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As we enter a new decade, brands, suppliers and retail industry experts are looking ahead to the innovation that will occur over the next 10 years.

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The Convenience Industry Council of Canada (CICC) says it is “encouraged” by priorities shared in the recent release of the ministerial mandate letters, particularly those outlined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in regards to youth vaping.

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The Ontario government's concern for young residents is prompting it to entertain the idea of banning flavoured vaping products, the province's health minister said last week, as another Canadian province finalized its own prohibition on the popular items.

Registration is now open for The Convenience U CARWACS Show Toronto 2020.

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.