Michelle Warren
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- 5/2/2021
Tax hikes 'most effective way' to cut smoking: Cancer Society
National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco counters move will ultimately only benefit organized crime. - 5/2/2021
Oil pipeline disputes raise tensions between U.S. and Canada
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a top Biden ally, ordered Canadian energy company Enbridge last fall to shut down its Line 5 - a key piece of a crude delivery network from Alberta's oil fields to refineries in the U.S. Midwest and eastern Canada. - 5/2/2021
Ontario's essential retailer workers eligible to book COVID-19 vaccine next week
C-store workers are among a long list of people who should be eligible the week of May 10th. - 5/2/2021
U.S. vows again to ban menthol flavour in cigarettes, cigars
About a third of all cigarettes sold in the U.S. are menthol and its elimination would be a huge blow to tobacco companies, - 4/28/2021
Ontario to give all workers three paid sick days, reimburse businesses
Employers will be reimbursed for up to $200 a day for what they pay out. - 4/26/2021
Manitoba to prioritize restaurant employees, convenience and grocery store workers for vaccines
Move includes only workers in high-risk zones. - 4/26/2021
Saskatchewan to implement tax for new electric vehicle owners
$150 annual road use fee comes at a time when most provinces are subsidizing the purchase of EVs. - 4/26/2021
B.C.'s new tobacco taxes a blow to c-store operators
The Convenience Industry Council of Canada says the tax increases will fuel the contraband market. - 4/26/2021
BP to launch share buyback program after big profit spike
Oil prices have been recovering sharply as the world's biggest economies bounce back from the pandemic. - 4/25/2021
Retail groups welcome government’s intention to review interchange fees
Interchange fees have been a thorny issue for retailers for years, and their cost to operators has only been further exacerbated by the pandemic.
