Tobacco

• Only use nicotine pouches to quit smoking, Health Canada warns

  The federal government issued a public advisory Wednesday warning to only use nicotine pouches as a method to quit smoking and not recreationally.

  Canada

  Mar 21
  
• Staff at pair of Winnipeg convenience stores busted after allegedly selling illegal cigarettes, cannabis

  Winnipeg police have made four arrests after they say staff at a pair of convenience stores were selling illegal tobacco and cannabis products.

  Crime

  Mar 20
  
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• ‘Stay the hell away from our kids’: Minister slams nicotine pouches, seeks regulation

  The health minister stressed that flavoured nicotine pouches are attracting young Canadians into a dangerous addiction and emphasized the need for stringent regulations.

  Health

  Mar 20
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• Federal RCMP dismantle crime networks, seize $24M worth of illicit cigarettes in B.C.

  The Pacific Region RCMP Federal Policing Program said in two separate investigations more than $24 million worth of tobacco was seized.

  Crime

  Mar 8
• Sask raises minimum age to buy tobacco and vape products starting February

  As of Feb. 1, 19 years of age is the new requirement to buy tobacco and certain vaporizer products in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Jan 28
• Tobacco use is on the decline globally, WHO says. Here is where Canada stands  

  In Canada, roughly 11.4 per cent of people aged 15 years and older, or 3.7 million, used tobacco in 2022, the World Health Organization said in a new report Tuesday.

  Health

  Jan 16
• Time to ban flavoured vapes, WHO says, urging tobacco-style controls

  The WHO on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours, threatening cigarette companies' bets on smoking alternatives.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2023
• Smoking and vaping minimum age in Saskatchewan set to rise to 19

  The minimum age for smoking in Saskatchewan will be raised to 19 after the move was announced in Wednesday's speech from the throne.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2023
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• U.K. the latest country looking to phase out smoking. Should Canada do the same?

  Approximately eight million people die from smoking tobacco each year, the World Health Organization says, with 48,000 Canadian deaths each year, according to Health Canada.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2023
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• Illegal tobacco growth cost B.C. up to $591M in tax revenue over 3 years: Retail report

  Illegal cigarette sales could comprise up to 67 per cent of Ontario's total tobacco market, 45 per cent in B.C. and 44 per cent in Newfoundland.

  Politics

  Sep 22, 2023