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Saskatchewan gets D+ for protecting people from tobacco

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By Courtney Markewich

Several health groups are giving Saskatchewan a grade it calls "unacceptable" when it comes to protecting people from the harms of tobacco.

The Lung Association, the Heart and Stroke Association and the Canadian Cancer Society released its report card Tuesday morning giving the Saskatchewan government a "D+".

"Saskatchewan has the highest youth smoking rate in Canada, which is nearly double the national average," Donna Pasiechnik from the Canadian Cancer Society said in a news... // Read Full Article


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