Chemicals

• B.C. government sues makers of ‘forever chemicals’

  The British Columbia government has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called "forever chemicals," involved in what it calls widespread contamination of drinking-water systems.

  Health

  Jun 21, 2024
  
• Local wildlife suffering after massive blaze at Etobicoke industrial site

  A Toronto wildlife charity said it has been working tirelessly since the blaze to capture and clean birds and other wildlife coated in chemical sludge from the fire.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2023
  
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• Bath Road set to open following Kingston, Ont. train derailment

  Days after a train derailment on a well-used Kingston road, things look to be opening back up following cleanup efforts over the weekend.

  Canada

  May 8, 2023
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• 1 dead, 3 injured after explosion at chemical research lab in Montreal region

  The research center in Montreal's Dorval suburb markets itself as a chemical laboratory that supplies research grade polymers and biopolymers to scientists.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2022
• OPP shut down clandestine drug lab in Lasalle, Ont.

  Police seized more than two kilograms of cocaine as well as significant amounts of chemicals from a clandestine synthetic drug lab in LaSalle, Ont., on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Jun 24, 2022
• Hazardous materials prompt evacuation in Lumby, B.C.

  When officers arrived, they cordoned off the area and as a precaution, a nearby residence and several businesses have been evacuated.

  Crime

  Apr 4, 2022
• Manitoba bill would allow cosmetic pesticides on lawns, municipal boulevards

  A bill put before the legislature proposes an end to a restriction on cosmetic pesticides for private lawns, grassy areas near roadways and some municipal fields and parks.

  Environment

  Mar 14, 2022
• Regina police bomb unit called to University of Regina to dispose of hazardous chemicals

  Safe disposal of these chemicals will require the use of controlled detonation in a remote, unpopulated area of campus. This may result in loud noises, audible for some distance.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2022
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• Why dangerous chemicals from the U of A needed to be detonated at Hawrelak Park

  Early in the morning on Nov. 27, a convoy of Edmonton police, EMS and fire vehicles made its way from the University of Alberta to Hawrelak Park with dangerous chemicals on board.

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2021
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• BHP moving ahead with Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan

  The long-delayed Jansen potash project, located about 140 kilometres east of Saskatoon, is expected to produce about 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2021