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Quebec to review how it tests drinking water following investigative reportCanadaOct 16, 2019Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Quebec Premier François Legault said he was surprised by what he learned about his province's practices from the Global News investigation -
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Boil water notice issued for Carr’s Landing area in Lake CountryHealthJun 30, 2023 -
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City councillor says Waterdown Garden Supply neighbours need reassurance of well-water testingAncaster Coun. Lloyd Ferguson says residents are worried about water contamination as a result of soil dumping at the Highway 5 property which has prompted cleanup orders.EnvironmentMar 25, 2021
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Running out of water a constant fear for some on Tsuut’ina NationAn national investigative consortium shows money spent by the government has failed to include sufficient funding to connect homes to centralized systems on First Nations.CanadaMar 1, 2021
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B.C. community of Hedley under do-not-consume water advisory due to arsenic levelsA do-not-consume water order for Hedley, B.C., came into effect on Christmas Day and is expected to last another four weeks.HealthJan 27, 2021
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Nearly every single Halifax-area public school has too much lead in its drinking waterData released by the provincial government this week reveals that the majority of public schools in Nova Scotia have too much lead in their water.EducationOct 1, 2020
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Education Department publishes test results, reveals schools with lead in drinking waterThe department initially committed to having the database online by the start of the school year.EducationSep 30, 2020
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Education Department misses target date on lead database for Nova Scotia school waterAfter a groundbreaking investigation on lead in drinking water, the province promised to publish all lead test results by the start of the 2020 school year.HealthSep 4, 2020
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Lead testing in Quebec schools and daycares delayed due to COVID-19With classes in Quebec set to resume, those concerned about lead levels in school drinking water wonder when testing, halted by COVID-19, will be done.EducationAug 11, 2020
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Liberal MPs call on Ottawa to tackle ‘national public health crisis’ of lead in drinking waterA group of federal Liberal MPs are asking their government to invest up to $400 million to combat the “health crisis” of lead-contaminated drinking water.CanadaJul 15, 2020
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Water advisory elevated to boil water notice in West KelownaWest Kelowna and the Interior Health Authority have elevated the water quality advisory in the Sunnyside/Pritchard System to a boil water notice.CanadaJun 3, 2020
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Deliberations begin on Halifax Water’s proposal to replace lead pipes for freeIf approved, the utility hopes to replace all lead service lines within its boundaries within the next 18 years.HealthJun 1, 2020
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