Consumer Affairs & Relations

British Columbia invoked extraordinary emergency powers Thursday to protect consumers from profiteers and to maintain the steady supply of goods and services for those who need them during the COVID-19 pandemic.The powers will also unify provincial response efforts while taking an inventory of public spaces that could serve as possible COVID-19 pandemic treatment facilities.Premier John Horgan said the measures are required to ensure the flow of essential goods and services and support B.C.'s fight against the novel coronavirus, which has resulted in 14 deaths and infected more than 650 people."The steps we've taken today are unprecedented,'' he said at a news conference.

Ontario is preparing an order to fight what Premier Doug Ford is calling "disgusting'' price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the province ramps up its testing capacity to handle the growing number of infections.Details of the order were not immediately available, but Ford said anyone price gouging after the order goes through will be "done.''"A message to anyone who price gouges: We're coming after you,'' Ford said Thursday.

At Convenience Store News Canada and Octane, we know there’s no such thing as working from home when you operate a convenience store, gas site or car wash.

“Oil markets are poised to get worse before they get better, ushering in a new era for petroleum,” U.S.-based Citi Bank said in a recent note to its clients.

Retail Council of Canada is cancelling spring in-person events and postponing STORE 2020.

Retail milk prices are up almost across the country since last summer, thanks to production cost increases introduced in February, according to a new report from Field Agent.

Rabba Fine Foods is installing countertop glass barriers that aim to offer maximum protection for both cashiers and customers.Rabba.

Altria Group Inc.'s chief executive is handing the reigns to the company's chief operating officer (CFO) after contracting COVID-19.