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Nearly a third of Canadian teenagers are vaping, according to a national survey on Canadian substance use. The Health Canada survey results show the prevalence of vaping among teens is far higher than previously estimated. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Feb. 12, 2024.

An Okanagan school district says it’s seeing success in addressing what has become an unhealthy and disruptive habit — students vaping in school washrooms. As Victoria Femia reports, one school in Summerland is using technology to help curb the problem.

Summerland Secondary School Principal Alan Stel discusses teen vaping and how the installation of vape detectors helped curb the problem at his school.

It has been more than one year since Quebec banned flavoured vaping products – a move met with uproar for those who used them. The measure has changed some people’s habits for the better. But without them, others have turned to cigarettes. Matilda Cerone has the details.

As spring arrives and we move past the winter months, many people begin their annual cleaning rituals. During this process, you may find old tapes filled with treasured family moments. A common concern is how long these tapes can last before they start to degrade. To shed light on this topic, Steve Lim, the owner...

A wildfire that broke out at South Africa’s Table Mountain National Park overnight on Tuesday carried on until Wednesday morning and is reportedly “escalating” as Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service personnel work to extinguish the flames. Park services says that several areas have been closed to the public, adding that the blazes are approaching...

Edmonton city council is trying to make public spaces safer for Edmontonians. Proposed bylaw changes would crack down on people hanging around transit stations and vaping where they shouldn’t. But while it adds fines for some new infractions, it would also dramatically reduce the fines for things like open drug use and panhandling. Jasmine King...

A new report from the CFIB finds independent businesses are greatly impeded by government red tape. CFIB Senior Policy Analyst Emily Boston looks at ways to fix the problem.

The high-tech solution to the growing problem of vaping in Okanagan public schools. And with the deadline to cull their herd fast approaching, the challenge mounted by the owners of an Okanagan ostrich farm

B.C. doctors are proposing solutions to address what they describe as a “health care system in crisis”. As Emily Lazatin reports, one seemingly simple fix is an end to sick notes – something that has been promised by the premier but not acted on.

A new report is shedding light on the amount of red tape independent businesses have to deal with, saying it is stagnating growth. As Alissa Thibault reports, it’s estimated compliance is costing businesses across the country billions of dollars in productivity every year.

An Indian police volunteer was convicted on Saturday of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata, in the speedy trial for a crime that sparked national outrage over a lack of safety for women.

London Drugs pharmacist Penny Lehoux discusses smoking, vaping, and nicotine pouches and how people can best quit or reduce their nicotine and tobacco use.

It has been more than one year since Quebec banned flavoured vaping products – a move met with uproar for those who used them. The measure has changed some people’s habits for the better. But without them, others have turned to cigarettes. Plus, the FBI has released new details about the New Year’s Day mass...

The FBI has released new details about the New Year’s Day mass attack in New Orleans that claimed 14 lives, revealing how the now-deceased suspect had travelled to Canada from Egypt more than a year before the attack. The purpose of the trip remains unknown as investigators piece together the assailant’s movements leading up to...

Sales of disposable e-cigarettes have surged in recent years, raising not only health concerns but also environmental issues. Many vape users may not be aware that each device contains a battery made from precious metals, which can be potentially toxic. However, as Redmond Shannon reports, a young engineer has discovered a way to repurpose old...

Superheroes descended onto Toronto’s Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital today, on a mission to bring smiles to patients. The organization, kicking off it’s ninth annual ‘Capes for Kids’ campaign. Lexy Benedict reports.

Rideshare company Uber is speaking out over a new training the City of Edmonton is making mandatory for drivers. As Jaclyn Kucey explains, they say it’s more municipal government red tape.

Not only are residents of Godstone, England, in shock after a sinkhole began to form on one of the village’s main roads, but some have even been evacuated as the gaping hole begins to expand. “An SES guy just told me that there’s caves underneath here,” said local Sophie Amos who has lived next to...

Gisèle Pelicot said Thursday after all 51 men were found guilty in the shocking French rape trial that turned her into a feminist icon, that the ordeal had been “very difficult” and that she “never regretted the decision to make the trial public.” The court sentenced her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, to 20 years in prison.