Smoking

• U.S. shares plan to drastically reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes

  The Canadian Lung Association says an estimated 48,000 Canadians die each year as a result of smoking and countless others live with chronic diseases caused by smoking.

  Health

  Jun 22
  
• B.C. launches Canada’s first lung cancer screening program for high-risk residents

  Screening will be available at 36 centres in B.C. for those who are between 55 and 74, currently smoking or have previously smoked, and have a smoking history of 20 years or more.

  Health

  May 25
  
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• Manitoba launches ‘social impact bond’ to help thousands quit smoking

  The Quit Smoking with Your Manitoba Pharmacist program has pharmacists with specialized training work with smokers to help them quit.

  Health

  Apr 1
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• SQDC employees vote in favour of strike mandate

  The union representing more than 300 employees at 24 branches of the Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) indicated it had obtained a strike mandate from its members.

  Cannabis

  Feb 22
• Man threatens person with knife when asked to stop smoking at bus terminal, Halifax police say

  According to Halifax Regional Police, a man produced a knife and threatened another man who had asked him to stop smoking in a Halifax bus terminal.

  Crime

  Jan 17
• Canada should take cue from New Zealand on smoking ban, Cancer Society says

  A new lifetime cigarette ban for youth in New Zealand, aimed at curbing smoking-related deaths, is something that could work in Canada, says the Canadian Cancer Society.

  Health

  Dec 10, 2021
• Court of Appeal upholds Quebec law restricting advertising of vaping products

  The appeals court judges ruled that the Quebec government had the right to limit the potential effect of electronic cigarette advertising on young people and on non-smokers.

  Consumer

  Nov 16, 2021
• Study suggests teenage Western U students significantly more likely to vape than those 26+

  The results from the Western University vaping study are basically the inverse of respondents' answers when asked if they had smoked cigarettes in the past month.

  Education

  Nov 2, 2021
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• Halifax smoking ban: How it’s going 3 years later

  In three years, Halifax Regional Police handed out 13 tickets for smoking outside of designated smoking areas, and bylaw officers have handed out none.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2021
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• Health Canada proposes ban on most vaping flavours to curb appeal among youth

  The proposed rules would also limit promotion to products with tobacco, mint or menthol flavours.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2021