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Canada has stopped mining and exporting asbestos but the battle to protect people from asbestos harm continues
By Kathleen Ruff In 2012, after more than 100 years, Canada stopped mining and exporting asbestos. Public health experts had called on the Canadian and Quebec governments to respect the…
Nuclear Update 1 – Emergency Planning for a large-scale nuclear accident in the Greater Toronto Area
By Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg, PCN board member Prevent Cancer Now (PCN), along with over 20 organizations, made interventions to The Mayor and Executive Committee, Toronto City Council on Emergency Planning,…
Nuclear Update 2 – Studies in Pembroke, Ontario yield worrisome new findings about Tritium
By Ole Hendrickson “In allowing large HT releases in an uncontrolled setting very close to homes, businesses, gardens, etc., the CNSC has made Pembroke into a prime destination for researchers…
A Poem From Northern Alberta
By Thera Breau Homesteaders in northern Alberta are no wimps! Near Peace River, working hard eking out a living farming, they were delighted when the riches of hydrocarbon extraction came…
As incineration projects fail nation-wide, proposed Waste-Free Ontario Act targets zero greenhouse gases in a post-incineration era
By Meg Sears, PhD, Chair and Science Advisor of Prevent Cancer Now, with thanks to Linda Gasser See that garbage at the curb? It costs our environment and health too…
Botanic Organic – supporting healthy skin and cancer prevention
Prevent Cancer Now has been researching companies that will help you “walk the talk,” navigating the information we provide about toxins in our environment. To help you make smarter purchases,…
Alberta Energy Regulator Aspires to Excellence – Admirable Goal is Difficult and Distant
November 23, 2015 In the lead-up to Paris climate talks and amid accusations of Canada exporting “dirty oil,” the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is wrapping up consultations in pursuit of…
Alberta Energy Regulator Aspires to Excellence – Admirable Goal is Difficult and Distant
MEDIA RELEASE November 23, 2015 The content in this release is offered for reprint, with attribution to Prevent Cancer Now In the lead-up to Paris climate talks and amid accusations…
Radon Awareness
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that you can’t see, smell or taste. After smoking, radon is the LEADING cause of lung cancer in Canada (roughly 16% of lung…