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July 2010
- Media Release (July 27)
Metro Vancouver must re-examine biased incinerator report - Media Release (July 22)
Tide Shifting Away from Waste Incineration in Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Sun (July 21)
Metro Vancouver committee recommends trash incinerator for region - BBC News (July 21)
Dangers in the dust: Inside the global asbestos trade - Reuters News (July 15)
U.S. groups target 20 possible causes of cancer - Georgia Straight (July 8)
Metro Vancouver waste-to-energy incinerator opponents fired up for a fight - The Networker (July 2)
Reflections on the President’s Cancer Panel Report - Globe and Mail (July 1)
Researchers ask Canada to ban asbestos
June 2010
- CTV News (June 30) National health organizations are calling on governments to ban the use and export of asbestos
- CBC News (June 30) Don’t revive asbestos mine: cancer society
- Media Release (June 29) Canadian Cancer Society urges Québec Premier to not revive asbestos mine
- Globe and Mail (June 29) Radiation exposure at Ontario nuclear plant prompts industry-wide investigation
- The Tyee (June 28) Asbestos: Quebec Labour’s Shame
- Healthwise Ottawa (Summer Issue) Cancer Prevention: Take Action
- The Ecologist (June 15) Workplace cancer costing 8,000 UK lives a year
- Canadian Press (June 14) Québec breathing new life into one of Canada’s last asbestos mines
- Montreal Gazette (June 12) Asbestos industry in for boost
- Globe and Mail (June 12) Delay refinery until health effects are studied, Alberta regulator urged
- Toronto Star (June 6) Deathbed reprieve for killer industry?
- Coquitlam NOW (June 2) Waste-to-energy doesn’t deal with the root problem: We’re still creating too much garbage
May 2010
- Media Release (May 27) Canadian Idol star releases song to help fight waste incineration
- Toronto Star (May 19) Ecologist Sandra Steingraber is the Rachel Carson of the new millennium
- Environmental Defence (May 18) North Americans Routinely Exposed to BPA from Food Cans
- Globe and Mail (May 17) Heavy use of cell phones may increase tumour risk: study
- Chemical & Engineering News (May 17) Preservatives Under Fire
- New York Times (May 6) New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer
- Environmental Health News (May 6) President’s Cancer Panel: Environmentally caused cancers are “grossly underestimated” and “needlessly devastate” lives
- The Province (May 4) Let’s trash region’s plan to incinerate garbage
- Microwave News (May 3) Children and Cell Phones: Time To Start Talking Sense
April 2010
- Canadian Press (April 28) Indian official blasts Quebec premier’s view on asbestos as borderline racist
- Globe and Mail (April 27) MPs to hear arguments on microwave exposure levels
- BC Local News (April 27) Metro halts grant for scientist who opposed incineration
- Globe and Mail (April 24) Bisphenol A remains off toxic list as Ottawa reviews mystery complainant’s objection
- Environmental Health News (April 22) U.S. food still tainted with old chemicals
- Telegraph (April 22) Mobile phones, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease: study is launched
- PR Watch (April 21) Can eating junk food cure breast cancer?
- Canada News Wire (April 21) Great Lakes Still Under Siege from Toxic Pollution
- New Scientist (April 20) Rats on junk food pass cancer down the generations
- Huffington Post (April 16) Susan G. and KFC: An Unholy Alliance
- Scientific American (April 13) Does Stress Feed Cancer?
