recent news
  • TV Anti-Smoking Ads Have Opposite Effect - PDF (Nov 2)
    Middle school and High school students are beginning to think that a lot of the information advertised on TV about smoking health effects is bogus or exaggerated.

  • From the Mouths of Babes - PDF (Nov 3)
    Alecia Boshcoff, a seven year old girl, takes on Queen’s Park to have smoking banned around children.

  • Ad Bans Force Cigarette Makers To Pull Out All the Creative Stops - PDF (Nov 13)
    By banning tobacco industries from advertising in Canada through TV or radio, companies are coming up with new package designs for their products to avoid the general surgeon’s health warnings.

  • Saskatchewan Moves to Sue Tobacco Companies - PDF (Nov 23)
    The Saskatchewan NDP government has introduced a new legislation, modeled off of British Columbia’s legislation, for the province to be able to sue tobacco companies for future and past health care costs.