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A growing body of evidence, showing that Canada’s most common insecticides are more dangerous to human health than previously thought, has not been fully assessed by this country’s pesticide regulator, Canada’s National Observer has found.

Environmental and health protection groups are asking the government to temporarily ban a class of toxic insecticides until an independent expert panel has determined they are safe — following a bombshell investigation by Canada's National Observer that revealed how federal officials colluded with the pesticide industry to keep three pesticides on the market.

Fossil fuel companies continue to actively advocate against adequate climate policy. There are no jobs on a dead planet.

Evidence-based measures for enhancing wellbeing include exercising for 30 minutes most days, spending time in nature, and taking the time to be present with our loved ones.

A tracking project that has been in place since nations vowed to act on climate in 2015 sees a measurable increase in exposure to disease and dangerous conditions.

A trove of monthly odour complaints to a Metro Vancouver hotline reveal over 200 grievances were filed with the municipal government between August 2022 and November 2023. The documents obtained by Canada's National Observer through an access to information request show about 50 people filed complaints, with one person filing 53 between December 2022 and June 2023.

U.S. federal rules that impact virtually every aspect of everyday life, from the food we eat and the cars we drive to the air we breathe, could be at risk after a wide-ranging U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday.

The federal funding is a first for Canada. Unlike every other G7 country, Canadian students have long relied on a patchwork of programs advocates have criticized for leaving many children hungry.

Researchers in Italy examined fatty plaques removed from the blood vessels of patients with arterial disease and found that more than half had deposits contaminated with tiny particles of plastic.

Canada falls behind nearly 90 per cent of countries in the world when it comes to banning harmful pesticides, including the European Union and Brazil.

Tofu béchamel, plant-based sushi and wagyu "beef" made from peas, soy and fava beans. These and dozens of other plant-based dishes are poised to become increasingly common on the menus of public institutions as chefs try to reduce their kitchens' environmental and health impacts while whetting people's appetite for plant-based meals. 

School food advocates fear the federal government might renege on its election promise to establish a national school food program.

Children who lived closer to natural gas wells in heavily drilled Pennsylvania were more likely to develop a relatively rare form of cancer, and nearby residents of all ages had an increased chance of severe asthma reactions, researchers said.

When Bruce Lanphear decided to resign in June as co-chair of a scientific committee meant to advise Canada's pesticide regulations, his choice was fraught with the moral discomfort of a man caught between civic duty and personal sanity. 

The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says 76,129 square kilometres of forest and other land have burned since Jan. 1. That exceeds the previous record set in 1989 of 75,596 square kilometres, according to the National Forestry Database.