Lead-contamination
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Alberta investigates Red Deer County family’s lead contaminated water well near gravel mine"They told us to immediately stop drinking our water," she said. "We weren't to cook with it. We were advised not even to brush our teeth with it.''ConsumerJan 17
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Montreal to distribute 15,000 water filters to vulnerable residents with lead pipesThe city encourages affected low-income residents, residents with children under five years old and pregnant women to get in contact with 311 to place their order.HealthJun 10, 2020
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Tainted water series from Global News, media consortium wins Canadian Association of Journalists awardTainted Water received the CAJ award for data journalism during a ceremony hosted via Zoom Saturday.CanadaMay 30, 2020
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McNeil calls lead investigation ‘concerning’ but defers commitment to actNova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says an investigation's finding of widespread lead exposure risk in the province is "concerning," but he's deferring commitments to act.HealthNov 7, 2019
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The cost of replacing lead service lines for residents in Regina, Moose Jaw and SaskatoonHow much it could cost residents to replace their portion of lead service lines in Moose Jaw, Saskatoon and Regina?CanadaNov 5, 2019
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N.S. Opposition demands action after investigation finds widespread risk of lead exposureOpposition leaders in Nova Scotia are calling for the government to take swift action to mitigate the risk of lead in well water across the province.InvestigationsNov 5, 2019
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Drinking water at thousands of Ontario schools, daycares have dangerous lead levelsMore than 2,400 Ontario schools and daycares exceeded the current federal guideline for lead in drinking water in the past two years.InvestigationsNov 5, 2019
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Edmonton residents exposed to high lead levels in water over last decade, investigation findsLead test data obtained from EPCOR, Edmonton’s private water utility, reveals lead levels in Edmonton houses exceeding the current federal safety guideline every year since 2008.InvestigationsNov 4, 2019
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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante will require households to replace lead water pipesIn a joint interview with Global News and Le Devoir, Plante said her administration plans to aggressively test the drinking water in more than 100,000 homes over the next three years for lead.CanadaOct 22, 2019
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Investigation reveals dangerous lead levels in some Quebec drinking waterQuebec is the only province to flush the water out of taps for five minutes before taking a sample. This winds up producing a measurement that reduces the amount of lead in samples and fails to reflect the resident’s exposure to lead, the experts said.CanadaOct 16, 2019
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