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A Pointe-Claire resident has gathered over 1,000 signatures to stop the fluoridation of water at the Pointe-Claire water production plant.

Community water fluoridation programs currently exist in the cities of Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Winnipeg among others.

Following a municipal plebiscite that showed 62 per cent of voters favouring reintroducing fluoride to city water, Calgary city council made it official.

Moncton ended fluoride use in 2011, and one dentist says she has seen a dramatic increase in tooth decay among young children ever since.

Saint John voted to end fluoridation of its drinking water in 2014.

Councillor Jeromy Farkas on Tuesday asked city administration for an update and information on the history and cost of water fluoridation.

The heated issue of putting fluoride back in Calgary's drinking water was once again before city council on Tuesday.

Calgarians have voted to reintroduce fluoride from the city's water system. Whether the taps get turned on will ultimately sit with the city's new council and mayor.

The issue of putting fluoride back in Calgary's drinking water is coming up again at city hall this summer.

In 2011, Calgary officials removed fluoride from the city’s water. About five years later, new research is warning that removing the mineral that strengthens teeth left kids with more cavities than before.

Quebec'c Health Minister hesitates over fluoridation of drinking water as public health authorities say yes, and the public says no.

Fluoride was removed from Calgary's water system in 2011, and city reports show it would cost $30 million to re-introduce fluoridation over 20 years.

The City of Calgary is closing the door on the controversial debate over water fluoridation.

A group of citizens who support the adding of fluoride to Calgary’s drinking water are urging voters to elect candidates who will reinstate fluoridation.

Many of Canada’s First Nations communities are still without what the United Nations considers a basic human right: access to clean drinking water.

New ward boundaries will be in effect on Oct. 18, and voting will be open on that day — election day — from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

This will be the seventh time fluoride has been on the ballot in a Calgary municipal election.

A First Nations community west of Edmonton has declared a state of emergency over flooded roads making it nearly impossible for residents to access clean water or for emergency vehicles and school buses to get through.