Interior Health said there are currently no risk to patients at Overlander Residential Care after it incurred a $783,000 ...

The World Health Organization has declared all forms of asbestos carcinogenic and recommends its use be eliminated; the International Agency for Research on Cancer has said there is no safe form ...

During home renovation, you can encounter suspicious asbestos-like substances while removing wall materials. Initial impulse suggests continuing; however, stop immediately. Subsequent actions ...

New rules protecting workers from asbestos exposure — the leading cause of workplace-related deaths — come into effect for B.C. on New Year's Day. The WorkSafeBC rules, which are the first of ...

In the last decade, 611 B.C. workers died from diseases related to exposure to asbestos and the rate is rising, according to WorkSafeBC. Last year, the number that died was 47 and almost to half ...

Asbestos – once widely used because of its resistance to fire and heat – is now considered a leading workplace killer in Canada, and is linked to about 5,000 deaths since 1996.

Asbestos was commonly used in construction before 1990. It is safe if undisturbed, but if disturbed during construction or remediation, the particles can be inhaled into the lungs.