The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has been told by the court it needs to better explain how it is protecting Canadians and the environment from the risks of pesticides.
Justice Marianne Rivoalen said a decision by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency to dismiss food safety concerns was unreasonable because it doesn’t explain how the decision was made.
Pesticides harmful to people and the environment will be exempt from a proposed overhaul to Canada’s primary environmental law that will impose more stringent guidelines on most toxins.
A private member's bill banning the use of glyphosate in Canada seeks to open up discussion about the controversial chemical, which is used in herbicides like Roundup.
Kellogg Canada says it will “build an action plan" with suppliers to phase out the use of a popular pesticide, glyphosate, to dry out crops before harvest.
Lawyers for a group of Canadians affected by cancer they blame on exposure to a weed killer have filed three proposed class-action lawsuits against the product's manufacturer, alleging Bayer and Monsanto knowingly endangered lives.
The first-ever Green MP outside B.C. talks Western alienation, supporting oil and gas workers, Indigenous education, banning a popular pesticide ingredient and more.