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New data shows Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest proportion of smokers in Canada….but Nova Scotia is close behind.
The Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey finds 18.4% of Newfoundlanders smoke compared to the national average of 13%. Nova Scotia has a rate of 17.8%.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Sydney today with Veteran’s Affairs Minister Kent Hehr to reopen the Veterans Affairs office, closed by the former Harper Government.
Trudeau will also meet with veterans at a local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. It was the local veterans who kicked up a stink about the closure of the office and others across the country resulting in the reversal by the Trudeau Government.