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By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — Two Manitobans are facing charges of trafficking and possession after Ontario Provincial Police seized 21 cases of illegal tobacco products.
The province says officers on patrol in the Rossport, Ont., area stopped a car on Sunday and found 21 cases with about 200,000 unmarked cigarettes and cigars.
Manitoba Finance has seized 45,117 contraband cigarettes plus 3,600 stolen cigarettes from three Winnipeg retailers.
The province says its investigators also seized $10,506 in cash and that all three locations are owned and operated by the same people.
Officials with Manitoba Finance’s Special Investigations Unit seized 112,700 contraband cigarettes just as they were about to be delivered.
The province says members of SIU arrested a 67-year-old Winnipeg man on July 24 in connection to the seizure.
By The Canadian Press
BANFF, Alta. – The Alberta resort town of Banff has banned smoking or vaping cannabis in public places once it becomes legal.
Council has decided to limit the use of marijuana to private property in the small mountain town that attracts a large number of international tourists and has a reputation as a place to get a “Rocky Mountain high.”
A smoking ban on Winnipeg patios is about to come into effect.
Starting April 1, smokers will have to butt out on all outdoor patios located at restaurants and bars.
Two organizations have come out in support of banning smoking on all outdoor restaurant and bar patios in Winnipeg.
The Canadian Cancer Society and Manitoba Tobacco Reduction Alliance (MANTRA) will appear before the city’s standing policy committee on protection, community services and parks today in support of a ban.
New guidelines are calling for annual lung cancer screening for long-time smokers.
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) released the guidelines on Monday, saying those aged 55 to 74 should be screened up to three consecutive years.
“Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in Manitoba,” said Dr. Sri Navaratnam, president and CEO of CancerCare Manitoba.
WINNIPEG — The provincial government will spend $1 million annually to get Manitobans to kick the habit of smoking.
The province is doing so by providing free nicotine replacement therapy products to eligible smokers.
Healthy Living and Seniors Minister Deanne Crothers says up to 6,000 eligible Manitobans will be able to join the nicotine replacement therapy program (NRT), and receive up to eight weeks of NRT each year. Several products, including patches, gum and lozenges, will be available free of charge.
