Etiket: alcohol
2.7 grams of alcohol and a “bloodshot monster”
A true icon of the 1980s, Thierry Pastor could very well have never enjoyed the career that everyone knows him to have. Quite simply because he almost died when he…
The federal government caps the increase in the excise tax on alcohol at 2%
(Toronto) Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said the federal government will cap the annual increase in the excise tax on spirits and wine at 2 per cent for two more years.…
An heir to the Rossy family still in hot water: he buys $55,000 worth of alcohol through fraud
An heir to the founding family of Rossy stores who has amassed criminal records has allegedly done it again, this time by purchasing nearly $55,000 worth of expensive bottles of…
28 Day Alcohol Free Challenge | 29 days later
“There is no soft drug, it’s a contradiction in terms,” a good friend told me. Of course, we understand that coffee withdrawal should not be like opioid withdrawal, but I…
Alcohol prices | The SAQ will increase its margins
Wine and spirits lovers will soon put more hands in their pockets when they purchase many of the products sold at the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ). By May,…
Quebecers want the alcohol driving limit to be reduced, according to several surveys
Experts and activists are swimming in incomprehension at the government’s inaction when a majority of Quebecers would like the alcohol driving limit to be reduced to 0.05 and all the…
A $115,000 employee meeting with alcohol and DJ at Investissement Québec
A vice-president of Investissement Québec (IQ) created a stir within the state corporation last fall by organizing an employee meeting with alcohol and a DJ that cost more than $115,000.…
What if we reduced the size of glasses to drink less alcohol?
“Dry January” is over! The courageous who took up the challenge of the month of alcohol-free January can finally allow themselves to drink it, but it is not always easy…
Alcohol, drugs and street racing: the penitentiary for killing a 15-year-old girl
A driver who killed a 15-year-old girl while racing madly on the highway after having consumed both drugs and alcohol will have to spend four and a half years in…
28 Day Alcohol Free Challenge | Toast soberly in February
Goodbye, grenadine lemonade and Shirley Temple: the offer of non-alcoholic or low-alcohol drinks has never been so abundant. An invitation to drink less, better (and well too!), as the 28…
28 days without alcohol | A new territory to clear
Drink better, this is the title of a bible of sober (and half) mixology that Patrice Plante published last September. Trained chef, mixologist and founder of the company Monsieur Cocktail…
French alcohol consumption is falling… but remains “very high”, according to Public Health France
Welcome Health Health policy The share of weekly consumers was 39% in 2021 while daily consumers were 8%. Published on 01/23/2024 07:49 Reading time: 1 min The share of weekly…
French alcohol consumption is falling… but remains “very high”, according to Public Health France
Welcome Health Health policy The share of weekly consumers was 39% in 2021 while daily consumers were 8%. Published on 01/23/2024 07:49 Reading time: 1 min The share of weekly…
in Iceland, the fight against alcohol addiction among young people is bearing fruit
Welcome Magazines from France 2, France 3 and franceinfo All France 2 broadcasts We, the Europeans Published on 01/18/2024 5:11 p.m. Video length: 1 min VIDEO. “Icelanders now know that…
One year later, Canada still hasn’t changed its alcohol recommendations
Health Canada has still not changed its recommended alcohol consumption limits and refuses to say whether it intends to do so, a year after the publication of a report which…
VIDEO. Does a month without alcohol work?
Welcome Magazines from France 2, France 3 and franceinfo France 2 Correspondent Published on 01/11/2024 11:55 p.m. Video length: 41 min Correspondent. Does a month without alcohol work? Correspondent. Does…
VIDEO. Does a month without alcohol work?
Welcome Magazines from France 2, France 3 and franceinfo France 2 Correspondent Published on 01/11/2024 11:55 p.m. Video length: 41 min Correspondent. Does a month without alcohol work? Correspondent. Does…
the month without alcohol, “an almost impossible battle to fight in our country”, according to former Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn
Welcome Magazines from France 2, France 3 and franceinfo All France 2 broadcasts Correspondent Published on 01/11/2024 10:10 Update on 01/11/2024 12:08 Video length: 4 min “Dry January”: the Month…
How can we explain the prudence of public authorities in denouncing the dangers of alcohol on health?
Although many French people are experiencing “Dry January” this year, there is no real awareness campaign to denounce the health risks of alcohol. The associations denounce pressure from the alcohol…