Six Ontario school boards will pilot a new anti-vaping program that will be rolled out across the province this fall at the same time the provincial government mandates a firm ban on such products ...

— CN Tower/La Tour CN (@TourCNTower) May 3, 2021 "Vaping has risks and the long-term health effects of vaping are unknown," reads the campaign. "Youth and non-smokers should not vape.

Vaping products contain chemicals that can cause lung damage, according to the health ministry. They can also contain nicotine, which is highly addictive and can alter brain development and reduce ...

The vaping product market in Canada was estimated at $1.36 billion in 2019, according to the federal government.

He and other health advocates are again raising the alarm about youth vaping and the need for enhanced efforts to lower the rates and prevent young people from trying the products in the first place.

Vaping among young people has rapidly increased across the nation, becoming a concern for local school boards. "I was an elementary school principal for 20 years, I had experience of vaping as ...

In 2020, the B.C. government restricted flavoured vapes to 19-plus stores, reduced the amount of nicotine levels that could be sold in cartridges, and launched an anti-vaping awareness campaign.

The increase in youth vaping rates since the act was passed makes the review timely, said a statement from the health minister’s office, adding this first review will focus entirely on vaping.