Tobacco

Canada

Alberta’s contraband tobacco trade not easily extinguished, investigators warn

Every day, at the register of Awet Tekie’s Edmonton convenience store, customers looking to buy cheap, contraband cigarettes are turned…

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Health

Seniors’ group CARP says it’s quitting Big Tobacco sponsorships after response from fired up members

The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) says it will never again work with Big Tobacco after getting an earful…

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Health

N.L. might raise the age for tobacco sales — or ban it for future generations — and experts are applauding

Rob Cunningham of the Canadian Cancer Society, left, and Liz Scanlon of the Heart and Stroke Foundation say consultations by…

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Health

B.C. woman fuming that seniors’ advocacy group CARP in bed with Big Tobacco company

Ellen Gould joined the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) — Canada’s largest advocacy group for older adults — because…

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Health

Tobacco and nicotine industry ‘hooking the next generation,’ WHO report says

Tobacco companies still actively target young people via social media, sports and music festivals and new, flavoured products, the World Health Organization (WHO)…

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Health

Next generation of Prince Edward Islanders could be hit with tobacco ban — no ifs, ands or butts

The Prince Edward Island government is hoping a ban on tobacco sales to anyone born after a certain date will…

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Canada

Province to use tobacco company settlement funds to pay for new CancerCare building

Money the province is getting from a settlement with tobacco companies will go toward building a new CancerCare Manitoba headquarters…

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Politics

NDP MP wants to treat oil like tobacco. Alberta NDP doesn’t smoke the same stuff

New Democrat MP Charlie Angus’s message this week that the oil and gas sector needs to have its “big tobacco…

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Canada

Growth in illegal tobacco sales costing 3 provinces $2.47 billion in taxes: retail report

The governments of British Columbia, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador lost up to $2.47 billion in tax revenues over four…

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