McGuinty Government Committed to Building Smoke-Free Communities During the 35th annual National Non-Smoking Week, Ontario is celebrating the progress made to create a healthier province and is reiterating its commitment to smoke-free communities. Since 2005, millions of Ontarians have breathed [Read more]
GERALDTON VEHICLE STOP LEADS TO ARREST November 5, 2010 On October 26, 2010, Scott Smith of Sylvan Lake, Alberta was convicted of possession of 690,000 unmarked cigarettes in the Geraldton Provincial Offences Court. Smith was charged by the Ministry of Revenue’s Special Investigations Branch [Read more]
Ontarians Convicted For Possession Of Unmarked Cigarettes June 29, 2010 1:00 PM Four individuals were found guilty and fined a total of $2,800 for possession of 10,260 unmarked cigarettes in the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga on June 4, 2010. Each of the individuals was charged by the [Read more]
June 29, 2010 9:21 AM McGuinty Government Bans The Sale Of Flavoured Cigarillos Ontario is banning the sale of flavoured cigarillos to make them less accessible, less affordable, and less attractive to young people.Amendments to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, which come into force on July 1, 2010, [Read more]
May 31, 2010 9:30 AM McGuinty Government Targets Youth To Create Smoke-Free Ontario As part of World No Tobacco Day, Ontario is creating new tobacco control programs to target the 650,000 young people most at risk of starting smoking. Tobacco kills more than 13,000 people in Ontario every year, is [Read more]
Restaurant smoking ban may be paying health dividends CTV.ca News Staff A new study suggests a ban on smoking in public spaces in Toronto, including in bars and restaurants, is leading to a lot fewer hospitalizations. It is probably safe to assume that the subsequent bans which occurred in [Read more]
