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B.C. to get about $3.7 billion in tobacco lawsuit settlement

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B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the province’s share of a landmark settlement for health damages from the big tobacco firms will be about $3.7 billion .

The settlement is part of a $32.5-billion Canadian settlement between JTI-Macdonald Corp. , Rothmans , Benson & Hedges and Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. and their creditors.

Sharma : Money will go directly toward strengthening the health care system and offset government spending on health care for people who suffer from smoking-related illnesses.

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