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[Canada] DOWBIGGIN: Big tobacco has many enablers
the whole idea of holding the tobacco industry uniquely liable for the health consequences of smoking is a gross distortion of history. Big Tobacco has had a lot of enablers, including our own provincial governments. . . . Even if P.E.I. wins a big sett
Oct 21, 2012
Ottawa (Ont) Citizen (ca)
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Oct 21, 2012 15:06
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[Canada] LETTER: Woman fined for buying cigarettes at reserve store
I asked the officer: “If I’m not able to purchase these cigarettes, why is the store allowed to sell them to me?” His said it was because “they can get away with it.” . . . I might come out of this having to do some jail time but I don’t care. I will n
Oct 20, 2012
Thunder Bay (Ont) Chronicle-Journal (ca)
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Oct 20, 2012 19:37
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[Canada] Manitoba Seizes Nearly 2 Million Contraband Cigarettes
Manitoba has been a hotbed of illegal cigarettes, with close to 2 million being seized by law enforcement over the past eight months, CBC News reports. In February, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Manitoba Finance officials nabbed 1.45 millio
Oct 19, 2012
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
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Oct 19, 2012 07:53
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[Australia] Smoking in the spotlight as Aborigines share their battles to quit
her story will be told as part of a social marketing campaign aimed at reducing the high smoking rate among indigenous Australians. If she had not become addicted, the former basketball player believes she could have followed in her father's footsteps an
Oct 18, 2012
Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph (au)
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Oct 18, 2012 07:32
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[Canada] Aboriginal smoke sales raise questions
Over 137 million cigarettes were sold tax-free for the personal use of status aboriginal people in Nova Scotia last year. The information, obtained through a freedom of information request by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, means either that each of
Oct 16, 2012
Halifax (NS) Chronicle Herald (ca)
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Oct 16, 2012 16:02
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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium fighting tobacco use
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium reports that seven tribes have approved resolutions calling for a ban on all tobacco products in the workplace. It notes that three tribes have passed resolutions supporting a statewide smoke-free workplace law.
Oct 14, 2012
Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner
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Oct 15, 2012 14:54
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[New Zealand] Quitline supports ‘a small city’ of quitting smokers
In the past year Quitline supported over 62,000 quit smoking attempts by New Zealanders. This is larger than the entire population of Rotorua.
Oct 9, 2012
Scoop (nz)
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Oct 9, 2012 02:17
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[Oklahoma] EDITORIAL: As tobacco experience shows, tax increases affect peoples' behavior
The perverse incentives of Obama's tax policy will cause many entrepreneurs to limit their exposure. The end result will be fewer jobs and less opportunity for all. To avoid paying a few bucks extra for cigarettes, smokers will substantially alter their b
Oct 2, 2012
The Oklahoman
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Oct 8, 2012 05:11
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[Alaska] Bethel smokers pay less for cigarettes than urban dwellers
Bethel smokers are consistently paying anywhere from a few cents to roughly a dollar less than those in Anchorage. That may soon change. The heads of two heavyweight Bethel-based Native organizations are pushing city leaders to consider a new excise tax
Oct 6, 2012
Anchorage (AK) Daily News
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Oct 8, 2012 04:30
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[Canada] Native cigarette trade documentary Smoke Traders makes its World Broadcast Premiere on TVO October 24 at 9 pm
The TVO-commissioned documentary Smoke Traders makes its world broadcast premiere on TVO Wednesday October 24 at 9 pm. The hour-long film from Rezolution Pictures ignites a debate about the Mohawk Nation's involvement in the tobacco trade, raising issues
Oct 1, 2012
Canada Newswire (CNW) (ca)
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Oct 4, 2012 02:42