News archive - 2014

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Decline in Canadian smoking rates stalling

After years of steady decline, rates of tobacco use in Canada have stalled, according to a new report published by the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact at the University of Waterloo. The report found that 16.1% or 4.6 million Canadians were current smokers in 2012, which was not a significant change from 2011.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Tobacco company's claims inaccurate, say Waterloo researchers

CNW Group January 30th, 2014

Waterloo, ON, Jan. 30, 2014 /CNW/ - Claims by cigar distributor Casa Cubana that flavoured tobacco products are not a threat to today's youth are at odds with research, say researchers at the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact at the University of Waterloo.