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May 2013

• The Telegraph (May 30, 2013)  Are we ignoring mobile phone dangers?
• New Scientist (May 15, 2013)  Move to restrict asbestos trade blocked
• Media Release (May 10, 2013)  Asbestos ‘Rotterdam Convention’ in crisis, say civil society groups

April 2013

• New York Times (April 25, 2013)  Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer
• Media Release (April 25, 2013)  Asbestos lobbyists determined to sabotage UN Rotterdam Convention
• Yahoo News (April 4, 2013)  Consumer group finds alarming levels of harmful chemicals in a variety of cosmetics
• Surrey North Delta Leader (April 2, 2013)  Metro Vancouver should end garbage incineration: study

March 2013

• Waste & Recycling News (March 29, 2013)  Incineration fears fuel zero waste effort in Canada
• CBC News (March 26, 2013)  Asbestos in at least 180 Québec healthcare facilities
• National Post (March 17, 2013)  Is the war on cancer an ‘utter failure’?: A sobering look at how billions in research money is spent
• An Ounce (March 5, 2013)  Hot off the Press: Prevent Cancer Now’s Winter Newsletter

February 2013

• Winnipeg Free Press (February 26, 2013)  Most Manitobans support banning garden, lawn pesticides: new poll
• CBC News (February 11, 2013)  Tanning beds forbidden for Quebec minors
• CBC News (February 5, 2013)  Environment commissioner worried about the rise of fracking and chemicals used
• Open Letter (February 4, 2013)  McGill challenged on asbestos industry financed research

January 2013

• UK Guardian (January 24, 2013)  Common pesticides ‘can kill frogs within an hour’
• Toronto Star (January 17, 2013)  Garbage blots Canada’s record, says new report  [Media Release HERE]

December 2012

• Chilliwack Progress (December 11, 2012)  Opposition growing to Metro Vancouver incinerator plan

November 2012

• CBC News (November 28, 2012)  Exposé: Household flame retardants potentially ineffective and pose dangerous health threat
• CBC News (November 19, 2012)  New Study: Breast cancer risks on the job a neglected area and poorly understood
• StoryofStuff.com (November 18, 2012)  A special Black Friday message from Annie Leonard…
• CBC News (November 13, 2012)  Toxic substance found in snow near Tar Sands
• Toronto Star (November 8, 2012)  Toronto residents shocked by discovery of local uranium facility
• Media Release (November 1, 2012)  World’s oldest public health organization calls for actions on toxic exposures in fast growing global electronics industry

October 2012

• Vancouver Sun (October 26, 2012)  Mayor seeks removal of illegal hazardous waste from landfill
• Montreal Gazette (October 23, 2012)  Activist blasts McGill’s absolution of asbestos researcher
• Toronto Star (October 19, 2012)  Brain tumour blamed on cellphone use
• Media Release (October 18, 2012)  Canada needs public registry of buildings containing asbestos
• San Francisco Chronicle (October 9, 2012)  Pesticides blamed for illnesses
• New York Times (October 8, 2012)  The Cancer Lobby
• Global News (October 4, 2012)  How toxic is your cell phone?

September 2012

• UK Guardian (September 28)  Study linking GM maize to cancer must be taken seriously by regulators
• CBC News (September 26)  Cell tower dangers frustrate homeowners
• Toronto Star (September 22)  The belated demise of Canada’s asbestos industry
• Stroud News & Journal (September 19)  Incinerators kill says toxicologist
• CBC News (September 14)  10 worst household products for greenwashing
• Globe and Mail (September 14)  Citing PQ pressure, Canada to cease defending asbestos mining
• Ottawa Citizen (September 6)  The right move on asbestos
• Montreal Gazette (September 5)  PQ expected to live up to promise to end asbestos production

August 2012

• CBC News (August 29)  Parti Québécois joins CAQ and Québec Solidaire in calling for end to asbestos industry
• Globe and Mail (August 15)   Keep kids out of tanning salons
• Toronto Star (August 10)  Sordid asbestos tale could be nearing its end
• Ottawa Citizen (August 7)  Fracking could taint water systems, study finds