- Globe and Mail (April 13) Graveyard shifts may raise disease risk, studies say
- Washington Post (April 8) FDA says studies on triclosan, used in sanitizers and soaps, raise concerns
- Scientific American (April 6) Fruits and Veggies Help Just a Little in Decreasing Cancer Risk
- The Independent (April 1) Workplace chemicals linked to breast cancer
March 2010
- Toronto Star (March 31, 2010) Ottawa to test for toxic dust in daycares
- New York Times (March 29, 2010) Scientists Say F.D.A. Ignored Radiation Warnings
- Montreal Gazette (March 23, 2010) Asbestos lobby group maintains federal funding
- Kamloops Daily News (March 19, 2010) Company pulls plug on incineration plant
- Montreal Gazette (March 19, 2010) Lobby group takes flak over federal funds
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (March 4, 2010) CT scans for children face more scrutiny
- Toronto Star (March 3, 2010) Anger mounts over Durham incinerator plan; Doctor says polluted air will
lead to cancer despite province’s favourable environmental review
February 2010
- Chronicle Herald (February 23, 2010) Electrosmog can be bad for health
- Canadian Medical Association Journal (February 17, 2010) Québec stands firm on asbestos exports despite dangers
- Montreal Gazette (February 4, 2010) It is deeply immoral for Québec to sell asbestos
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (February 1, 2010) Waste-to-energy incineration is noxious and expensive
- CBC News (February 1, 2010) Indian workers rebuke Québec over asbestos
January 2010
- Globe and Mail (January 29, 2010) Ban asbestos exports, scientists urge Charest
- Media Release (January 28, 2010) Scientists from 28 countries condemn Québec’s asbestos export
- New York Times (January 24, 2010) Radiation Offers New Cures, and Ways to Do Harm
- Globe and Mail (January 15, 2010) U.S. agency changes tune on bisphenol A
- Canadian Press (January 14, 2010) Pesticide ban opponents seek charges against Ontario minister
- Globe and Mail (January 8, 2010) D is the new C: Sunshine vitamin is suddenly hot
- Prevention.com (January 1, 2010) Is Dirty Electricity Making You Sick?
December 2009
- New York Times (December 28, 2009) Old ideas spur new approaches in cancer fight
- Toronto Star (December 27, 2009) Meet Quebec’s ‘Mr. Asbestos’
- Canadian Press (December 2, 2009) Quebec gov’t holding onto report into link between asbestos and cancer
November 2009
- SEHN News (November 20, 2009) Devra L. Davis, PhD MPH: “Why I’m concerned about cell phones”
- Globe and Mail (November 13, 2009) Experts urge tracking of X-rays, CT scans
- Globe and Mail (November 11, 2009) Doctors to use vitamin D in cancer fight
- CHE News (November 10, 2009) AMA Endorses Resolution in Support of The Endocrine Society Statement
- Associated Press (November 8, 2009) Asbestos killing more Canadians than ever; like old ‘landmines’
October 2009
- Media Release (October 27, 2009) Protect Canadians from asbestos harm, PM Harper urged
- CNN Health (October 26, 2009) Tweens challenged by grown-up malady: breast cancer
- The Bulletin (October 25, 2009) Gardasil researcher drops a bombshell
- Canwest News (October 16, 2009) Controversy heats up as cities look to incinerators to solve waste woes
- The Guardian (October 12, 2009) Scientists prove cancer can be passed on in the womb
- Toronto Star (October 7, 2009) Québec’s asbestos consensus crumbles
- The Globe and Mail (October 1, 2009) Study probes the link between cancer and stress
September 2009
- Montreal Gazette (September 28, 2009) Whatever you call it, asbestos is deadly
- Metro News (September 28, 2009) Canada is a leader in prevention
- Globe and Mail (September 26, 2009) To find a global solution to cancer, we need a global conversation
- Ottawa Citizen (September 24, 2009) Babes on a national mission
- Huffington Post (September 21, 2009) Talcum Powder: The Hidden Dangers
