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Quebec To Prisoners: Butt Out

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada

QUEBEC - The Quebec government has announced its intention to prohibit smoking outright in provincial prisons within a year — the last Canadian juri...

Just How Scary Are Canadian Cigarette Health Warnings?

CP | Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.13.2013 | Canada Living

WARNING: This post contains graphic images of those affected by smoking and affiliated diseases. TORONTO - When it comes to warning people about the ...

Cigarette Warning Labels Help Ex-Smokers Resist

CBC | Posted 06.27.2012 | Canada Living

Warning labels on cigarette packs help former smokers to avoid lighting up again, Canadian and international researchers say. ...

May We Offer You a Crack Pipe Instead?

Miranda Frum | Posted 03.05.2012 | Canada
Miranda Frum

While Health Canada refuses to authorize the selling of healthy e-cigarettes, Vancouver's Coastal Health Authority has begun to give out free crack pipes. No longer will crackheads have to stand outside and brave the elements!

Smoking And Stroke: Smokers Have Strokes At Younger Age, Study Suggests

CP | Anne-Marie Tobin, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.02.2011 | Canada Living

TORONTO - A new comparison of patients at an Ottawa stroke prevention clinic suggests that those who smoke have strokes or mini-strokes at a younger a...

Thank You For Not Scaring Me

Daniel Alexandre Portoraro | Posted 11.28.2011 | Canada
Daniel Alexandre Portoraro

Credit is due to the Ottawa government for having picked Ms. Tarbox as their new poster child. But for every Barb Tarbox, there is a James Dean. For every death statistic, there is a hero, real or fictitious who has beaten the odds and has come out on top.

Smoking Makes You Bad In Bed

The Huffington Post Canada | Martha Edwards | Posted 11.21.2011 | Canada Living

The Marlboro Man is meant to be the epitome of masculinity -- handsome, aloof and strong enough to make any woman feel dainty. And yet there's one dep...