Canada's boom in smuggled cigarettes

By William Marsden

Gary Godelie has been a tobacco farmer most of his life, struggling to keep alive a family farm that produces what most everyone agrees is a

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"… that began one hot July day in 2006 when two men drove up to his southern Ontario farm and offered to buy his entire crop. That surprised Godelie because an …"

"… he side walls out of the barn,” said Linda Vandendriessche, chair of the Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers’ Marketing Board and herself a tobacco farmer …"

"… coffers to pay for healthcare and other services. The federal, Quebec and Ontario governments alone claim the proliferation of untaxed cigarettes is costing …"

"… contraband in 2007 made up 27 per cent of the Canadian tobacco market. In Ontario and Quebec the figure climbs as high as four out of ten. This conforms wit …"

Canada resists adding deadly asbestos to toxics blacklist

By Jim Morris

Major producer resists adding substance to toxics blacklist

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"… id Brophy, former executive director of two occupational health clinics in Ontario.A global network of trade groups and scientists spent at least $100 millio …"

Canada's about-face on climate

By William Marsden

Tar sands and a tough business lobby pull Ottawa far from Copenhagen

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"… ade only a brief stop and was soon back home, at a media event in suburban Ontario. There, in the town of Oakville, he declared that his corporate tax cuts h …"

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EPA focuses anew on obscure chemicals in consumer products

By Jane Kay

New scrutiny on ingredient of batteries, brake fluid and pharmaceuticals

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"… on the rise, and it has been found in water sources in Ohio, Illinois, and Ontario, Canada.In the European Union, products containing monoglyme or diglyme al …"

Cholera and the age of the water barons

By Bill Marsden

Cholera turned out to be a chronicle of death foretold by blind ideology

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"… es and the private companies argued over responsibility. In Hamilton, Ontario, a private company took several years before it agreed to settle fines aft …"

Metered to death

By Jacques Pauw

How a water experiment in South Africa caused riots and a cholera epidemic

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"… of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. "People won't buy what they need — they'll buy what they can afford. So …"

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How to get away with smuggling

By William Marsden

Canada’s billion-dollar deal for big tobacco

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"… he same — a tiny 5-mile section of the St. Lawrence river near Cornwall, Ontario, where the Akwesasne Indian Reservation straddles the U.S.-Canada border. …"

Weighing safety of weed killer in drinking water, EPA relies heavily on industry-backed studies

By Danielle Ivory

Agency says company's evidence 'scientifically more robust' than independent research

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"… es.”   The author of the Canadian study, University of Guelph (Ontario) biologist Keith Solomon, declined to respond to questions from …"

Real estate influence group spends 'mind boggling' amount in California House race

By Alexandra Duszak

Pro-development candidate Gary Miller gets big boost from Realtor super PAC in California state race.

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"… ct mail. The group’s biggest backer is Prime Healthcare Services Inc. of Ontario, Calif, which contributed $25,000.It’s not clear why NAR spent money fro …"

Study spotlights high breast cancer risk for plastics workers

By Jim Morris

Researchers cite breast cancer risks in Canadian plastic auto parts factories — with potential implications in the U.S. and beyond.

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"… n remain invisible and their cancer risk largely ignored.”  …"

"… he United Kingdom, examined the occupational histories of 1,006 women from Ontario’s Essex and Kent counties who had the disease and 1,146 who didn’t. Ad …"

"… als,” said Robert DeMatteo, a retired health and safety director for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and lead author of an article on the plasti …"

"… t Keith, both PhDs with backgrounds in occupational health, began studying Ontario plastics workers in the late 1970s.“It wasn’t something we chose to be …"

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