Vaping
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Health unit raising concerns over alarming number of teens vaping in Simcoe MuskokaThe Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is speaking out about the alarming number of teens in the Simcoe Muskoka area who have started vaping.HealthSep 21
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Almost half of Canada’s young adults have tried vaping: StatCanSome provinces have put regulations in place banning most flavoured vaping products, but some health organizations want the federal government to get more involved.CanadaSep 11
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New Brunswick government funds lung cancer screening program for 2025The New Brunswick government has announced $3.4 million for a lung cancer screening program expected to be implemented by 2025.HealthSep 7
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New Health Canada rules take aim at the ‘Wild West’ of vapingHealth Canada will soon have a better picture of what vape products a big sellers and what they're made of now that retailers and manufacturers need to submit regular reports.HealthJul 11
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Port Coquitlam burns smokers, doubling fines for littering cigarettes amid dry weatherThe rules apply to smokers of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, e-cigarettes, and all other equipment used to smoke or burn tobacco, cannabis and other plant material.FireJun 22
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Vaping rates have fallen among Canadian youth — but that could be temporaryAlthough the rate of Canadian teenagers smoking e-cigarettes remains high, the number of youth using them has dropped in recent years.HealthMay 18
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Australia’s near-ban on vaping targets ‘widespread’ use in schoolsUnder the new rules, vapes will be sold only in pharmacies and require "pharmaceutical-type" packaging, and disposable vapes popular with young people will be banned.HealthMay 3
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Manitoba advocates want more vaping regulations following Quebec bansIt may be illegal for teenagers to buy vapes, but a recent study suggests over a quarter of Canadian high school students have vaped in the past month.HealthApr 20
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Quebec to ban sale of flavoured vaping productsThe 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.HealthApr 19
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Western study examines high vaping rates among Canadian high school studentsThe study, published in the journal Children in February, found that roughly one-quarter of high school students in Canada reported having vaped in the previous month.HealthApr 4
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