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
Ontario’s top doctor calling for restrictions on legal substances, decriminalization
Ontario's top doctor is calling on the provincial government to immediately enact policy that will restrict access to alcohol, vapes and cannabis.
Health
Mar 29
Brittney Griner recalls harsh 10-month Russian detention: ‘My life is over right here’
Brittney Griner was arrested in 2022 after Russian officials said they found a vape cartridge of hashish oil in her luggage at Moscow's airport.
Trending
Apr 23
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
Man with gang connections arrested after vapes sold to Victoria-area students
Just a week after Victoria police warned that gangs are targeting kids near schools, investigators announced a man has been arrested for selling vapes to kids.
Crime
Mar 6
Fire at vape shop in Peterborough treated as arson: police
Officers early Saturday discovered the front window of the MVG — My Vapour Guy — store had been smashed. A fire was found set inside.
Crime
Mar 4
7 face charges after New Brunswick cannabis dispensary raids
Seven people have been arrested and are facing charges after three cannabis dispensary busts across New Brunswick earlier this month.
Cannabis
Apr 18
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
$3,000 worth of vape products taken in Kitchener robbery: Police
Waterloo Regional Police have released images of three suspects who allegedly made off with thousands of dollars worth of vape products during a robbery in Kitchener.
Crime
Jan 31
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
‘Treating people like adults’: Ford dismisses raising drinking age to 21 in Ontario
Ontario's top doctor recommended exploring a policy to raise the drinking age in the province but Doug Ford has dismissed the idea.
Canada
Apr 4
‘Quite a party’ happening in Sydney, N.S. thanks to Cape Breton Eagles playoff run
A record 4,922 fans were in attendance for both games at Centre 200 in Sydney for the Cape Breton Eagles in the second round of the QMJHL playoffs.
Sports
Apr 17
Clandestine shatter lab busted in rural B.C. town: RCMP
A clandestine laboratory used for the production of shatter, a chemically concentrated extract from cannabis, was busted by RCMP in rural Beaverdell.
Crime
Mar 28
Man accused of luring young girls on Snapchat faces more charges: Edmonton police
More charges have been laid against a 53-year-old man accused of luring teens on social media, Edmonton police said Friday.
Crime
Apr 19
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
Code critical: N.S. woman commutes 5 hours to see her family doctor to avoid a waitlist
A Nova Scotia woman says she would rather keep her family doctor five hours away than risk being put on the waitlist, which now sits at 156,000 people.
Health
Mar 27
Arizona lawmakers move to repeal 1864 abortion ban after 2 failed attempts
Three Republicans joined in with all 29 Democrats on Wednesday to repeal a law that predated Arizona’s statehood and provides no exceptions for rape or incest.
U.S. News
Apr 24
Full parole granted to man convicted in notorious ‘McDonald’s murders’ in Cape Breton
The board decided during a hearing today that 55-year-old Freeman MacNeil should receive a conditional release because his risk to reoffend is rated at low to moderate.
Canada
Mar 28
20-year-old Sydney, N.S., man dies in car crash on Cape Breton highway
A single-vehicle crash near the Cape Breton community of Point Edward claimed the life of a 20-year-old man from Sydney, police say. An investigation is ongoing.
Canada
Mar 31
Florida couple accused of altering lottery scratch ticket to fake $1M win
Dakota Jones and Kira Enders presented a bogus, taped-together scratch-off ticket to the Florida Lottery office, only to later be charged with forgery and fraud.
Crime
Apr 22