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  • More security cameras, vape detectors may come to Ontario schools with $30M funding
    More security cameras and vape detectors could soon be installed in Ontario schools, with the announcement of $30 million in funding for school safety in the provincial budget.
    Education
    Mar 28
  • U.K. moves to ban disposable vapes amid rising use in kids
    The 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.
    Health
    Jan 29
  • Sask. highway patrol seizes 6.6M illegal cigarettes worth $3.3M
    Inside a commercial trailer, RCMP found 22 pallets of unstamped cigarettes. The 6.6 million cigarettes were estimated to be worth $3.3 million on the illicit market. 
    Canada
    Mar 21
  • Only use nicotine pouches to quit smoking, Health Canada warns
    The federal government issued a public advisory Wednesday warning to only use nicotine pouches as a method to quit smoking and not recreationally.
    Canada
    Mar 21
  • Electronic waste is on the rise, UN warns, as recycling expected to drop
    U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further.
    World
    Mar 21
  • Federal RCMP dismantle crime networks, seize $24M worth of illicit cigarettes in B.C.
    The Pacific Region RCMP Federal Policing Program said in two separate investigations more than $24 million worth of tobacco was seized.
    Crime
    Mar 8
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  • Multi-city bust nets largest seizure of contraband cigarettes in B.C. history
    Between Jan. 24 and 25, police executed seven search warrants in Abbotsford, Surrey, Langley and Victoria. They hauled in 32 guns, ammunition, body armour and more.
    Crime
    Feb 13
  • Employee assaulted during robbery at a store near downtown Guelph: police
    Guelph police say a woman isn't physically hurt after a man shoved her and stole cigarettes at a convenience store near the downtown on Monday. The man was arrested and charged.
    Crime
    Apr 16
  • Landmark smoking ban that would phase out sales passes U.K. parliament
    The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009.
    World
    Apr 16
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  • Winnipeg man arrested in connection with armed robberies at gas stations, convenience stores
    The man is accused in six incidents at gas stations and convenience stores. In each case, police said, the suspect was either armed with a knife or told workers he had one.
    Crime
    Apr 12
  • Crash in rural Manitoba ditch leads to possession, trafficking charges: RCMP
    RCMP arrested two people on drug-related charges after their car drove into a ditch in Brunkild, Man. The vehicle was in the process of being towed when police arrived on scene.
    Crime
    Apr 12
  • Budget 2024: Liberals look to offset drug plan cost with higher smoking, vaping taxes
    The increased cash flow coincides with the launch of a new $1.5-billion drug plan to offer universal coverage for contraceptive and diabetes medications.
    Health
    Apr 16
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  • Sask raises minimum age to buy tobacco and vape products starting February
    As of Feb. 1, 19 years of age is the new requirement to buy tobacco and certain vaporizer products in Saskatchewan.
    Canada
    Jan 28
  • Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force seizes meth, firearms during search
    Two people charged after Battlefords Gang Task Force executed search warrants which led to the seizure of items such as methamphetamine, illegal cigarettes and firearms.
    Crime
    Mar 27
  • Saskatoon Fire Department talks safety around dry conditions, controlled burns
    "Wet down the area to control the burn, till the area that's around the outside of the controlled burn," Rob Hogan reminded the public after a 200-hectare grassfire on Tuesday.
    Canada
    Apr 10
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  • Edmonton residents calling for dangerous knife sale restrictions speak at city hall
    'When you hold these in your hand you realize they're for one purpose only, and that's to — when you're in a fight — kill the other person.'
    Crime
    Apr 9
  • Copenhagen fire: Inferno hits historic stock exchange, toppling iconic spire
    As the fire raged, some citizens jumped into action alongside emergency responders to try and save the many historic artworks housed inside the 17th century stock exchange.
    World
    Apr 16
  • More than 60 firearms, 10,000 rounds of ammo seized in Saskatchewan trafficking bust
    RCMP arrested 56-year-old Steven Bondy from Hudson Bay, Sask. and charged him with weapons trafficking, and being in possession of illegal firearms, drugs and stolen property. 
    Canada
    Mar 8
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  • Is there a link between stroke and climate change? A study may have found one
    Scorching hot days and frigid cold spells may be contributing to an increasing number of deaths and disabilities from stroke, according to a new study.
    Health
    Apr 11
  • Tobacco use is on the decline globally, WHO says. Here is where Canada stands  
    In Canada, roughly 11.4 per cent of people aged 15 years and older, or 3.7 million, used tobacco in 2022, the World Health Organization said in a new report Tuesday.
    Health
    Jan 16
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