Shisha

• Edmonton councillors to re-evaluate shisha ban despite a decade of debate

  Just two years after banning shisha smoking in public, Edmonton city councillors will once again consider whether the bylaw needs to be looked at again.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2022
  
• German shooter allegedly called for ‘complete extermination’ of many races online

  In unusually plain words, the Germany's leader said of the incident: “Racism is a poison. Hatred is a poison.”

  World

  Feb 20, 2020
  
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• Shisha bars could be banned in Edmonton as early as July 2020

  Consumption of hookah or shisha in bars and lounges could be banned across Edmonton earlier than expected.

  Politics

  Jun 26, 2019
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• AGLC seizes $2.5M in contraband tobacco products from Edmonton storage locker

  An estimated $2.5 million of contraband shisha and cigarettes were seized from a central Edmonton storage locker facility.

  Crime

  Mar 8, 2019
• Sask. government says no plans to ban hookah lounges

  After winning the battle against cannabis cafes, the Canadian cancer society has turned their eye to shisha; and the hookah lounges that serve it.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2018
• City committee moves to ban shisha consumption in Edmonton lounges

  Dozens of lounges that allow customers to smoke shisha or hookah pipes in Edmonton may soon no longer be able to offer the product following a vote at city hall on Wednesday.

  Health

  Jul 4, 2018
• Will Edmonton follow suit on hookah ban?

  While hookah lounges are a growing trend in Edmonton, the city's Public Safety Compliance Team - whose mandate is public safety - has recently raised some concerns with the establishments.

  Crime

  Dec 2, 2016
• Halifax hookah lounges say Bill 60 unfairly targets them

  The bill aims to ban e-cigarettes in public places, flavoured tobacco and flavoured juice that is often used in e-cigarettes but can also be used in hookah.

  Health

  Nov 4, 2014
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• Alberta government considering banning shisha in restaurants

  Smoking shisha - a tradition in the Middle East for centuries - has gained popularity in Canada over the past decade. But according to new research, the practice may be as, if not more, harmful than smoking cigarettes. And that's why some would like to see it banned from Alberta restaurants.

  Health

  Jun 4, 2013