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About one in seven young Canadians are regular vape users: Statistics Canada
The report reinforces signs of a generational divide in nicotine consumption habits.
Manitoba premier hints at wine in neighbourhood stores, more places to buy alcohol
The aim, the premier said, is to give customers better service, more points of sale and more convenience.

Ontario's budget offers a subtle nod to efforts to secure the sales of beer and wine in c-stores

The budget also contained funds to help hard-hit small businesses, which could include some independent owner operators.
Youth vaping rates levelled off in 2020, while number of smokers declines

New study shows 14% of teenagers aged 15 to 19 had vaped in the previous month, and the prevalence among young adults aged 20 to 24 was 13%.
Convenience and choice

The next step in our industry’s work to serve our customers is currently in the hands of governments: allowing beverage alcohol in convenience stores.
Hershey sets ambitious sustainability goals

Initiatives to include energy efficiency, renewable energy, packaging innovations and sustainable land-use policies.
Public sector union challenges 7-Eleven's plan to serve booze in stores

Union argues plans could hurt homegrown small businesses and expose children to intoxicated people in stores.
7-Eleven hits $1B in private label sales

"We must be confident that we have created something that is better than or equal to competing national brands, and we want to be able to offer it at a price that is more affordable."
P.E.I. bans flavoured vape products

Flavoured vape and e-cigarette products are now banned on Prince Edward Island.
Can companies make chocolate more sustainable? One researcher is trying to find out

Sophia Carodenuto is looking for ways to make food more sustainable in an unusual place: The business practices used by the companies who control the world's chocolate trade.