Tag: Health Canada

New Criteria in Drinking Water Standard Tighten Lead Leaching Allowance for...

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Newly published changes to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61, the drinking water product standard required in the United States and Canada, further restrict the amount of lead...

Top Five Drinking Water Stories of 2019

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The following five news stories were the most read in the drinking water category on Water Canada's website in 2019. Health Canada Sets New...

Health Canada Sets New Guideline for Lead in Drinking Water

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Health Canada has updated the drinking water guideline to reduce the maximum acceptable concentration of lead from 0.01 mg/L, which was set in 1992,...

Greater Toronto Area Municipalities Band Together To Defend Peel Region’s Fluoride...

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The Mayors of Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon are calling on Region of Peel Council to maintain the fluoride that is currently added to drinking...

Canadian Government Tightening Water Standards on National Planes, Trains, and Ships

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The Canadian government is introducing stricter regulations to ensure clean water aboard planes, trains, and passenger ships for drinking, hand washing, oral hygiene, and...

Don’t Drink the Water

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When Attawapiskat First Nation declared a state of emergency in October 2011, Charlie Angus (MP Timmins-James Bay) visited the community to find out why....

Aftershocks

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The nuclear disasters caused by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan have heated up concerns over water safety and radiation. Authorities reported...

Health Canada Now Flushes Reclaimed Water

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Health Canada has released the Canadian Guidelines for Domestic Reclaimed Water for Use in Toilet and Urinal Flushing, says a release from the Canadian...

Treatment Product May Pose Health Risks: Health Canada

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Health Canada has issued a warning to the Canadian public about the risks to health associated with use of the unauthorized drug product, Miracle...

Winnipeg Treatment Plant Opens

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This morning, Winnipeg's Mayor Sam Katz toasted the official opening of the City's new drinking water treatment plant—a facility that took 10 years to...

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