Smoking

• Using cultural connection to quit smoking across the Prairies

  While quitting smoking can feel like an uphill battle, an Indigenous-led program is helping by providing a hands-on approach to reducing commercial tobacco use.

  Health

  Jun 10
  
• Vaping causes lung and heart damage faster than cigarettes, U of A research suggests

  The vape study participants, all in their early 20s, had lung impairments — such as reduced blood flow — as well as heart dysfunction that could lead to more serious complications.

  Health

  Jun 8
  
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• Illegal cigarettes with ‘gigantic’ profit margin are costing Canadians billions

  The sale of counterfeit cigarettes is rising in Canada, despite fewer people smoking them, a study found. Advocates are calling for legislative reform to stop this trade.

  Crime

  May 22
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• Actors can smoke on stage, Quebec Court of Appeal rules

  The province’s highest court upheld a lower-court decision that had struck down fines issued to three theatres for allowing performers to smoke during plays.

  Canada

  Apr 24
• Gen Z drinks less but uses nicotine more than other generations: report

  Canadians aged 18-29 drink the least of any generation, with less than one per cent reporting they drank daily, a report by insurance firm PolicyMe shows.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• Experts urge Manitoba to invest tobacco settlement money into smoking prevention

  Researchers argue that more investment in smoking prevention and cessation programs would drive down health-care costs in the long run.

  Health

  Jan 9
• Money begins rolling out to provinces in ‘historic’ tobacco settlement

  Money from a historic tobacco settlement is set to roll out to provinces and territories, but advocates are concerned about how the money will be spent.

  Health

  Aug 29, 2025
• Stay away from vaping to quit smoking, Canadian researchers recommend

  Recommendations outline a variety of methods to help Canadians stop smoking, but doctors say using e-cigarettes should be avoided except as a last resort.

  Health

  Aug 26, 2025
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• Saskatchewan awarded $700M in national tobacco settlement

  Saskatchewan is getting about $700 million as part of a settlement that will see three big tobacco companies pay out billions in compensation.

  Consumer

  Mar 10, 2025
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• $32.5B settlement with tobacco giants approved by creditors, lawyer says

  A proposed deal that would see three tobacco giants pay out billions to provinces and territories, as well as smokers across Canada, has been approved by the companies' creditors.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2024