Consumer Affairs & Relations

A national ban on the most harmful single-use plastics will very likely force foodservice operators, restaurants and fast-food outlets to find non-plastic materials for takeout and delivery containers but plastic bottles for water and soda are more likely to be improved rather than phased out.

Monster Beverage Corp., a leader in energy drinks, is considering an expansion into alcohol, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Canada will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.

The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are pledging to harmonize regulations governing the movement of oil and gas rigs in the two provinces.Jason Kenney and Scott Moe have signed a memorandum of understanding noting that some commercial trucking rules are not suitable for service rigs, which spend most of the time in a field, not on a road.The goal is to make it easier for rigs to be moved from job site to job site in both provinces without getting bogged down by two sets of rules.The agreement was signed as Kenney and Moe appeared together at an oil trade show in Weyburn, Sask.The two conservative premiers praised the policies of their respective governments, while taking shots at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal carbon tax.Both heralded their support for pipelines and say they are confident the federal government will approve the stalled construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion by the June 18 deadline.

The Manitoba government is watering down its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing any possible carbon tax from the equation.

The new locations will be called LCBO Convenience Outlets.

Brewers who own The Beer Store are fighting to hang onto a near monopoly afforded them under a 10-year agreement with the previous Liberal government.

Atlanta-based Coca-Cola thinks the public is finally ready for a mixture of coke and coffee, and plans to bring back a variation of its original 2006 Coca-Cola Blak product.