July 2012

• Sarnia Observer (July 25)  Scientists condemn Canadian asbestos exports
• CBC News (July 24)  Scientists press for global asbestos ban  RELATED
• Herald Scotland (July 22)  Cancer fears threaten incinerator plan
• Powell River Peak (July 19)  Powell River council extinguishes incineration proposal
• Globe and Mail (July 14)  Your manicure looks beautiful. But the health effects are ugly
• Globe and Mail (July 9)  Kicking up some dust over Quebec’s Asbestos loan
• Globe and Mail (July 4)  Editorial: Quebec should let the asbestos industry die

June 2012

• CBC Radio’s The Current (June 22)  Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History
• CBC News (June 6)  Illicit teen tanning: Salons allowing youth to tan without parental consent
• RightOnCanada.ca (May 23)  Plans to re-open 2nd Quebec asbestos mine

May 2012

• RightOnCanada.ca (May 23)  Plans to re-open 2nd Quebec asbestos mine
• Postmedia News (May 21)  Harper government not tracking removal of cancer-causing asbestos from federal buildings
• CBC News (May 17)  Don’t ban cosmetic pesticides, B.C. MLAs recommend
• Mountain FM Radio (May 17)  Local cancer prevention advocate disappointed in pesticide recommendation
• CBC News (May 11)  Skin-cancer warnings ignored
• Reuters (May 11)  The long, lethal shadow of asbestos

April 2012

• Huffington Post (April 29)  Vitamin E found in vegetable oil could help fight cancer, study suggests
• CBC News (April 26)  Private Member’s Bill seeks ban on teen-tanning in Ontario  Related: Ontario Doctors Respond
• Conservation Council of NB (April 24)  Where you live matters, according to New Brunswick cancer study
• Simcoe.com (April 23)  Meaford council fries incinerator
• The Sun (April 23)  Deadly skin cancer warning for golfers
• Montreal Gazette (April 20)  Pro-asbestos advocacy group shuts its doors
• Ottawa Citizen (April 20)  Ottawa Eco Expo 2012: Go green, eat local and be healthy!
• The Canadian Society For Asbestos Victims (April 15)  Venezuela’s Chavez has asbestos disease
• Kanata EMC (April 12)  Cancer prevention fundraiser to hit Bells Corners
• Rossland Telegraph (April 11)  Only YOU can prevent cancer now! PCN looks to raise funds and awareness in BC!
• CTV News (April 2)  Skin cancer spikes in young adults; tanning beds blamed
• Peninsula News (April 1)  Lecture series promotes cancer prevention

March 2012

• Rabble.ca (March 28)  Shutting down Canada’s asbestos industry for good. Interview with Kathleen Ruff.
• UK Guardian (March 25)  Cancer’s not pink; Women are rebelling against the fluffy imagery surrounding breast cancer
• BC Government (March 20)  Province to ban young people from tanning beds
• Environmental Health News (March 15) Scientists want ‘fundamental changes’ in regulation of hormone-like chemicals
• CureToday.com (March 14)  True breast cancer prevention requires looking at environmental chemicals
• Environmental Health News (March 9)  US policy must move toward carcinogen-free workplaces
• Mercola.com (March 7)  FDA says Walnuts a “New Drug”; Nut slashed breast cancer risk 50% in mice
• Dow Jones Newswire (March 5)  Consumer Group Claims Coke, Pepsi Contain Carcinogens
• QMI News Agency (March 4)  Manitoba town surprised by asbestos dumping
• Victoria Times Colonist (March 4)  For teens, tanning risks pale against body image

