For more than a decade, Julian Branch has worried about the asbestos coming out of his tap, and with good reason: where he lives, in south Regina, about 95 per cent of the pipes are made from asbestos...

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Speaker:  Julian Branch Topic:  Tough to Swallow––The story of asbestos cement water pipes and ingested asbestos. Time: Nov 19, 2025, 13:30 Eastern Standard Time (US and Canada) Summary: Julian’s pres...

Does your community have asbestos cement in aging drinking water pipes? Statistics Canada's first national inventory shows almost 13,700 km of these pipes nationally.

Does your community have asbestos cement in aging drinking water pipes? Statistics Canada's first national inventory shows almost 13,700 km of these pipes nationally.

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It's common knowledge that inhaled asbestos fibres can cause cancer.

This is quite a departure for me: talking about ingested, rather than inhaled asbestos. In fact it’s so much of a departure that, until last year, I hadn’t really considered it.

For millions of Canadians, getting a drink of water from the tap or taking a shower doesn’t involve any second-guessing. The assumption is the water is clean and safe. What […]

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Does your community have asbestos cement in aging drinking water pipes? Statistics Canada's first national inventory shows almost 13,700 km of these pipes nationally.

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The Government will spend Sh648 million to replace decades-old asbestos-cement water pipes at the Aguthi Water Project in Tetu over health and safety concerns.