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Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Many of Yoplait’s yogurts have been pulled from Canadian shelves after the company shared fears over pieces of plastic in some products. Yoplait Canada said in a …
Read More »Routine oil change turns into highway hazard after Canadian Tire uses plastic zip ties for repair, says driver
Travis Jones says what should have been a routine oil change at Canadian Tire turned into a terrifying highway emergency after staff used plastic zip ties to secure a critical part of his car — marking the start of a two-year fight for answers. He says as soon as he left …
Read More »Plastic surgeon’s 6-week suspension for professional misconduct ‘slap on the wrist’: former patient
A Manitoba woman who was injured by a plastic surgeon more than a decade ago is worried after the doctor was temporarily suspended for medical errors — and she wants the disciplinary system to change to protect others. For six years, Melanie Drain lived with the end of a drainage …
Read More »‘Zombie facts’ live on after black plastic and other studies get corrected or retracted
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Headlines warning people to throw out their black plastic kitchen utensils live on, as do …
Read More »Recycling is failing as a way to reduce plastic. Here’s why
Recycling plastic isn’t working. The figure most often cited is that only nine per cent of the world’s plastic has ever been recycled. That statistic is taken from a 2017 study looking at how much plastic the world has thrown out from 1950 to 2015. It’s a lot: 6.3 billion tonnes, or the weight …
Read More »Talks conclude over a global plastic pollution treaty. What to know – National
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 30, 2024 7:08 am Updated April 30, 2024 7:09 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nations working to end plastic pollution have made progress on a treaty after talks concluded Tuesday in Ottawa. Delegates and observers …
Read More »What’s the best alternative to a single-use plastic bag? It depends
Ottawa recently announced it will phase out some single-use plastics by 2025, but finding sustainable alternatives is trickier than you might think. The ban, which targets six categories of plastics, is part of an effort by the Liberal government to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030. A study commissioned by …
Read More »The Liberal government’s single-use plastic ban, explained
This week the Liberal government announced it will ban some single-use plastic items in an effort to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, but only a limited number of products fall under the ban and some of the prohibitions don’t kick in until 2025. The six categories of single-use plastics …
Read More »Toronto plastic surgeon accused of malpractice and disappearing with patients’ money has licence suspended
Amanda O’Brien went into Dr. Mahmood Kara’s office in 2019 for what was supposed to be a relatively simple procedure: a breast lift that would leave her existing implants, which he had put in 10 years earlier, intact. Instead, O’Brien ended up having to undergo five surgeries in the span of …
Read More »Samsung To Recycle Fishing Nets, Plastic From Ocean To Make Galaxy Smartphones
Samsung is the latest phone manufacturer to improve on its process and include materials that are endangering the ecology. The company has announced its plans to repurpose the discarded fishing nets and use its material to build the next Galaxy devices. The first major product to use the new material …
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