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‘I thought I was safe’: Federal government’s radon advice creates a false sense of security
Health Canada defends its policy while a chorus of experts and cancer patients say a change would save lives When Traci Burke tested her home for deadly radon a decade ago, the results brought her relief. The reading came in just below Health Canada’s safety guideline for the odourless, invisible natural gas that is responsible… Read more
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‘Numb to it’: Canadian students are keeping quiet about hate and discrimination they experience on their university and college campuses
Discriminatory and hateful incidents are remarkably common at Canadian colleges and universities. But rates of reporting by students are startlingly low because students lack confidence in their schools’ ability or willingness to respond forcefully, an Investigative Journalism Bureau/Toronto Star investigation has found. “Because you’re seeing incident after incident, many students think reporting doesn’t do anything,”… Read more
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Illegal health and beauty products pose safety risk
An Investigative Journalism Bureau/Toronto Star investigation found more than 100 products that Health Canada officials confirmed have not been approved for sale or assessed for safety. Some of these items pose serious potential health risks to consumers. A handful, including eye drops, headache medication, hemorrhoid ointment and kids canker sore patches, were for sale despite… Read more
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These dangerous health products were supposed to be pulled from shelves. A popular Ontario retailer sold them to us anyway
Ontario program to make roads safer is ensnaring drivers who pose no threat, imperiling livelihoods and sowing distrust, Star/IJB investigation finds. Read more
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Homeowners take feds to court over ‘radioactive’ waste
Federal agency says the problem falls outside its mandate Three homeowners in Elliot Lake are taking the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to Federal Court over its recent decision to not order the removal of alleged radioactive waste from their properties. “I never thought that as I was retired, I would actually have to fight… Read more
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She found out she’d been breathing a cancer-causing gas for over a decade. So why won’t Canada’s health-care system let her get her lungs tested?
Canadians with documented levels of elevated radon in their homes are ineligible for publicly funded lung cancer screening, which is only for heavy smokers. Read more
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Radiation is homeowners’ problem, Canadian nuclear regulator says
Radiation levels in and around homes in Elliot Lake, Ont., are due to “naturally occurring nuclear substances,” says safety commission. Read more
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They thought they’d found an affordable place to live. They were never told about the radioactive mining waste
Recent testing at four houses in Elliot Lake reveal elevated levels of gamma radiation and concentrations of radon gas far exceeding safety guidelines. There could be up to 60 homes in the community currently on top of mine waste, documents allege. Read more
