Smoking
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Saskatchewan awarded $700M in national tobacco settlementSaskatchewan is getting about $700 million as part of a settlement that will see three big tobacco companies pay out billions in compensation.ConsumerMar 10
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$32.5B settlement with tobacco giants approved by creditors, lawyer saysA 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.HealthDec 12, 2024
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Tobacco giant opposes Canada’s proposed smoking settlement over ‘critical issues’One of three major tobacco companies involved in years of negotiations with creditors says it opposes the proposed multi-billion-dollar settlement.HealthOct 31, 2024
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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, 2024
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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, 2024
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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, 2024
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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, 2024
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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, 2024
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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, 2024
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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, 2024
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