February 2012

• CBC News (February 28)  Asbestos registry needed, says cancer patient
• Workers Health & Safety Centre (February 28)  Jail terms for employers guilty of asbestos-related offences
• Postmedia News (February 23)  Internal dispatches from UN meeting show how Canada derailed asbestos listing
• Consumer Reports (February 16)  New study finds arsenic in infant formula, cereal bars
• MSN.com (February 21)  Researchers Pick the 10 Most Toxic New Cars
• Surrey North Delta Leader (February 21)  Less garbage leads Metro Vancouver to downsize waste-fired plant
• CHEJ (February 17)  EPA health report on Dioxin released after 27 years of delays
• CBC News (February 14)  MP condemns asbestos backers to face justice in hell
• Reuters (February 13)  Colonoscopy Cuts Colon Cancer Deaths, Study Finds
• McGill Tribune (February 13)  McGill announces investigation into asbestos industry influence
• Reuters (February 13)  Public bans mean smokers also light up less at home
• New York Times (February 13)  Regimens: No Cancer Benefits Seen in Supplements
• Seattle Times (February 12)  Protect our kids from cancer-inducing tanning beds
• Montreal Gazette (February 10)  Opposition to asbestos reaches ‘critical mass’
• CBC News (February 9)  McGill to review asbestos findings after CBC report
• McGill Daily (February 9)  McGill may cause cancer
• Almonte/Carleton Place News (February 9)  Prevent Cancer Now holds free public lecture Feb. 15
• L.A. Times (February 8)  Soy pills not helpful for breast cancer prevention, study says
• Globe and Mail (February 7)  Potential breast cancer prevention drug found to cause significant bone loss
• Washington Post (February 10)  Diesel report’s publication delayed as industry demands to see documents first
• Montreal Gazette (February 3)  Ties to asbestos industry prompt censure of McGill
• BBC News (February 3)  Komen U-turn on Planned Parenthood cancer prevention program funding cut
• Toronto Star (February 2)   Pink Ribbons Inc. review: Not so pretty in pink
• CBC News (February 2)  McGill asbestos study flawed, epidemiologist says

January 2012

• Independent Online (January 31)  Want tan, ditch sunblock… get cancer?
• Reuters (January 31)  Komen Foundation kills Planned Parenthood breast cancer prevention programs
• Montreal Gazette (January 22)  Québec’s anti-asbestos movement continues to grow
• CBC Montreal (January 20)  Asbestos victims challenge exporter
• Letter Re: Incineration (January 19)  PCN opposes inclusion of incineration in Ontario’s Feed-In Tariff (FIT) subsidies
• Ottawa Citizen (January 16)  Asbestos-linked board member resigns from Red Cross
• The Sun Times (January 8)  Council, public have questions about incineration scheme
• Meaford Independent (January 8)  Large turnout for incineration meeting in Meaford
• Winnipeg Free Press (January 7)  Let asbestos industry die, MP demands
• Canadian Press (January 4)  Cash-strapped asbestos mine declares bankruptcy

December 2011

• Montreal Gazette (December 30)  New ‘super’ hospital risks green status over asbestos
• Postmedia News (December 28)  Critics brand asbestos as Canada’s latest global sin
• Argus Leader (December 27)  Proposed dioxin limit draws farm concerns
• Your Voice (December 27) Is Canada dropping the ball on sustainable waste management?
• Counterpunch.org (December 21)  Is Cancer Epidemic in America?
• Toronto Star (December 15)  Last stand for asbestos?
• Ottawa Citizen (December 15)  Council endorses Plasco deal 22-1; Deem risk to taxpayers ‘virtually nonexistent’
• Ottawa Citizen (December 12)  Plasco deal doesn’t let us off recycling hook
• Media Release (November 29)  Diversion should be among the Province’s Top Priorities: Environmental Commissioner
• Ottawa Citizen (December 3)  Plasco contract worth mulling
• Ottawa Citizen (December 2)  Plasco set to take 300 tonnes of trash a day
• Ottawa Citizen (December 2)  City to pay Plasco only for garbage it processes, Kirkpatrick says

November 2011

• Mississauga News (November 26)  Peel sorts through waste options
• Windsor Star (November 24)  City of Windsor to join Detroit incinerator fight
• Globe and Mail (November 24)  Canadian asbestos production suspended
• Media Release (November 22)  Court orders Health Canada investigate Monsanto’s Roundup pesticide | Media
• Globe and Mail (November 21)  How do I keep young activists from being demoralized?
• Winnipeg Free Press (November 20)  Growing number of Harper Tories uneasy with federal position on asbestos
• The Mark (November 17)  Australian Senate Slams Canada’s Asbestos Industry
• Ottawa Citizen (November 17)  Council must keep asking about Plasco incineration scheme
• Toronto Star (November 8)  Councillors demand inquiry into lavish incinerator party
• ABC News (November 8)  Documentary: India’s toxic asbestos trade (Click “Play Video”)
• Globe and Mail (November 5)  Ontario families press Ottawa to stop supporting asbestos industry
• Windsor Star (November 4)  Asbestos a national shame
• Ottawa Citizen (November 2)  A tender affair with Plasco
• Globe and Mail (November 1)  Cancer leading causes of death in all provinces for the first time: StatsCan
• Huffington Post (November 1)  Opposition parties call on government to ban the sale of asbestos exports

