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Tests show high level of 'forever chemicals' in Montreal firefighter bunker gear
The chemical cocktails that are emitted when modern homes burn, as well as foams used to extinguish fires, were long seen as the biggest hazards to firefighters. But firefighters increasingly worry that PFAS, which make firefighting gear more resistant to abrasion, heat and moisture, could also be hurting them.
Rio Tinto says it's a green mining giant. Investigation shows environmental gaps from Quebec to the Amazon
According to Radio-Canada’s Enquête program, Rio Tinto’s brand as an eco-friendly business is contradicted by its environmental record in Quebec as well as its footprint in the Amazon region of Brazil.
Northern Ontario diocese ignored decades of sexual misconduct allegations against priests, volunteers
A Catholic diocese in Northern Ontario protected priests who allegedly committed sexual misconduct for decades, an investigation by Radio-Canada’s Enquête has found.
How Canadian recycling could be fuelling pollution in India
A Radio-Canada investigation tracked down bales of paper contaminated with soft plastics to a rural region of India, where locals say the plastic is being burned.
Quebec's workplace safety board waited 10 months to make N95 masks mandatory after first recommendation
In February of this year, Quebec's workplace health and safety board ordered that health workers in COVID-19 hot zones must wear N95 masks. According to documents obtained by Radio-Canada's Enquête, this measure was recommended by the board's partner research organization 10 months earlier.
In New Brunswick, opposing forestry industry practices can be dangerous for your career
Glyphosate has become key to sustaining New Brunswick's vast forestry industry, but some advocates say that those who have raised concerns about the herbicide have been unjustly punished for it. Now, one college instructor has filed a wrongful dismissal suit, alleging he was fired from his forestry college because of his critical views.
Court documents reveal Monsanto's efforts to fight glyphosate's 'severe stigma'
A review by CBC/Radio-Canada of internal Monsanto documents disclosed in a court case last year reveals the many efforts the company took to fight a UN agency assessment that glyphosate, the principal ingredient in its Roundup, was probably carcinogenic to humans.
'Troubling allegations' prompt Health Canada review of studies used to approve popular weed-killer
Health Canada says in light of "troubling allegations," its scientists are reviewing hundreds of studies used during the approval process for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Canada's most popular herbicide, Roundup.
Quebec Bar ignored warning Lac-Mégantic victims were being 'harassed' by lawyers
The Quebec Bar Association admits it could have done a better job protecting victims of the 2013 deadly rail disaster from the 'disturbing' tactics used to persuade them to sign on to file lawsuits in U.S. courts — for a fee.
Questionable Texas law firm pockets millions from Lac-Mégantic compensation fund
The families of the 47 people killed in the July 2013 train explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Que., decided to sue the companies involved in the tragedy in U.S. courts. Working with them behind the scenes was a Texas case runner named Willie Garcia. He's not a lawyer.