There are new signs at Parks Canada beaches along Prince Edward Island's North Shore advising visitors not to swim in three ...

The standards for drinking water safety are very strict since the contamination of Walkerton's water supply with E. coli in 2000 caused the deaths of seven people and sickened 2,300.

Most of these microbes are harmless – some even helpful – but under the right conditions, a few can make you seriously ill ...

Vancouver Coastal Health issued an advisory about the beaches Thursday afternoon after local testing found E.coli coliform counts ranging from 246 in Ambleside to 502 in Eagle Harbour.