The Elgin City Council has directed staff to draft an ordinance banning the use of single-use bags by all retailers other than restaurants and charging a fee for customers who request paper bags.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to scrap the federal government's ban on single-use plastics and bring back plastic straws and disposable grocery bags. "The Liberals' plastics ban is ...

The District of Tofino says it's banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles one litre and under, barring a few exceptions — a move the municipality says is the first of its kind in Canada.