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New research suggests vaping among Canadian teens skyrocketed by 74% in a single year, and that new brands of e-cigarettes are gaining a foothold following federal legislation.

Ontario's top court has ruled the federal government's carbon charge is constitutionally sound.

Millennials (individuals born between 1980 and 2000, or those who are currently between the ages of 18 and 38 years old), in Canada are mighty in size, but data suggest they’re spending less than their size suggests they should.

Advantage Group International announces the appointment of Dwight Konings as the new head of Canadian Client Services.Konings, who also heads Global Client Development for North America, will be working alongside Canadian Client Service Directors Dan Doulos and Jamie Hoare, to continue to deliver exceptional value to our Canadian clients.In his newly expanded role, Konings will continue to service global clients based in North America by delivering data and insights that drive engagement in support of higher performance.

The federal government is spending a portion of the proceeds of the carbon tax to fund green projects at schools in four provinces.

Two McDonald's Canada restaurants will soon be testbeds for the company's greener packaging initiatives, serving wooden cutlery, paper straws and other recycling-friendly packaging.

The oil industry’s next threat could be in the grocery aisle.A worldwide movement to limit single-use plastics in food packaging poses a challenge for Canada’s fossil fuel sector, at the same time that large companies struggle with volatile prices, pipeline constraints and the global rise of electric vehicles.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would join other countries and ban as early as 2021 a range of everyday plastics that are frequently discarded after a single use, including forks and knives, shopping bags and stir sticks.The move is part of wider efforts by the Liberal government to improve Canada’s dismal recycling rates and reduce pollution, just five months shy of a federal election in which the environment and climate change promise to be major issues.The proposed ban would align with European Union regulations on single-use plastics, and a global push that some analysts and energy companies say has major implications for global oil demand and industry revenues.The oil industry supplies chemical manufacturers with the building blocks needed to make resins that are used to create plastic products.

Forward-thinking convenience store operators are jumping onto the healthier bandwagon.