Fluoride

• Calgary reintroduces fluoride into drinking water but faces court injunction

  Calgary first introduced fluoride into its drinking water in 1991 after multiple plebiscites, but it was removed by city council in 2011.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2025
  
• RFK Jr. calls for CDC to stop backing fluoride in drinking water

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide.

  Health

  Apr 8, 2025
  
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• Fluoride now expected back in Calgary’s drinking water before end of June

  The City of Calgary said the reintroduction of fluoride to the city's drinking water has been delayed again. It now expects the system to be up and running by the end of June.

  Health

  Mar 20, 2025
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• Petition by RFK Jr. fan prompts Montreal council to end water fluoridation

  A council representing Montreal and the suburban municipalities will vote on whether to stop the practice in the six West Island suburbs that treat their water with fluoride.

  Health

  Nov 21, 2024
• RFK Jr. and Trump want fluoride out of water. What does the mineral do?

  Donald Trump plans to push for the removal of fluoride from United States drinking water on his first day in office if elected, according to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  Health

  Nov 4, 2024
• Fluoride at twice recommended limit linked to lower IQ in kids: U.S. report

  A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children.

  U.S. News

  Aug 22, 2024
• Calgary water fluoridation delayed again as implementation cost rises

  According to the City of Calgary, implementation costs of re-introducing fluoride to the city's drinking water have grown from $10.1 million to $28.1 million.

  Health

  Jul 19, 2023
• Fluoride still not flowing in Calgary’s water

  City officials said work is now on track to have fluoridated water flowing from taps between April and June of 2024.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022
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• Calgarians vote to bring fluoride back into drinking water

  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.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2021
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• Calgary election: Groups campaign on both sides of fluoride debate

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

  Politics

  Oct 11, 2021