America's tobacco giants are finally taking to television screens to fess up about the dangers of smoking cigarettes.

The UN health agency says "plain packaging" on tobacco products has shown to be an effective complement to health warnings, advertising restrictions, and curbs on misleading packaging to help save lives.

A company registered on a Mohawk reserve in Quebec says it is looking at setting up a cigarette manufacturing plant in southern Alberta.

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