'The messaging in the advertisement directly conflicts with our values and belief in equality, inclusiveness and access to homeownership for all.'

"We are seeing an increase in vaping amongst young people, " UBCO assistant professor Laura Struik told Global News.

Advertising of vapour products is also banned in places that youth can access, hear or see advertisements, such as in bus shelters or parks.

With the growing list of international brands, including Coca-Cola and Lululemon, choosing to boycott Facebook ads, should political institutions do the same?

The B.C. Liberals are reviewing how the party spends advertising dollars after placing holiday greetings in a free monthly magazine that publishes articles widely since as anti-LGBTQ+.

An Alberta-born Cree model is now the face of a major Nike campaign that celebrates Indigenous culture. 

The ads allude to 21 reasons to consider a move to Manitoba -- a play on Quebec's Bill 21 before it became law.

The campaign included the slogans: "Everybody loves a dirty blonde from Dartmouth," and "We'd like you to meet another blonde from Dartmouth."

The leader of the People's Party of Canada is complaining of censorship after the owner of the billboards said he would remove the ads in response to an outpouring of criticism.

Here's how Dalhousie University responded to the #drama that their social media switch caused.