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Canada bans the sale of flavoured nicotine pouches in convenience stores and gas stations

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Canada bans the sale of flavoured nicotine pouches in convenience stores and gas stations

Starting next week, the federal government will introduce new restrictions on nicotine pouches that will ban their sale anywhere other than behind the pharmacy counter. From August 28, the bags will be available under the brand name Zonnic, will be completely banned from supermarket and petrol station shelves. The Berry Frost and Tropic Breeze flavours […]

Ontario man discovers high concentration of radioactive gas in his new home – and asks others to check

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Ontario man discovers high concentration of radioactive gas in his new home – and asks others to check

If Bob Barnes hadn’t met a neighbor last summer, he would never have known that his recently purchased home also had extremely high levels of a carcinogenic gas. In July 2023, Barnes purchased a property in the community of Cedar Springs in Chatham-Kent, Ontario and began renovating it to be closer to his grandchildren. And […]