- Media Release (September 14, 2009) Don’t back down, two Conservative backbenchers urged by eco groups
- The Independent (September 7, 2009) Time to ring the changes on your mobile phone use
- Ottawa Citizen (September 5, 2009) Conservative conscience
- Reuters (September 1, 2009) Lead Levels in Lipstick Much Higher Than Previously Reported
August 2009
- Ottawa Citizen (August 28, 2009) Two Tories defy party, call for asbestos ban
- Beyond Pesticides (August 27, 2009) CMA calls for ban on household products containing Triclosan
- Canwest News (August 26, 2009) BPA found in popular water bottles
- Sarnia Observer (August 22, 2009) CMA seeks asbestos export ban
- Winnipeg Free Press (August 21, 2009) CMA calls for end to asbestos use and export
- Environmental Health News (August 18, 2009) Herbicide more deadly to liver cells than its active chemical alone
- USA Today (August 16, 2009) Rise in thyroid cancer may be tied to radiation
- New York Times (August 11, 2009) China’s incinerators loom as a global hazard
- Environmental Health News (August 11, 2009) Germ-killing chemical from soaps, toothpaste building up in dolphins
- Globe and Mail (August 7, 2009) Reduce fetal exposure to BPA and phthalates, experts say
- CBC News (August 7, 2009) Pesticide use on hospital lawns reviewed
- Durham Parent (August 6, 2009) Families provide incineration ‘solution’
- New York Times (August 5, 2009) Medical papers by ghostwriters pushed hormone therapy
- Environmental Health News (August 3, 2009) Chemicals can turn genes on and off; new tests needed, scientists say
- Huffington Post (August 3, 2009) An overdue ban on a dangerous sweetener
July 2009
- The Ecologist (July 30, 2009) Household pesticide link to cancer
- Agence France-Presse (July 30, 2009) Study finds pesticide link to childhood leukemia
- PCN News (July 29, 2009) Andrew Nikiforuk wins prestigious Rachel Carson book award
- BBC News (July 28, 2009) ‘No doubt’ sunbeds cause cancer
- Halifax Herald (July 27, 2009) Nova Scotia lagging on reducing pesticides
- Montreal Gazette (July 25, 2009) Quick, quiet genetic corn approval questioned
- CanWest News (July 23, 2009) Go for colour, and health in fresh produce
- The Tyee (July 23, 2009) Six Steps to Victory over Toxins
- The Tyee (July 20, 2009) Learn from a Pro at Non-Toxic Cleaning
- The Tyee (July 17, 2009) They Geared Up to Fight Pollution
- The Tyee (July 15, 2009) Toxic Work: Know Your Rights
- New York Times (July 15, 2009) Study Cites Hormones as Cancer Risk
- The Tyee (July 13, 2009) Learn what’s in our chemical soup
- The Tyee (July 13, 2009) Toxics: Your Right to Know
- Globe and Mail (July 10, 2009) PCBs, dioxins make Great Lakes fish a risk to eat
- Toronto Star (July 8, 2009) Don’t sneer at local fears - the cause can be just
- Blog News (July 8, 2009) Demonstrators draw attention to “Canada’s Ugly Secret” on Canada Day
- Globe and Mail (July 7, 2009) Food packaging leaks BPA, phthalates
- Edmonton Sun (July 6, 2009) Vitamin D: Are you getting enough?
- New York Times (July 3, 2009) It’s Time to Learn From Frogs
June 2009
- CBC News (June 29, 2009) Ontario drops plans for two new nuclear reactors
- Times Online (June 23, 2009) Half of British kids 5-9 own cellphones
- Globe and Mail (June 23, 2009) Clamping down on the ‘rubber duck’ chemical
- Environmental Health News (June 22, 2009) Weed killer kills human cells: Study intensifies debate over ‘inert’ ingredients
- N.B. Government (June 18, 2009) Province introduces lawn care pesticide ban
- Washington Post (June 18, 2009) EPA to pay medical bills for people sickened by Asbestos in Montana
- The Daily Green (June 17, 2009) 30 ‘New’ Toxic Chemicals to Avoid
- Ottawa Citizen (June 15, 2009) Only use pesticides when absolutely necessary
- Ottawa Citizen (June 12, 2009) Why not prevention as a cure for cancer?
- Nature News (June 8, 2009) Too few women in clinical trials? Cancer-drug studies fail to reflect true incidence of disease in the population.
