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BY MONICA DOBIE
CANADA’S biggest publishers have been approached by representatives of the eBay Canada auction web site, asking them to use their Internet platform to sell their books directly to consumers.

Its move comes as e-commerce giant Amazon.com is finalising plans to launch a service this summer that is specifically tailored for Canadian readers, instead of them using a standard north American site.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
THE FIRST steps have been taken towards making cigarettes – a cornerstone of small shop revenue – an under-the-counter product worldwide. Laws have already been passed in Canada and Ireland banning the public display of tobacco products, dismaying shopkeepers’ representatives.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
LETS face it. The reputation of the European Union for taking firm action against crime is not solid. Rather it is known for issuing waffley communiqués that say what needs to be done, without saying when or how.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
ROTHMANS, Benson & Hedges Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the Saskatchewan provincial government, arguing that the province’s recent Tobacco Control Act, which bans the display in shops of tobacco products, is unconstitutional under Canadian federal law.

The case filed in the prairie province’s Court of Queen’s Bench, claims that the legislation that came into effect on March 11, 2002, violates Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms and federal tobacco legislation.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
ROTHMANS, Benson & Hedges Inc. has launched a legal bid to overturn the Saskatchewan provincial government’s recent Tobacco Control Act, which bans the display in shops of tobacco products.

The case filed in the prairie province’s Court of Queen’s Bench, claims that the legislation that came into effect on March 11, 2002, violates Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms and federal tobacco legislation.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
IMPERIAL Tobacco Canada has recently unveiled its new head office in central Montreal. The new CAN$32.7 million facility is located across from the company’s old headquarters. Construction was completed in 11months marking the latest phase of a modernisation programme in which the company invested CAN$300 million.…

BY PHILIP FINE, in Montreal

LOW-FARE airlines are gaining a greater presence in north America, but according to the President and CEO of The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) they still have along way to go before taking on the major airlines.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
Anna Porter owner of Canada’s Key Porter Books, is considering buying publishing houses owned by General Publishing Co. Ltd. They include Stoddart Publishing and House of Anansi Press. Ms Porter however said that she would stay clear of the distribution portion of the company.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
CANADIAN publishers will be forced into bankruptcy if they do not quickly get paid the money owed to them by the distribution arm of General Publishing Co. Ltd, owner of Stoddart Publishing and House of Anansi Press, according to a recent Ontario Superior Court document.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
CANADA’S Indigo Books & Music Inc. has improved its financial performance for the year end in March with a reported loss of CAN$47.9 million, a 52 per cent improvement from a year earlier when the bookseller lost CAN$84.5 million.…