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Smoke v Fire: Why banning smoking in playgrounds is right, but banning...

Where is second-hand smoke more dangerous? In a car, with the windows rolled up? Or on  a playground, where the smoke can drift away in the open air? The city has a legal right to regulate noxious...

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Should smoking be banned on Edmonton’s most important downtown public square?

Take Our Poll Coun. Michael Walters is in favour of banning cigarette smoking on Churchill Square downtown. “We have talked about making (Churchill Square) a healthy place that’s attractive to...

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Program aims to help Edmonton smokers kick the habit before surgery

A new University of Alberta program using pharmacists as counsellors and confidants intends to help people quit smoking and improve their recovery after surgery. For the next year, patients of the...

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Editorial: Snuff out smoking-related fires

No matter how many times firefighters issue warnings about the danger of butting out smoking materials in flower pots, smokers continue stubbing cigarettes into plastic planters filled with flammable...

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