Vaping
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Budget 2024: Liberals look to offset drug plan cost with higher smoking, vaping taxesThe increased cash flow coincides with the launch of a new $1.5-billion drug plan to offer universal coverage for contraceptive and diabetes medications.HealthApr 16
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U.K. moves to ban disposable vapes amid rising use in kidsThe U.K. will ban the sale of disposable vapes and limit the use of candy-flavored e-cigarettes to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine, officials said Monday.HealthJan 29
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Manitoba government to double taxes on vaping products as early as next yearManitoba premier Wab Kinew stated that the tax increase aims to discourage the use of vaping products, especially among young people.CanadaDec 26, 2023
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Time to ban flavoured vapes, WHO says, urging tobacco-style controlsThe WHO on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours, threatening cigarette companies' bets on smoking alternatives.HealthDec 14, 2023
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Ontario joins federal vaping tax. What about other provinces?Ontario has become the latest province in Canada to announce a tax on vapour products, which experts say is a 'great first step' to help curb the rising rates of youth vaping.CanadaNov 8, 2023
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Additional vaping tax coming for products sold in Ontario, province saysAn additional vaping tax is coming for products sold in Ontario, the province says, as it plans to take the federal government up on an offer to charge an additional excise duty.CanadaNov 2, 2023
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Quebec’s ban on sale of flavoured vapes is now in effect. Here is what you need to knowThe province has officially banned the sale of flavoured vapes, with Health Minister Christian Dubé saying the revamped rules are designed to better protect young people.CanadaOct 31, 2023
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Smoking and vaping minimum age in Saskatchewan set to rise to 19The minimum age for smoking in Saskatchewan will be raised to 19 after the move was announced in Wednesday's speech from the throne.CanadaOct 26, 2023
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Health unit raising concerns over alarming number of teens vaping in Simcoe MuskokaThe Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is speaking out about the alarming number of teens in the Simcoe Muskoka area who have started vaping.HealthSep 21, 2023
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Almost half of Canada’s young adults have tried vaping: StatCanSome provinces have put regulations in place banning most flavoured vaping products, but some health organizations want the federal government to get more involved.CanadaSep 11, 2023
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