Saskatchewan has Lowest Illegal Tobacco Rate
December 08, 2015 11:28 ET | Western Convenience Stores Association
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwired - Dec. 8, 2015) - Saskatchewan convenience store retailers are praising the Government of Saskatchewan following the release of a study showing the...
Convenience Store Retailers Pleased With Contraband Enforcement Measures in Fall Economic Outlook
November 26, 2015 17:00 ET | Ontario Convenience Stores Association (OCSA)
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 26, 2015) - Ontario's convenience store retailers are pleased with additional measures unveiled in the province's Fall Economic Outlook aimed at...
Convenience Store Retailers Welcome Measures in Bill 139 to Address Illegal Tobacco
November 17, 2015 11:17 ET | Ontario Convenience Stores Association (OCSA)
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 18, 2015) - Ontario's convenience store retailers are welcoming a private member's bill introduced by MPP Todd Smith (Prince Edward-Hastings) which...
Illegal Tobacco Widely Available Across Manitoba
November 17, 2015 10:57 ET | Western Convenience Stores Association
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwired - Nov. 17, 2015) - Manitoba convenience store retailers are concerned following the release of a study showing high rates of illegal tobacco in...
B.C. Illegal Tobacco Rate Remains Highest in Western Canada
October 28, 2015 18:00 ET | Western Convenience Stores Association
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 28, 2015) - One year later, illegal tobacco is still high in British Columbia with a rate 50% higher than its neighbouring province of...
Budget Another Blow to Alberta Convenience Stores
October 28, 2015 09:45 ET | Western Convenience Stores Association
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 28, 2015) - For the second time in the calendar year, the Alberta Government is increasing gas and tobacco taxes - two key products for Alberta...
Illegal Tobacco Rate Remains 9.8% in Alberta
October 15, 2015 10:25 ET | Western Convenience Stores Association (WCSA)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 15, 2015) - Illegal tobacco continues to be available in communities across Alberta. The Western Convenience Stores Association commissioned...
Local 95 Insulators Promote Benefits of Union Membership to Construction Workers on Parliament Hill
October 08, 2015 08:00 ET | Heat and Frost Insulators Local 95
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 8, 2015) - Today, members of the Heat and Frost Insulators Local 95 joined fellow Ottawa Union Construction Workers on Parliament Hill to promote the...
Growing Concern Over Prospect of Four Winds Tobacco Factory in Alberta
October 07, 2015 17:33 ET | Western Convenience Stores Association (WCSA)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 7, 2015) - Alberta retailers are gravely concerned over the prospect of a Quebec-based Mohawk tobacco facility setting up show right in their own...
With Menthol Ban Fully in Place, Alberta Retailers Concerned About Illegal Tobacco
October 01, 2015 15:20 ET | Western Convenience Stores Association
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 1, 2015) - Alberta retailers and their customers will now feel the full impact of the government's menthol tobacco ban as it comes into force today....