October 2011

• CBC News (October 28)  The return of the asbestos debate
• Associated Press (October 27)  Lung cancer deaths not prevented by routine X-rays, study finds
• Vancouver Sun (October 27)  Incineration is always a bad idea
• Ottawa Citizen (October 27)  Ottawa city council could consider Plasco deal as early as December
• Media Release (October 20)  Cell Phone Study Deeply Flawed, Say Experts
• BC Local News (October 10)  Groups win award for cancer prevention work. PCN among those recognized.
• Ottawa Citizen (October 8)  Hung out to dry: Scented laundry products smell good, but they can be hazardous
• CJAD (October 6)  Anti-cancer group channels John Lennon
• CBC News (October 4)  Cellphone usage limits urged by Health Canada
• Mother Jones (October 3)  Is the leading breast cancer research group is in the pocket of its pro BPA sponsors?
• Ottawa Citizen (October 1)  Think before you Pink
• Ottawa Citizen (October 1)  Pink Fatigue

September 2011

• Montreal Gazette (September 30)  PR agency used by tobacco firm hired by asbestos group
• Toronto Star (September 30)  Sarnia rallies against asbestos
• Niagara Falls Review (September 26)  Asbestos widow on husband’s passing: “It was a death sentence”
• Media Release (September 23)  September 26th is Mesothelioma Awareness Day
• The Cap Times (September 21)  To avoid breast cancer, take that cellphone out of your bra
• Now Toronto (September 15)  Remembering Dave Martin, Greenpeace icon
• Canadian Press (September 13)  Group urges MP to oppose asbestos or turn in medical licence
• Sarnia This Week (September 8)  Asbestos a local and national issue

August 2011

• Science Daily (August 24)  Scented laundry products emit hazardous chemicals through dryer vents
• Postmedia News (August 24)  Canadian Medical Association slams feds’ ‘shameful’ asbestos stance
• Globe and Mail (August 23)  Jack Layton didn’t lose a fight: He died of cancer
• Toronto Star (August 19)  Conservative Doctor must choose ethics over asbestos politics
• Toronto Star (August 17)  Angry protesters disrupt Durham incinerator groundbreaking
• Toronto Star (August 16)  Widow stands firm against Conservative threats
• YourOttawaRegion.com (August 12)  Ottawa church to host PCN cancer prevention presentation
• Barrie Examiner (August 11)  Exporting asbestos a hypocritical practice
• GBAN (August 8)  Future of Quebec Asbestos Industry Still Unknown
• The Spectator (August 3)  World is learning: No nuclear is safe nuclear
• Down to Earth (Summer 2011)  Cancer prevention and organic food – is there a connection?
• Straight.com (August 3)  Critics skeptical of Metro Vancouver’s ecological health action plan

July 2011

• Huffington Post (July 29)  Cell phone study ‘misleading’: Children may still be at increased cancer risk, experts say
• Media Release (July 28)  Prevent Cancer Now warns B.C. residents about the health risks of incineration
• News 680 (July 28)  Cancer prevention motorcycle tour heads to Toronto
• Vancouver Sun (July 27)  Conservative government’s ideology trumps science
• Toronto Star (July 26)  Durham gives go-ahead to burn its trash
• The Now (July 22)  Postcards from a prevention journey
• CBC News (July 11)  Some ‘green’ detergents still contain chemicals
• Vancouver Sun (July 9)  The Conservative’s stance on asbestos: A deadly disdain for science
• CBC News (July 7)  Cancer Society spends more on fundraising than research
• Vancouver Sun (July 7)  B.C. should ban lawn pesticides
• Canoe News (July 7)  Cellphone manufacturers behind study downplaying risks
• Toronto Star (July 2)  You make it, you recycle it
• Vancouver Sun (July 2)  Conservatives’ asbestos stand shames Canadians

