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BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
THE COCA-COLA Bottling Company has just(October 29) launched Diet Coke with Lemon in Canada, an event times to match the 20th anniversary of Diet Coke in the country; it is the first flavour extension for Diet Coke.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
ONTARIO-based, Sleeman Breweries has announced that it has reached an agreement with H.P. Bulmer Ltd. of Hereford, England, to handle sales and marketing for its Strongbow premium packaged and draught ciders in Canada.

Bulmer cider became available in liquor stores in Ontario, B.C…

BY MONICA DOBIE
A CUP of coffee just isn’t a cup of coffee anymore; two leading Canadian companies are now using stylised knitwear to make the habit of drinking coffee even more about fashion lifestyle than it was before.

Customers at one of Canada’s leading coffee retailers, Second Cup, may soon be able to purchase cool ‘coffee clothing’ along with their tall skinny mocha lattes, (with cinnamon).…

BY MONCA DOBIE
CONCERNS raised by some newspaper pundits over the recent Americanisation of Canada’s western oil fields are unfounded, according to both industry analysts and the federal government in Ottawa.

Columnists have raised their eyebrows about a series of deals in the past 10 months which has seen a clutch of key Alberta oil companies being taken over by large US rivals.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
THE CANADIAN government has been urged to pass legislation that will force tobacco companies to make the cigarettes marketed as light or mild taste harsher.

A new report from one of Health Canada’s advisory bodies, the Ministerial Advisory Council on Tobacco Control, has recommended: “Once the government has addressed the issue of deceptive cigarette marketing, it should consider the issue of cigarette engineering that is misleading to smokers.”…

BY MONICA DOBIE
CANADIAN beer giant Molson has launched a new Indian Pale Ale, albeit a brand without the characteristic bitterness of the style. Part of the Molson Speciality Brands, the company describes Rickard’s Pale as being “reminicsent of traditional IPA’s without the hoppy taste.”…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE USA takes more scientists and engineers from Britain than from any other country in the western industrial world, according to the latest Science, Technology and Industry indicators published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The report shows that 7,086 scientists and engineers from the UK are at present employed in the US, followed by 5,351 from Canada, 2,298 from Germany and 1,843 from Korea.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
IMPERIAL Oil and the Exxon Mobil Corporation have reached an agreement under which Imperial will become the exclusive marketer of Mobil branded lubricant oil products in Canada. Imperial already markets Esso branded lubricants and other petroleum products in Canada for Exxon Mobil.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
Britain is the key source within the OECD countries for scientists and engineers working in America, according to the latest Science, Technology and Industry indicators published by the organisation. They show that 7,086 scientists and engineers from the UK are at present working in the US, followed by 5,351 from Canada, 2,298 from Germany and 1,843 from Korea.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
NEGOTIATIONS have been launched between the General Motors Corporation and the provincial government of Quebec, in Canada, that could result in transforming the region into a world leader for the production of lightweight metals used to make automobile components.…