Canada this month put into effect new regulations determining how fees and charges are handled for prepaid debit and promotional gift cards. The rules, introduced in 2013, ban maintenance fees for at least a year after a card is activated and eliminate expiry dates, among other changes.

Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., recently introduced Awareness By Prime, a new line that includes unique and exclusive cause-related items. Unveiled at Expo East, the line includes existing Prime Line items along with some from the supplier’s recent acquisitions, Points of Light and Source Abroad.

Promotional products are a waste of money—so says Chicago-based ABC affiliate WLS-TV, anyway. The news outlet last week investigated U.S. government promotional product spending, pointing out that the Obama administration has spent nearly $2 million on items from one Chicago-area distributor alone, despite promises to scale back “wasteful spending.”