Category: <span>mesothelioma in canada</span>

Canada Will Ban Asbestos by 2018

After the latest push from unions and federal labor advocates, the Canadian government is moving to ban asbestos by 2018. Science Minister Kirsty Duncan announced the long-awaited news in late December. The ban will apply to the manufacture of any products containing asbestos, as well as imports made with the deadly mineral. It could be…

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Asbestos Mining Town in Canada Searches for New Identity

Asbestos wasn’t always an ugly word. Once hailed as a miracle fiber in manufacturing and construction, it is now scorned for its toxicity and link to mesothelioma and other deadly respiratory diseases. Perhaps no place knows that fall from grace better than the small town of Asbestos in southeast Quebec. Not only did the asbestos…

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