New funding has allowed the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute to expand, allowing the Youth Action for Prevention (YAP) program to better engage people in northern areas of the province about the harms of alcohol.
TORONTO — A paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests life expectancy in Canada could be threatened by the same factors that are causing it to fall in the United States.
Canada's chief public health officer says she's worried about the rise in heavy drinking among Canadian women.
More Icelanders support the idea of selling beer and wine in grocery stores than last year, Vísir reports. The ratio of those supporting the sale of alcohol has increased by 5% in one year, from 31.1% to 36.1%.
Minister for Health Simon Harris has signed 23 sections of the Public Health Alcohol Bill into effect. The legislation, which was passed overwhelmingly by the Oireachtas last month, legislates for alcohol as a public health priority.
HALIFAX—With just one week to go before the first legal weed Wednesday, the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) has announced what online cannabis sales are going to look like.
YEREVAN, Armenia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Saturday morning the incoming Quebec government’s plan to raise the legal age for smoking cannabis to 21 could leave an opening for organized crime.
MONTREAL, Oct. 23, 2018 /CNW/ - Problematic use of alcohol, cannabis and opioids is a serious issue in Canada.
A new study in the Journal of Public Health indicates that advertising for alcohol is common in British television, and may be a potential driver of alcohol use in young people.
SINGAPORE: You may soon be able to get your midnight fix of rum raisin ice cream from the supermarket again, if current restrictions on the sale of food products containing alcohol from 10.30pm to 7am are relaxed.