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Billions at stake in Alta tobacco lawsuit

A pending provincial government lawsuit against the tobacco industry could turn out to be one of the biggest legal actions in Alberta's history, potentially worth up to $10 billion in recovered health-care costs, a leading anti-smoking advocate says. Read More

Chewing tobacco use rises among high-school boys

San Francisco Giants slugger Pat Burrell sneaks a pinch in the dugout, his lip swollen with a wad of chaw in his TV close-ups. Read More

OCT 22th How much more study on cigarette warnings?

Stephen Harper's Conservative government refuses to give an honest, reasonable explanation about why it's refusing to put new health warnings on cigarette packages. Read More