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.
New York's attorney general is accusing Exxon Mobil of lying to investors about how profitable the company will remain as governments impose stricter regulations to combat global warming.
The thousands of shops that sprang up in cities and towns across the United States over the past decade to sell vaping products have seen a stunning reversal of fortune, with their sales plunging in just two months amid news reports that vaping has sickened nearly 1,300 people and killed 26.
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.