E-cigarettes

• Alberta students, doctors want federal ban on flavoured e-cigarettes, nicotine pouches

  Alberta based advocacy groups are hoping to convince the federal government to follow through on an old promise to ban flavoured e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches in Canada.

  Health

  Oct 15
  
• Will flavoured vaping restrictions come by year’s end? Here’s what we know

  Ottawa made a promise in 2021 to implement regulations to prohibit flavours, except for tobacco, mint and menthol, from being added to e-cigarettes.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2024
  
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• Toxic metals in vapes may pose major health risks for youth, study finds

  The study, published Monday in the Tobacco Control journal, says vaping may increase the risk of exposure to lead, uranium and cadmium.

  Health

  May 1, 2024
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• Time to ban flavoured vapes, WHO says, urging tobacco-style controls

  The WHO on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours, threatening cigarette companies' bets on smoking alternatives.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2023
• 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.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2023
• Health unit raising concerns over alarming number of teens vaping in Simcoe Muskoka

  The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is speaking out about the alarming number of teens in the Simcoe Muskoka area who have started vaping.

  Health

  Sep 21, 2023
• Almost half of Canada’s young adults have tried vaping: StatCan

  Some provinces have put regulations in place banning most flavoured vaping products, but some health organizations want the federal government to get more involved.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2023
• Vaping rates have fallen among Canadian youth — but that could be temporary

  Although the rate of Canadian teenagers smoking e-cigarettes remains high, the number of youth using them has dropped in recent years.

  Health

  May 18, 2023
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• Manitoba advocates want more vaping regulations following Quebec bans

  It may be illegal for teenagers to buy vapes, but a recent study suggests over a quarter of Canadian high school students have vaped in the past month.

  Health

  Apr 20, 2023
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• Quebec to ban sale of flavoured vaping products

  The new rules would also restrict the sale of vaping products shaped like toys, jewels, animals, real or fictional characters, or other forms that might appeal to youth.

  Health

  Apr 19, 2023