- Vancouver Province (June 5, 2009) Canadian, US, UK life, health insurers investing heavily in tobacco
- Ottawa Citizen (June 3, 2009) Letter to the Editor, Ban on Asbestos
- Science News (June 3, 2009) Pesticide may seed American infant formulas with melamine
- Media Release (June 2, 2009) Most Nail Polishes Now Free of Toxic Ingredients
- Prevent Cancer Now, News Release (June 1, 2009) Heed students and ban Canadian Asbestos, say health, environment and social justice organizations
- Abbotsford Today (June 1, 2009) Petition Circulating Against Waste Incineration
May 2009
- NBC News (May 28, 2009) Au Revoir. Cell phones banned from French elementary schools
- Durham News (May 27, 2009) Standing room only at Newcastle anti-incineration meeting
- UK Telegraph (May 24, 2009) Men with big muscles cut cancer risk by 40 per cent
- Globe and Mail (May 22, 2009) Ideal dose of Vitamin D? New recommendation doubles Cancer Society guidelines
- Globe and Mail (May 21, 2009) Bird-killing agricultural pesticide faces ban
- Charlottetown Guardian (May 19, 2009) Green Party Supports Charlottetown Cell Tower Opponents
- Globe and Mail (May 19, 2009) Look out because this stuff is toxic
- Globe and Mail (May 15, 2009) Pharma freebies sway med students
- Windsor Star (May 14, 2009) Breast cancer, job links probed
- Durham News (May 11, 2009) Group protests change in Clarington incinerator stance
- Montreal Gazette (May 10, 2009) March targets cosmetics ingredients
- Montreal Gazette Blog (May 10, 2009) No lead in my lipstick, please
- Vancouver Province (May 9, 2009) British Columbia mother challenges safety of Wi-Fi use in schools
- Ottawa Sun (May 8, 2009) Health issues sticky point with oil sands
- Prevent Cancer Now, New Release (May 7, 2009) As cancer rates rise, PCN calls for ‘investment that works’
- Ottawa Sun (May 7, 2009) Adapting to lawn order without pesticides
- Globe and Mail (May 4, 2009) Lack of Vitamin D in kids linked to risks later in life
- Le Devoir (May 4, 2009) Ignatieff jongle avec l’idée d’interdire l’exportation d’amiante
April 2009
- Ottawa Sun (April 30, 2009) Silence still golden in public service
- Toronto Star (April 27, 2009) Environmentalists in battle to be heard in NAFTA pesticide case
- Kansas City Star (April 24, 2009) Farmers perplexed over free fertilizer’s health issues
- Media Release (April 23, 2009) Toxic chemicals targeted for elimination under UN Agreement
- New York Times (April 23, 2009) Advances Elusive in the Drive to Cure Cancer
- BBC World News (April 22, 2009) Walnuts may prevent breast cancer
- Globe and Mail (April 22, 2009) Motive questioned in failure to disclose Asbestos study
- New Scientist (April 22, 2009) Could your trashcan solve the energy crisis?
- Canadian Press (April 21, 2009) Ontario to enact tough pesticide law despite NAFTA trade challenge
- Ottawa Citizen (April 21, 2009) Editorial: Immoral Exports
- Canadian Press (April 21, 2009) More work needs to be done to clean up Ontario lakes and rivers: report
- Globe and Mail (April 20, 2009) Folic acid may raise cancer risk in offspring
- Ottawa Citizen (April 17, 2009) Asbestos: Supporting a Toxic Trade
- CBC Radio’s The Current (April 17, 2009) The Politics of Asbestos
- Ottawa Citizen (April 16, 2009) Health Canada sat on report tying asbestos to cancer
- The Hill Times (April 13, 2009) Canada should call for a complete ban on export of asbestos right now
- Ottawa Citizen (April 13, 2009) Top baby bottle leached more chemicals: report
- Le Soleil (April 11, 2009) Conservative MP reiterates support for Asbestos Industry
- Ottawa Sun (April 10, 2009) Asbestos exposure worries firefighters
- Canwest News (April 9, 2009) Dow sues Canada over pesticide ban
- Washington Post (April 8, 2009) EPA Is Reconsidering Dry Cleaners’ Use of Cancer-Causing Chemical
- Environmental Health News (April 7, 2009) Pesticides blamed for some childhood brain cancers
- Prevent Cancer Now, News Release (April 7, 2009) Ontario groups support law to reduce toxic substances
- Trail Rossland News (April 7, 2009) Cancer Prevention Day huge success at Red Mountain
- CBC News (April 8, 2009) Ontario targets companies’ use of toxic chemicals
- Chemical & Engineering News (April 6, 2009) Genes Take A Back Seat
- Globe and Mail (April 3, 2009) Researchers who touted high vitamin doses shut out of panel
- Ottawa Citizen (April 3, 2009) EU Parliament backs tougher cellphone rules
- Winnipeg Free Press (April 1, 2009) Canada duping the world by exporting asbestos: NDP MP
- Reuters (April 1, 2009) Crop herbicide may cause cancer
March 2009
- Canwest News Service (March 30, 2009) NAFTA threat won’t stop Québec ban on lawn pesticides
- Associated Press (March 27, 2009) States weigh ban on teen use of tanning beds
- Environmental Health News (March 27, 2009) Food may contain environmental estrogens
- Globe and Mail (March 26, 2009) Found: a c-word for cancer
- CBC News (March 17, 2009) Health Canada to test taps for cancer contaminants
- Ottawa Citizen (March 17, 2009) Put warnings on cellphones, scientists urge
- UK Guardian (March 16, 2009) Are night shifts bad for you?
