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Seeking Billions, Ontario Sues Tobacco Companies
The Province of Ontario filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking 50 billion Canadian dollars from several tobacco companies to recover smoking-related health costs since 1955. “We believe that taxpayers should be compensated for the costs that they have paid,” Chris Bentley, the province’s attorney...
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