Tobacco

• 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
  
• Almost 1 million cigarettes seized in Saskatoon police investigation

  What started as a traffic stop on Tuesday led to the largest seizure of illegal tobacco in the history of the Saskatoon Police Service.

  Crime

  Jun 9
  
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• Quebec to ban sale of flavoured vaping products

  The new rules would also restrict the sale of vaping products shaped like toys, jewels, animals, real or fictional characters, or other forms that might appeal to youth.

  Health

  Apr 19
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• Northeast Calgary convenience store convicted of selling vaping products to minors

  Michael Briegel, Calgary's chief business license inspector, said an investigation was launched after the city received multiple 311 complaints of vaping products sold to minors.

  Crime

  Mar 23
• One-fifth of London-area deaths in an average year attributable to alcohol, smoking: MLHU

  In an average year, 16 per cent of deaths in the region among those 35 and older are attributable to smoking, while alcohol is linked to four per cent, the health unit says.

  Health

  Mar 16
• Contraband seizure made at Collins Bay Institution

  Correctional workers at Kingston, Ont.'s Collins Bay Institution made a significant drug seizure earlier this month.

  Crime

  Mar 14
• Vernon, B.C. store owner calls for stricter penalties against illegal cigarette dealers

  The loss of sales however doesn’t just hurt convenience stores. Illicit trade takes millions of dollars away in provincial tax revenue that support B.C. social programs.

  Crime

  Feb 2
• Contraband tobacco inhales 30 to 50 per cent of B.C. market, retailers, industry fear

  Retail organizations, merchants and tobacco industry officials estimate between 30 and 50 per cent of tobacco sales in B.C. are contraband products.

  Health

  Dec 16, 2022
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• Drugs seized at Joyceville Institution

  Corrections Canada says the contraband was brought in through a suspected drone drop.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2022
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• BC Crime Stoppers to crack down on the sale of illegal cigarettes

  The Okanagan was named one of the hotspots in the province for illegal cigarettes, along with Vancouver and Surrey.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2022