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Our latest media releases
2024-2026 Québec Cancer Program (PQC) Action Plan: CCS calls for concrete screening actions
September 13, 2024
Canadian Cancer Society commends new federal restrictions on nicotine pouches as essential step to protect youth
August 22, 2024
Canadian Cancer Society launches campaign calling for hospice construction
August 7, 2024
Canadian Cancer Society commends federal regulatory proposal for cost recovery fee on tobacco companies
August 1, 2024
Poison in every puff: World’s first health warnings directly on individual cigarettes hit stores across Canada
April 29, 2024
Canadian Cancer Society commends tobacco tax and e-cigarette tax increases in federal budget
April 16, 2024
The Canadian Cancer Society is calling for a united show of support for those affected by cancer and to help hope bloom this April
April 2, 2024
Federal announcement to restrict marketing and sales of nicotine pouches a needed move to protect youth
March 21, 2024
National poll finds nearly 1 in 4 people in Canada report measures such as skipping doses, splitting pills, not filling prescriptions due to cost
February 14, 2024
BC Government makes important move to restrict the sale of nicotine pouches to better protect youth
February 7, 2024
Tobacco plain packaging progress continues worldwide with 42 countries and territories moving forward with regulations
February 6, 2024
New Canadian Cancer Society survey reveals the financial cost of cancer is one many in Canada cannot afford
February 4, 2024
Annual cost recovery fee on tobacco companies a welcome measure to hold industry accountable
November 21, 2023
Health Canada makes it legal for flavoured nicotine products from Imperial Tobacco to be sold to children
November 14, 2023
New report from the Canadian Cancer Society reveals nearly all provinces and territories in Canada lack adequate number of hospice beds
October 25, 2023
The Canadian Cancer Society applauds the adoption of a new regulation governing vaping products in Quebec
August 2, 2023
The Canadian Cancer Society welcomes the creation of an All-Party Cancer Caucus that will help prioritize pressing cancer issues across the country
June 13, 2023
The Canadian Cancer Society commends the Government of Quebec for banning flavours in e-cigarettes and for other regulatory measures governing vaping
April 19, 2023