Consumer Affairs & Relations

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is holding out the possibility of imposing a carbon tax in his province as he tries to fashion a green plan that will meet with the federal government's approval.But he's simultaneously warning that Ottawa will have to show some flexibility if it wants him to continue playing the role of bridge-builder to the other two Prairie provinces, where talk of western alienation and outright separation has escalated since Justin Trudeau's Liberals won re-election on Oct.

Pension funding behind unrest at Co-op Refinery Complex On December 3, 2019, 729 unionized workers at Regina’s Co-op Refinery Complex, an 800-acre site in the city’s northeast sector that produces up to 145,000 barrels per day, went on strike to protect what they saw as a challenge from management on their pensions.

For every ad featuring strong women and girls, there’s the inexplicable product marketed specifically to women—even though it doesn’t have to be.

Alberta is promising to continue its fight against the federal consumer carbon tax as the price of gasoline in the province is set to jump.

[caption id="attachment_22097" align="alignright" width="300"] Shutterstock[/caption]A spike in current and long-range gasoline pricing will come as no surprise to retailers and most Canadians.

The federal government's tax information call centres have received a D grade on a new report card from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Ontario cannabis store shoppers with a hankering for edibles were out of luck Monday.Most of the province's licensed retailers had yet to receive their first shipments of 59 products including soft chews, cookies and chocolates that were slated to start appearing in stores that day.But the Ontario Cannabis Store, the province's pot distributor, said products are on their way and likely already in some shoppers' hands.“Some stores outside the GTA have received products,'' spokesperson Daffyd Roderick said.Roderick said he could not name which stores have received shipments of edibles for security reasons, but said they were all outside the GTA.Those that have placed orders are guaranteed to get them on the regular delivery dates that their other cannabis products usually arrive on, he said.The OCS had previously warned that the supply of edibles could be tight and sell out quickly.

Ontario's cannabis distributor says dozens of new marijuana products will be available in retail shops starting today, but supplies will be limited.