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While the Convenience industry agrees with Health Canada's mandate to reduce youth vaping, Ottawa's new proposed vaping regulations aimed at reducing the level of nicotine in vapour products will stand in the way of adult smokers looking to quit, while putting unrealistic expectation on c-store operators.In a statement, Imperial Tobaccos said the proposal "will severely hinder the federal government’s ability to reach its stated objective of reducing the smoking rate in Canada to less than 5%  by 2035."Health Canada announced Friday it is proposing to lower the maximum nicotine concentration allowed for vaping products that are manufactured or imported for sale in Canada to 20 mg/ml.

The federal government says it wants to reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in vaping products as part of greater efforts to curb their appeal to young Canadians.Health Canada announced Friday it is proposing to lower the maximum nicotine concentration allowed for vaping products that are manufactured or imported for sale in Canada to 20 mg/ml.

Quebec intends to ban the sale of flavoured vaping cartridges and limit nicotine content in an effort to stem an increase in youth vaping in the province.A recent report from the Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control found that a third (32%) of high school students consume tobacco products or its by-products“With the growing popularity of vaporization products, especially among young people, it becomes imperative to act to prevent a new generation from becoming addicted to nicotine because of these products,” Health Minister Christian Dubé said December 9, 2020 in a statement.According the Montreal Gazette, "in 2015, Quebec banned the sale of flavoured tobacco products and saw a reduction in the number of high-schoolers smoking such products within 30 days.

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The recall covers four flavours sold in Ontario Kawartha Dairy Limited is recalling certain ice cream products in Ontario due to "possible presence of pieces of metal,'' Health Canada says.

Convenience stores will be allowed to operate at 50% capacityToronto and Peel Region will enter the province's Lockdown level effective Monday, Nov.

The majority say  they are putting in more effort at work than before the pandemicSeven months in, nearly half (48%) of Canadian workers reported needing some form of mental health support, according to Morneau Shepell's monthly Mental Health Index report.The Index showed a 11.4-point decline from the pre-pandemic benchmark of 75, putting working Canadians back to near the lowest point in April 2020.