Online marketplaces helping drive contraband tobacco salesSellers openly use social media posts to reach potential buyers of contraband tobacco products. B.C. to get about $3.7 billion in tobacco lawsuit settlementThe money B.C. receives will go directly toward strengthening the health-care system. Ontario court approves historic $32.5B tobacco settlement Historic deal calls for three major tobacco companies to pay out billions in compensation. Historic $32.5B tobacco proposal faces final test in series of hearings If the deal is approved, provinces and territories stand to get more than $24 billion over about two decades. Rothmans, Benson & Hedges asks Ontario government to ban promotion of contraband tobacco Company addressed Legislative Assembly of Ontario's Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on Jan. 9. Tobacco company opposes proposed $32.5B settlement with provinces, smokers JTI-Macdonald Corp. says it does not support the proposal due to "critical outstanding issues." Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5B to provinces, smokers in 'historic' proposed deal A proposed plan of arrangement developed through mediation was filed in an Ontario court. Tobacco companies seek to extend order suspending legal proceedings against them The stay aims to maintain the status quo while the companies work out a global settlement with the class-action members.
