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Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry
NEW YORK - Now at Amazon.com: insulin and inhalers. The retail colossus opened an online pharmacy Tuesday that allows customers to order medication or prescription refills, and have them delivered to ...
Nov 17, 2020
Would you like a bag with that? A look at Canada's grocery pickup, delivery options
TORONTO - The Canadian grocery sector has long been considered a bit of a laggard compared to the U.S. when it comes to e-commerce and delivery services. That could change with Amazon’s announce...
Jun 16, 2017
China has pain pill addicts too, but no one's counting them
SHANGHAI - Wu Yi was supposed to die. At age 26, his cancer was spreading. His doctor gave him five years to live and a prescription for OxyContin. Six years later, he was still alive. And still takin...
Dec 31, 2019
Alberta-based producer launches app for patients to order medical marijuana
EDMONTON - Need some medical marijuana? There’s an app for that. An Alberta-based pot producer has launched a mobile app to make it easier for patients with a prescription to purchase federally-...
Sep 14, 2016
Grocer Albertsons eyes Rite Aid deal in health care push
The owner of Safeway and other grocery brands is buying the drugstore chain Rite Aid as retailers continue to plunge deeper into health care and adjust to swiftly changing shopping habits. Albertsons ...
Feb 20, 2018
What to know before saying 'yes' to an online wedding dress
Carol Hickins’ wedding dress arrived at her office “in a plastic bag inside a brown cardboard box,” she says. The packaging was a “letdown,” she says, but the dress was n...
May 10, 2018
Tentative deal reached in case of Canadian firm that sold cancer drug online
WINNIPEG - A tentative plea agreement has been reached that would see a Winnipeg-based online pharmacy and two affiliated businesses fined millions of dollars for selling misbranded and counterfeit dr...
Dec 15, 2017
Target locked in game of shipping tag with Wal-Mart, Amazon
NEW YORK - Target, Wal-Mart and Amazon are engaged in a game of shipping tag, each trying to adjust their free threshold and other shipping strategies to a level that can lure shoppers away from one o...
May 17, 2017
BOB Awards recognize the best in Battlefords and area
The community has spoken. With over 198,000 votes submitted online, the 2021 Best of the Best (BOB) Awards have been decided.As has become customary over the past four years, battlefordsNOW readers ha...
Nov 27, 2020
Ikea opens new collection point for Sask. shoppers
It’s not a new store in Saskatchewan, but Ikea is making big moves in the province. The Swedish furniture company posted on its website customers can now take advantage of flat-rate shipping wit...
Sep 06, 2016