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Health organizations are urging the federal government to bring down nicotine use among Canadians to less than five per cent of the population by 2045.
Les Hagen, executive director of Action on Smoking and Health, says nicotine use has grown exponentially among Canadians aged 25 and under.
Hagen says some reports suggest vaping creates a nicotine pathway in the brain and could make youth more susceptible to start smoking cigarettes.
He demands stricter measures against vaping products, such as flavour restrictions, more health warnings on packaging and a ban on online sales. (The Canadian Press)
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Mounties in New Brunswick say a 50-year-old man died over the weekend in an A-T-V crash.
Police say the crash happened on Saturday in Durham Bridge, about 20 kilometres north of Fredericton
They believe the driver lost control of the vehicle.
He was the only person on board and died at the scene. (The Canadian Press)
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New Brunswick will hold hearings on systemic failures within the province’s child welfare system.
The hearings are in response to a report that severely criticized the Social Development Department in the overdose death of a teenager.
It said the 16-year-old’s death last year could have been prevented had the system acted with more humanity.
All parties agreed to work together on a transparent process to examine the report findings and implement changes to prevent future tragedies.
(The Canadian Press)
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A Nova Scotia zoologist and photographer says he hopes his new book on Sable Island’s wild horses will help people appreciate their adaptability.
Damian Lidgard has been travelling to Sable to research its seal population for about 30 years.
During his work, he’s amassed a large collection of images of the remote island’s wild horses, which have lived there since the 1700s.
His book “Sable Untamed” includes photos from different times of year, from the lush summers to the cold winter months when he says the horses’ personalities really emerge. (The Canadian Press)
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A new travelling exhibit is diving into the historic stories of African Nova Scotian seafarers.
The exhibit, named “We and the Sea,” launched Saturday at the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre in Birchtown, Nova Scotia.
Executive director Russell Grosse says it delves into history that is largely absent from historical accounts.
It includes the history of coastal communities like Africville and information on enslaved Africans who worked in Louisbourg’s fishing stations. (CBC Nova Scotia)
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The N-D-P in Newfoundland and Labrador is calling on the government to use real artists in its marketing and communications instead of artificial intelligence.
M-H-A Sheilagh O’Leary presented a petition to the House last week.
She says the government needs to support people employed in the creative arts.
O’Leary says A-I uses material created by real people without compensation or permission. (VOCM)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
