Teen Smoking

• B.C. health minister promises crackdown on youth vaping after calls for Canada to act

  Adrian Dix made the promise in the wake of new research that found vaping among Canadian teens skyrocketed 74 per cent in one year.

  Health

  Jun 21, 2019
  
• Vaping enforcement underway at Peterborough-area schools

  Tobacco Enforcement Officer have issued dozens of charges for vaping on school property.

  Health

  Apr 24, 2019
  
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• Health Canada moving to restrict vape advertisements to youth

  The proposed restrictions would remove ads for vaping from public places where youth might see them, and require the ads to include health warnings.

  Health

  Feb 5, 2019
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• Teen smoking rate in Saskatchewan highest in Canada

  Canadian Cancer Society calls on Saskatchewan government to do more to curb the high smoking rate among teens in the province.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2018
• Digging Deeper – More youth smoking in Sask. than anywhere else in Canada

  Health Canada found more than a quarter of high school students have experimented with electronic cigarettes, also known as vaping.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2016
• Canadian doctors: high cigarette taxes lead to less underage smoking

  Cigarettes should be more expensive to prevent underage smokers from getting their hands on tobacco, according to the Canadian Medical Association.

  May 15, 2014
• Health groups want Saskatchewan to enforce law against selling teens tobacco

  Health groups and retailers want the Saskatchewan government to do more to enforce a law that prohibits stores from selling tobacco to teens.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2013
• Alberta proposes law to fight child smoking

  The Alberta government has introduced new legislation to limit children's exposure to smoking.

  Nov 7, 2013