The Tobacco Product Regulations (Plain and Standardized Appearance) calls for the use of drab dark brown colour on packs and prohibits the use of any design elements, logos or product branding.
Anti-carbon tax stickers will stay up on gas pumps as "a matter of transparency'' while Ontario continues its court fight against the federal levy, the province's energy minister said.
An Ontario court says Premier Doug Ford's government broke the law when it scrapped the province's cap-and-trade system but even the groups who launched the case concede the finding won't bring the program back.
Polarization of the climate change debate as it relates to the role of the Canadian energy industry indicates an ``extreme'' lack of leadership from all political parties in Canada, says the CEO of oilsands producer MEG Energy Corp.