introduces Cameo digital frame  The customers till now had known T-Mobile for its mobile phones. But now they will also know it for its latest line digital picture frames called Cameo, which would hit the market this holiday season. The good thing about these Cameo frames, which are loaded with innovative functionality, is that it will allow the users to send their images straight from their mobile phones to the digital frames. The frame is also packed with a cellular modem which boasts its own phone number.

Indian market welcomes Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME and GA-EX58-UD5 Motherboard

Indian market welcomes Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME and GA-EX58-UD5 MotherboardIndian market recently witnessed the launch of Gigabyte's two new motherboards from the X58 Series, dubbed as the GA-EX58-EXTREME and GA-EX58-UD5.

The latest motherboards, that support the new Intel Core i7 processors, integrate the Intel X58 Express chipset and possess features like new QPI interface, 3 channel DDR3 support, 3 Way SLI and CrossFireX support and Ultra Durable 3 technology.

MGM Posts Full Length Features on YouTube

MGM Posts Full Length Features on YouTube According to a report published recently, Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios, better known as MGM is the first major movie studio to post full-length feature films on YouTube, the world's biggest stage for online videos.

After spending months smoothing fractured relationships in Hollywood, YouTube as reported by CNET News on Thursday, is preparing to launch a feature-film service on its website.

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