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Saskatoon father concerned about people smoking by hospital doorsJames McCrimmon is already dealing with the stress of having a critically ill child; he shouldn't also have to deal with health effects of people smoking by the hospital entrance.CanadaAug 13
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5 years after historic tobacco ruling, ‘nothing has changed’In the span of a few short years, Jean-Luc Duval lost two of the most important people in his life to lung cancer.CanadaJul 2
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Smoking on stage valid form of artistic expression, Quebec court rulesThree Quebec City theatres had gone to court to challenge fines they'd received for allowing actors to smoke herb-filled cigarettes on stage between 2017 and 2019.CanadaMay 29
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Vaping in Canada may cost more as of July 1. Here’s whyVaping in Canada could cost more this summer due to a tax increase proposed by the federal government in this year’s federal budget.CanadaMay 19
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Budget 2024: Liberals look to offset drug plan cost with higher smoking, vaping taxesThe increased cash flow coincides with the launch of a new $1.5-billion drug plan to offer universal coverage for contraceptive and diabetes medications.HealthApr 16
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Landmark smoking ban that would phase out sales passes U.K. parliamentThe bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009.WorldApr 16
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Smoking drugs, not injection, now most common way to overdose in U.S.: reportOverdose deaths in the U.S. are now more likely to follow smoking drugs rather than injecting them, the CDC reports. Drug smoking is also a leading factor in Canadian overdoses.U.S. NewsFeb 17
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Sask raises minimum age to buy tobacco and vape products starting FebruaryAs of Feb. 1, 19 years of age is the new requirement to buy tobacco and certain vaporizer products in Saskatchewan.CanadaJan 28
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Butt out: New graphic images set to roll out on Canadian cigarette packsThe images highlight tongue, stomach and neck cancer as well as gangrene for the first time since Canada led the world in adopting the hard-hitting quit-smoking approach in 2001.CanadaJan 16
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Feds want to make tobacco companies help fund efforts to curb smoking ratesMajor tobacco companies may soon be required to help foot the bill in reducing Canada's smoking rates, according to the Liberals’ fall economic statement.HealthNov 23, 2023
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