Canadian government urged to take aim at tobacco industry
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A group of influential Canadian doctors, health officials and lobbyists urged the government on Monday to expose the destructive role in the development of tobacco epidemic which cause 47,000 deaths annually in the country.
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TORONTO - The Ontario government unveiled plans Wednesday to ban smoking in all workplaces and most other enclosed public places within 18 months.
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A parliamentary panel in cigarette-friendly France called Tuesday for the government to ban smoking in public places like cafes and restaurants in less than a year _ and floated the prospect of special 'smoking ...Comment
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TORONTO -- Health Canada is proposing substantial changes to requirements for the labelling of tobacco products in an effort to reach more smokers, the federal department said yesterday. While health warnings -- in place since 2000 -- are &quot;working ...
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In an effort to reduce house fires, Canada will soon require cigarettes to be designed to go out when left unattended. Canadian health minister Ujjal Dosanjh introduced new rules
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THE response to publication of public health proposals yesterday suggests that Government policy may yet turn out to be as much about âsmoke and mirrorsâ as it is about smoking.
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European governments urgently need to  spend more money on combating smoking, a continent-wide study  of anti-smoking policies said on Tuesday.
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TORONTO (CP) - Some of Canada&#39;s most influential doctors, health experts and anti-smoking lobbyists will launch a campaign Monday urging Ottawa to strip the tobacco industry of a powerful public relations asset: its public image as a legitimate
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LONDON -- Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as &quot;loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs,&quot; the British government is taking heed. It announced plans yesterday to ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and any pub that serves food.
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TORONTO (CP) - Health Canada is proposing substantial changes to current  requirements for the labelling of tobacco products in an effort to reach more smokers, the federal department said Thursday. While current health warnings -in place since 2000 -are "working well," officials say they are not as effective at reaching adults with low literacy skills.
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MONTREAL - The Canadian arm of a huge tobacco company has asked a Quebec court to stop a provincial lawsuit claiming $1.4 billion in unpaid taxes on smuggled cigarettes.
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HALIFAX (CP) - The illegal trade in stolen and smuggled tobacco, once the work of lone, street-corner thugs, is a source of growing concern for police across the country now that organized crime is involved, a senior RCMP officer says.
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A sweeping new global report, released by the World Health Organization today in New York City, urges governments to get tough on the tobacco epidemic before it's too late
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Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as "loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs," the British government is taking heed. It announced plans Tuesday to ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and any pub that serves food.
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One of Canada's biggest cigarette firms seeks creditor protection after a C$1.4bn(US$1bn) tax claim over alleged smuggling.
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A new presidential report on cancer takes on not only tobacco companies but the food industry while calling on the federal government to "cease being a purveyor of unhealthy foods" and switch to policies that encourage Americans to eat vegetables and exercise.
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Ontarians are about to get their first look at a plan their provincial government says will be the most sweeping anti-tobacco agenda in the country.