- UK Daily Mail (March 15, 2009) Breast cancer is linked to bad childhood diet, study reveals
- Globe and Mail (March 13, 2009) Researchers explore supersized Vitamin D doses
- Washington Post (March 13, 2009) Probable Carcinogens Found in Baby Toiletries
- New Internationalist (March 10, 2009) Changing the food system is just what the doctor ordered
- CBC News (March 9, 2009) P.E.I. banning cosmetic pesticides
- Ottawa Citizen (March 7, 2009) Common chemicals declared toxic
- Globe and Mail (March 5, 2009) Tests find Bisphenol A in majority of soft drinks
- Prevent Cancer Now, News Release (March 4, 2009) Cancer prevention network warns of growing incineration trend
- Toronto Star (March 3, 2009) Ontario to prohibit 85 cosmetic pesticides
- National Geographic (March 2009 Issue) Scraping Bottom: The Tar Sands gamble
February 2009
- Globe and Mail (February 26, 2009) Cure for cancer just might be prevention
- UK Guardian (February 26, 2009) Indigenous people in legal challenge against oil firms over tar sand project
- Ottawa Citizen (February 25, 2009) Alcohol increases risk of cancer for women: Study
- Globe and Mail (February 24, 2009) Bisphenol A may pose greater threat to newborns
- Globe and Mail (February 9, 2009) Majority would limit industry’s right to challenge environmental laws
- Environmental Health News (February 9, 2009) A new window into hormone-altering chemicals
- CBC News (February 6, 2009) Fort Chip cancer rates higher than expected: report
- Edmonton Journal (February 6, 2009) Alberta community near oilsands has elevated cancer rates: study
January 2009
- CBC Marketplace (January 23, 2009) Are cellphones really safe for your kids?
- CBC News (January 22, 2009) Health Canada has little to say about cellphone risks for kids
- Montreal Gazette (January 19, 2009) Label ingredients, cancer activists urge
- La Press (14 janvier 2009) Cancer du sein: méfiez-vous de l’environnement
- Radio Canada (13 janvier 2009) De l’importance de l’environnement
December 2008
- Rachel’s Democracy & Health News (December 11, 2008) Zero Waste Activism takes on Global Warming
- Globe and Mail (December 4, 2008) Toronto businesses must reveal toxic release
November 2008
- Ottawa Citizen (November 21, 2008) Exposure to Toxic Chemicals starts at home
- United Press International (November 13, 2008) Pesticides more dangerous than thought
- CBC News (November 13, 2008) Alberta bans weed and feed lawn products
October 2008
- Canadian Press (October 28, 2008) NAFTA challenge won’t stop Ontario pesticide ban: minister
- CBC News (October 22, 2008) e-Waste Dumping Ground (VIDEO)
- Canadian Medical Association Journal (October 21, 2008) Asbestos Mortality: A Canadian Export
Older News
- BBC News (August 4, 2008) Vitamin C ’slows cancer growth’
- Calgary Herald (June 3, 2007) A committed government can prevent many cancers
- United Press International (January 1, 2007) EcoWellness: Breast cancer and pesticides
- CBC Marketplace (March 5, 2006): Chasing the Cancer Answer Watch the Video! / Special Website




