Bee Deaths
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How the pesticide believed to be killing the bees could be affecting humansMounting evidence suggests that neonics, a pesticide widely used in Canada, could not only be harmful to bees, but to humans as well.EnvironmentApr 20, 2016
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Senate Committee asks feds not to delay results of pesticide re-evaluationSenators, part of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, are asking the federal government to finish their re-evaluation of neonicotinoids pesticides. Neonics are widely suspected of contributing to bee losses around the world.CanadaMay 27, 2015
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Banning neonics will have smaller impact on agriculture than industry estimates: leaked draft reportBanning neonics will have a minimal effect on corn and soybean yields, an internal federal government draft report shows.CanadaMay 21, 2015
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Proposed ban of suspected bee killer sets off massive fight in rural OntarioBees in Ontario have been dying in record numbers, close to 60 per cent last winter alone.CanadaApr 17, 2015
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Getting the facts on honey productionHoney bees in Ontario are dying in record numbers and the provincial government says a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids is partly to blame.CanadaApr 17, 2015
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Bee deaths could be caused by inefficient young foragers: studyA new study concluded that bees that go out foraging for food too young can play a major role in colony collapse disorder.EnvironmentFeb 10, 2015
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Ontario government announces plan to reduce pesticide linked to bee deathsOn Tuesday, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change announced that it plans on reducing a pesticide linked to widespread bee losses across the province.EnvironmentNov 25, 2014
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Silence of the bees: ‘It has to stop. It just has to stop.’Meet two Ontario beekeepers who say that the widespread use of pesticides is threatening their very livelihood.EnvironmentSep 12, 2014
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UPDATE: 16×9 investigation into the use of a group of pesticides called neonicotinoidsIn an encore presentation, 16x9 updates an investigation into the use of neonicitonoids and the damage they may be doing to bees.EnvironmentSep 4, 2014
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Ontario seeks to restrict pesticides linked to bee deathsOntario's Liberal government said Monday that it plans to restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths, something beekeepers say the Liberal government promised they'd do if re-elected.EnvironmentJul 7, 2014
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