Consumer Affairs & Relations

Allowing Ottawa's carbon tax law to stand would give the federal government a tool it could use to repeatedly chip away at provincial powers, lawyers for the Alberta government argued Monday.

The premier of New Brunswick said Monday he hopes to hear back early in the new year about whether the federal government will sign-off on his province's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from large industrial emitters.Blaine Higgs met with the prime minister Monday morning, the latest - and likely last - of the provincial and territorial leaders to meet face-to-face with Justin Trudeau this year in the wake of the October election.He described the meeting as a cordial get together reflective of a changed tone in federal-provincial relations, a change that's the result of concerted efforts by provinces, territories and Trudeau to renew a national bond strained by the election results.One tangible example of those efforts, said Higgs, was the federal government's decision last week to approve New Brunswick's consumer carbon pricing plan.“Getting that behind us .

Workers have been locked out of Federated Co-op’s Regina refinery since December 5, 2019, when negotiations went off the rails.

The federal government is giving the Alberta government a passing grade for its industrial carbon tax.

Vancouver is bringing in bans on the use of plastic bags, straws and other single-use items, while introducing what the city believes to be a first-of-its-kind fee for disposable cups in the country.

Some of the fees merchants pay on credit card transactions will go down from 1.5% to 1.4% on average starting in April 2020, as a result of an agreement reached by the federal government with Visa and Mastercard last year.

With the growing popularity of e-cigarettes, or vaping, health organizations across the country have been pressing for action to limit what they see as a health threat _ particularly to young Canadians.

Food bills are going to take a bigger bite out of Canadians’ household budgets in 2020.

PepsiCo has purchased BFY Brands for an undisclosed amount.

An operator’s guide to developing policies for employees and customers With the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada in October 2018 (and, more recently, edibles), many businesses, including convenience retailers, are now faced with the challenge of managing the effects of the legislation on their workplace while also protecting their rights as employers.