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May 31 2023
News
Warning labels to be printed on individual cigarettes in Canada
Warnings about the dangers of smoking will be printed directly on cigarettes themselves in Canada in what is believed to be a world first. Smokers will literally have warnings like “Cigarettes cause cancer” and “Poison in every puff” spelled out beneath their noses every time they take a drag, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Other warnings printed on cigarettes north
New York Daily News
May 31 2023
News
Canada will start putting health warnings on individual cigarettes. It will be the first country to do so
“Tobacco smoke harms children.” “Cigarettes cause leukemia.” “Poison in every puff.” Those are among the messages that will soon appear – in English and French – on cigarettes in Canada. The country announced Wednesday it will require health warnings to be printed directly on every individual cigarette – the first country in the world to do so. “The new Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging
CNN (Online News)
May 18 2023
News
First U.S.-Canada EV corridor to run through Detroit
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Axios
May 31 2023
News
Canada to introduce mandatory warning labels on individual cigarettes, becoming first country to do so
Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes. The move was first announced last year by Health Canada and is aimed at helping people quit the habit. The regulations take effect Aug. 1 and will be phased in. King-size cigarettes will be the first to feature the warnings and will be sold in stores by the end of July 2024,
Fox News (Online News)
May 16 2023
News
Officials announce first US-Canada EV corridor in Michigan
(CBS DETROIT) - A new electric vehicle corridor between the United States and Canada is happening in Michigan. Federal, state and local officials announced the new partnership on Tuesday in Detroit. Officials say the corridor will stretch from Kalamazoo to Quebec City, totaling about 75,000 miles of alternative fuel corridors in the United States, according to a press release. The announcement
CBS News (Online)
May 09 2023
News
Royal Bank of Canada stock falls Tuesday, underperforms market
Shares of Royal Bank of Canada RY slid 1.46% to C$129.43 Tuesday, in what proved to be an otherwise all-around favorable trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE rising 0.00% to 20,585.73. Royal Bank of Canada closed C$10.75 short of its 52-week high (C$140.18), which the company achieved on February 9th. Trading volume of 2.6 M shares remained below
MarketWatch
May 01 2023
News
Canada Government Workers End 12-Day Strike
OTTAWA—Canada and one of the country’s main public-sector unions reached an agreement early Monday to end a 12-day strike, in a labor dispute economists were closely monitoring to assess the impact on the central bank’s quest to drive down inflation. The Public Service Alliance of Canada went on strike starting April 19, seeking a 13.5% wage increase over three years. The government offered 9
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 08 2023
News
Meta threatens to stop sharing news if Canada enacts regulatory bill
Facebook parent company Meta threatened to stop sharing news in Canada in response to pending legislation that would force it to share more profits with journalism outfits, a hardball approach toward a form of regulation that has gained support in the United States as well.
"This legislation puts Meta in an invidious position," Meta spokesman Nick Clegg said in prepared testimony made
Washington Examiner
May 01 2023
News
Royal Bank of Canada stock falls Monday, underperforms market
Shares of Royal Bank of Canada RY slipped 0.10% to C$134.37 Monday, in what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE falling 0.10% to 20,615.10. Royal Bank of Canada closed C$5.81 short of its 52-week high (C$140.18), which the company achieved on February 9th. Trading volume of 6.1 M shares eclipsed its 50-day average
MarketWatch
May 01 2023
News
Canada contract accord ends strike for most public workers
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government reached a tentative contract agreement Monday with its largest workers union, ending a 12-day strike by more than 120,000 public servants. The four-year deal affects a majority of the Public Service Alliance of Canada workers, including immigration workers, administrative personnel across various agencies, maintenance workers, port workers and
Times Union