Many workers in Vietnam will "suffer debilitating diseases" over the coming decades from handling asbestos — some of which is imported from Canada, a U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks ...

In general, system construction requires cables to be supported. In our case, the supporting devices for the covered conductor are spacers and insulators. When a polyethylene covered cable comes in ...

Workman Industries, a Winnipeg company that claims it can remove asbestos safely, has been in trouble with the Manitoba government for inadequate work 21 times in 5 years, CBC News has learned.

Nurses says asbestos found in a central Queensland hospital two months ago has been covered up with masking tape. Queensland Health says tests have confirmed that asbestos poses no risk patients ...