TED Talks
TED: You may be accidentally investing in cigarette companies | Bronwyn King
Tobacco causes more than seven million deaths every year -- and many of us are far more complicit in the problem than we realize. In a bold talk, oncologist Dr. Bronwyn King tells the story of how she uncovered the deep ties between the...
Curated Video
Global Business Ethics
New ReviewNavigating the world of global business ethics is tricky, but we can help. Business ethics are impacted by culture, including a group’s attitudes, values, and beliefs. Watch to explore ethical, moral, and socially responsible behaviors...
TLDR News
Cigarette Law & Banking Regulations - This Week in Parliament
This Week in Parliament is a series we are currently trialling where we keep you up to date with the latest news from the UK's Parliament. This week we discuss the latest bills about tobacco and cigarette sales and the availability of...
Healthcare Triage
The Proposed FDA Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
Though likely to face many legal challenges, the FDA recently issued a ban on menthol flavoring in traditional cigarettes and cigars. So why the specific ban on menthol? There are lots of reasons ranging from how it may alter the smoking...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why Economists Failed to Predict the Financial Crisis
10 years later, Nobel laureate George Akerlof says the walls within economics need to come down. George Akerlof, a winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, doesn’t mince words: economists failed to predict the financial crisis because the...
PBS
Will Big Oil Have To Pay Up Like Big Tobacco?
Today, lawsuits are positioning climate change as this generation's smoking: it pollutes the air, it's caused by burning chemicals we buy from a handful of huge companies, and it's dangerous to human health. Fossil fuel companies are...
Curated Video
B.C. government projects record $11.6B deficit
New ReviewB.C.'s finance minister is laying out a tough financial picture — a forecasted deficit of almost $11.6 billion and climbing. As Katie DeRosa reports, critics accuse the government of padding the books to lessen the blow.
Curated Video
Juul dominates vaping industry despite critics
It has only taken about a year for Juul to dominate the vaping industry even as criticism of vape products grows.
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How vaping became the new smoking
A lack of restriction on the marketing, sale and labelling of vape products has created a new market for nicotine products, many of which are backed by big tobacco companies.
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Manitoba premier breaks through 'zone of secrecy' on tobacco lawsuits
A national anti-smoking group is applauding Manitoba's premier for openly talking about long-standing lawsuits against big tobacco companies. Wab Kinew said over the weekend, the province is expecting hundreds of millions from a settlement.
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Smokers unimpressed with cigarette warning labels in 1988
CBC reports on the Tobacco Products Control Act from Windsor, Ont., in 1988
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Saskatchewan Political Panel | Province's year-end numbers and Crown corporation financial reports
The Morning Edition's weekly political panel discussed the final numbers for the province's past fiscal year as well as a flurry of Crown corporation financial statements. The panel features political columnist Murray Mandryk, Canadian...
Curated Video
The Holt government’s $614-million predicament
Liberals could use tobacco settlement to reduce deficit or to fund anti-smoking programs.
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Saskatchewan Political Panel | Taking a look at the province's finances
The Morning Edition's weekly political panel discussed the final numbers for the province for the past fiscal year, a flurry of Crown corporation financial statements and the drought situation in the province. The panel features...
Curated Video
Proposed tobacco company payout could net Nunavut healthcare millions
Territories and provinces are preparing for a court hearing over a proposed deal which could see companies paying out billions to those harmed by tobacco use. Mah Noor Mubarik has more on what it could mean for Nunavut.
Bloomberg
Tobacco’s New Threat: Legal Marijuana
Dec.19 -- Bloomberg Intelligence’s Kenneth Shea discusses the marijuana industry and the threat it poses to tobacco and alcohol beverage companies. He speaks on "What'd You Miss?"He speaks on "What'd You Miss?"
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USA: CLINTON REFUSES TO ENDORSE TOBACCO DEAL WITHOUT CHANGES
English/Nat
The U-S President, Bill Clinton announced his long awaited verdict on the tobacco settlement on Wednesday, and it wasn't good news for the tobacco industry.
The President said he would only endorse an agreement if changes...
Sky News
Tobacco Firms 'Should Pay To Help Smokers Stop'
VOICED: Health campaigners say tobacco companies should pay for the harm caused by smoking. A campaign is calling for a levy on the tobacco industry to help fund anti-smoking measures. Shows people smoking. Includes vox pops with smokers...
Bloomberg
La tecnología que está reemplazando nuestra dosis de nicotina
Oct.25—El hábito de fumar busca volver a ser respetable. Mientras que la práctica tradicional disminuye a nivel mundial, una nueva versión está tomando auge: los cigarrillos electrónicos. Los fumadores obtienen su dosis de nicotina...
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USA: TOBACCO COMPANIES VOW TO FIGHT TROUBLED TOBACCO DEAL (2)
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Tobacco companies are not only dropping support for comprehensive legislation in the United States Congress, but have vowed to start fighting instead.
Philip Morris and Lorillard are joining R-J Reynolds in actively opposing...
Bloomberg
Philip Morris, Altria in Merger Talks
Aug.28 -- Tobacco is on the verge of its biggest-ever deal. More than 10 years after splitting, Philip Morris and Altria are in advanced talks about a merger. The world’s two largest tobacco companies hope to complete the deal within six...
Bloomberg
Are Premium Cigars Coming Under FDA Fire?
Oct. 7 -- Davidoff CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard and Jim Young, president, discuss the state of the premium cigar industry. They spoke with Trish Regan Oct. 6 on ""Street Smart."" (Source: Bloomberg)
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USA: WASHINGTON: PRESIDENT CLINTON'S ANTI SMOKING SPEECH
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President Clinton has urged the U-S tobacco industry to acknowledge harmful effects of smoking.
Speaking before anti-smoking groups, he praised the Liggett Company for taking responsibility for its past actions and settling...