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Huge firework displays will mark 4 July in the US, but the nation's air quality will suffer
BBC News· 6 days agoMillions of tonnes of fireworks are set off each year to mark Independence Day in the US, causing...
Extreme heat kills more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined. We need...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance Canada· 14 hours agoAlarmingly, Texas and Florida have moved in the opposite direction by actually blocking communities...
Government told ‘no time to waste’ reviving smoking ban legislation
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoIt is vital that the new government makes this a priority to protect the health of future...
Quebec pharmacists may soon have more powers: What are they?
CTV Montreal News· 4 days agoLast month, the Quebec government tabled Bill 67, saying it would again give pharmacists more power...
Quebec pharmacists have more powers: What are they?
CTV Montreal News· 4 days agoLast month, the Quebec government tabled Bill 67, saying it was going to give pharmacists more power to help people with certain health concerns. "I...
UPS Beats Bias Suit by Driver Fired After Failing Breathalyzer
Bloomberg Law· 5 days agodriver lost his lawsuit alleging he was denied accommodation and illegally fired because the failed breathalyzer test that led to his termination was tainted by his asthma ...
Beyond Local: For the first time in more than 150 years, Alberta’s electricity is coal free
Airdrie City View· 3 days agoThe Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, the Lung Association and the Asthma...
Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature deaths every year in California alone
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoBreathing wildfire smoke can cut years off people’s lives. As fires become more frequent in a...
Temperatures in Canada have hit 40°C for the first time this summer. How extreme heat can impact...
Yahoo Canada Style· 2 days agoAccording to the Canadian Lung Association, people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Scorched by history: Discriminatory past shapes heat waves in minority and low-income neighborhoods
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoResidents face high rates of infant mortality, cognitive issues, heart disease and asthma — so much...