June 2011

• Media Release (June 30)  Prevent Cancer Now concerned about recently approved Durham-York incinerator
• CBC Radio’s The Current (June 30)  Asbestos in the Family
• Toronto Star (June 29)  Durham’s controversial trash burner clears second-last hurdle
• Globe and Mail (June 25)  With asbestos, we are the ugly Canadians
• Huffington Post (June 24)  Birth Defects Caused By World’s Top-Selling Weedkiller, Scientists Say
• New York Times (June 24)  Court Sides With EPA on Medical-Waste Incinerator Rules
• Media Release (June 23)  Canada uses “shameful tactics” to oppose listing of Asbestos, wins Cancer Culprit Award
• Center for Health, Environment & Justice (June 22)  New Study: Vinyl – the Most Widely Used “Hazardous” Plastic
• Media Release (June 22)  Harper is using taxpayer cash for asbestos exports
• Media Release (June 17)  Citizens deliver “asbestos” to PM’s home and conservative MP offices
• EMC Ottawa (June 16)  Probonopalooza do-gooders do some good
• Media Release (June 14)  It’s time to put human health ahead of asbestos, 200 health advocates tell PM Harper
• CBC News (June 13)  Health Canada’s asbestos advice rejected by government
• Science Daily (June 10)  Deaths from Asbestos likely to surge, experts warn
• Tribune Magazine (June 8)  Inquiry is ordered into incinerators and health hazards they may pose
• Rossland News (June 2)  Preventing cancer on agenda in Rossland

May 2011

• Monteal Gazette (May 31)  Cellphones could be carcinogenic: Experts
• Earth Policy Institute (May 25)  Cancer now leading cause of death in China
• New York Times (May 18)  Chemical Suspected in Cancer Is in Baby Products
• Canadian Press (May 18)  Factoids: Canadian Cancer Stats 2011 RELATED
• Toronto Star (May 17) Research data on asbestos exposure hidden
• Globe and Mail (May 17) How safe is your makeup?
• Toronto Star (May 14)  Get the lead out
• Globe and Mail (May 13) Unreleased report shows high levels of asbestos in many public buildings
• Rossland Telegraph (May 4)  Kiss-Off Cancer Cook-Off educates and delights diners

April 2011

• Globe and Mail (April 26)  Canada labeled ‘immoral asbestos pusher’ as Harper visits Quebec mining town
• Rossland News (April 21)  Potluck dinner to fight cancer
• Canadian Press (April 13)  Québec gives support to controversial asbestos mine’s revival
• BC Local News (April 13)  Earth Day ‘coming up fast’
• Montreal Gazette (April 6) Tories promise to ‘defend’ Quebec asbestos industry

March 2011

• Media Release (March 30)  Food Packaging Significant Source of BPA Exposure, New Study Finds
  
• Media Release (March 28)  Ottawa screening of asbestos documentary “Breathtaking”
• Ottawa Citizen (March 28)  Ban the immoral export of asbestos
• Globe and Mail (March 22)  Canada’s nuclear plants ordered to review safety after disaster in Japan
• Fox News (March 18)  Video: Cell phone radiation danger
• New York Times (March 13)  Radioactive Releases in Japan Could Last Months, Experts Say
• Montreal Gazette (March 9)  Union withdraws support for Quebec asbestos industry
• Canada Newswire (March 9)  Québec union opposes asbestos mine (Français)
• Postmedia News (March 8)  Ottawa cuts funding to asbestos-industry group

February 2011

• Toronto Star (February 17)  Will Canada Export Death by Rejuvenating Its Last Asbestos Mine’s
• Toronto Star (February 14)  Local dry cleaners top target for Environment Canada inspections

January 2011

• Globe and Mail (January 28)  La trahison des séparatistes
• Science Daily (January 19)  X-Rays linked to increased childhood leukemia risk
• Toronto Star (January 17)  Editorial: Bake beans, not teens
• Globe and Mail (January 13)  Victoria first to ban teen tanning
• Rossland Telegraph (January 12)  Toxic council procedure kills proposed pesticide bylaw
• Montreal Gazette (January 8)  The continued sale of Quebec’s asbestos is indefensible
• Science Daily (January 3)  Kids frequently exposed to medical imaging procedures that use radiation, study finds

December 2010

• Sarnia Observer (December 28)  Asbestos exports decried
• The Ecologist (December 22)  Plans to reopen world’s largest asbestos mine will create ‘new generation’ of victims
• MedPage Today (December 18)  Busy roads drive rise in kids’ Leukemia risk
• Montreal Gazette (December 13)  Stop promoting asbestos exports
• Globe and Mail (December 9)  Medical journal takes on asbestos industry in Canada
• Toronto Star (December 8)  Victims, activists urge Canada to stop asbestos exports
• Media Release (December 7)  Human life is more important than asbestos industry profits, says Solidarity Delegation

November 2010

• Toronto Star (November 26)  Durham incinerator deal signed
• National Post (November 24)  Patients must be warned of CT-scan dangers: MDs
• Ottawa Citizen (November 24)  Teach your children to be wary of cellphones: expert
• New York Times (November 23)  Radiation Worries for Children in Dentists’ Chairs
• WA Today (November 23)  Asbestos cancer peak is yet to hit, researchers warn
• Globe and Mail (November 22)  Nova Scotia cracks down on tanning beds for teens
• Agence France-Press (November 20)  Docs say chemicals can cause cancer
• Media Release (November 16)  Ad campaign targets PM Harper’s support for Asbestos exports
• New York Times (November 15)  Prenatal Exposures Prompt EPA to Re-examine Chemical Regulations
• Trail Daily Times (November 12)  Pesticide ban back on table; Staff to outline possible bylaw for council
• Ottawa Citizen (November 5)  New study warns of risks from cellphone tower radiation emissions
• Globe and Mail (November 1)  Chemical Valley health issues prompt lawsuit against Queen’s Park

October 2010

• Globe and Mail (October 26)  Breast cancer linked to traffic-related air pollution
• Rossland News (October 21)  Push for pesticide law grows
• Ottawa Citizen (October 18)  Ban sought on chemicals in personal care goods
• Globe and Mail (October 15)  Exporting death: Another popular Harper foreign policy
• Rossland news (October 13)  Anti-pesticide campaign resurfaces in Rossland
• University Affairs (October 12)  Medical scientists dispute geologists’ claims about safety of asbestos
• La Presse (October 8)  Embarrassing photos for a Quebec Asbestos mine
• CBC News (October 6)  Québec study links breast cancer, air pollution

September 2010

• Johns Hopkins Medicine (September 29)  Doctors Urged to Minimize Ct Scans in Children
• Globe and Mail (September 25)  The disturbing truth about cellphones
• Globe and Mail (September 25)  Better off with a blank screen
• CBC News, The National (September 21)  Cellphone safety: What aren’t they telling us?
• CBC Radio (September 16)  PCN reacts to cancer survival rates
• Globe and Mail (September 8)  Government investment in asbestos is morally bankrupt
• Vancouver Sun (September 7)  Asbestos: We’re killing people right now
• Vancouver Sun (September 5)  Asbestos flooding B.C. with a ‘steady stream of death’
• Ottawa Citizen (September 5)  Town opposes industry role in cancer panel
• The Tyee (September 3)  The Best Way to ‘Zero Waste’
• Toronto Star (September 2)  Quebec offers lifeline to a deadly industry

August 2010

• CBC News (August 30)  Asbestos mine gets $3.5M from Québec government
• Ottawa Citizen (August 29)  Bisphenol A found in unlikely place: cash receipts
• BC Local News (August 29)  Metro waste-burning plan heads to Victoria
• La Tribune (August 23)  Duceppe réitère son appui au chrysotile
• Legal Newsline (August 19)  Connecticut AG sues incineration plant over excessive dioxin emissions
• The Medical News (August 18)  Cancer is the world’s top ‘economic killer,’ report finds
• Media Release (August 17)  Environmentalists Urge Minister Penner to Reject New Incinerator
• CBC News (August 16)  Cancer world’s costliest disease
• Vancouver Sun (August 11)  Disadvantaged face the hardest fight against cancer
• Mercola.com (August 7)  Are Household Cleaners Linked to Breast Cancer?
• The Record (August 4)  Jeffrey asbestos mine faces permanent shutdown
• The Times (August 3)  One tough decision for Penner

July 2010

• Straight.com (July 30)  New incinerator in Metro Vancouver still possible after board vote
• Straight.com (July 30)  Cancer prevention group urges Metro Vancouver board to reject incineration
• 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
• Toronto Star (July 21)  Major BBC investigation batters Canada’s controversial asbestos industry
• Edmonton Journal (July 14)  Tax support of asbestos industry means we all share the blame
• Reuters News (July 14)  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