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Charlo residents concerned about discovery of forever chemicals in drinking water
Residents of Charlo are worried for their health after high concentrations of forever chemicals were found in the municipal water supply.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/charlo-forever-chemicals-pfas-water-well-9.7149588?cmp=rss

CBC North 1d ago

Yellowknife high school under public health order over elevated lead levels in water
École Sir John Franklin High School in Yellowknife is the latest N.W.T. to show elevated levels of lead in its drinking water — though the school has been using bottled water for months.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yellowknife-high-school-sir-john-franklin-lead-9.7150659?cmp=rss

Dragofix 1d ago

Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms https://phys.org/news/2026-04-winters-nitrate-pollution-farms.html

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Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms

When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa's largest city with drinking water, it costs Des Moines around $16,000 a day to run a special system to filter out dangerous nitrates. It's a fact of life in the agriculture-dependent state—and climate change is making the water quality problem even worse.

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CBC Windsor 2d ago

Here's why a committee helping protect Essex drinking water opposes Ontario's conservation authority merger
The committee charged with helping protect drinking water in the Essex region is protesting the province’s decision to merge the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) with three neighbouring conservation authorities, saying the move amounts to...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/essex-region-source-protection-committee-conservation-authority-merger-opposition-9.7147516?cmp=rss

CBC Thunder Bay 6d ago

Improve drinking water on First Nations by uplifting water operators, group says
A group dedicated to ending the 41 current long-term drinking water advisories on First Nations say part of the way to achieve the goal is by recognizing and investing in the people who work in water treatment plants.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/water-operators-first-nations-9.7144974?cmp=rss

CBC Canada 6d ago

Improve drinking water on First Nations by uplifting water operators, group says
A group dedicated to ending the 41 current long-term drinking water advisories on First Nations say part of the way to achieve the goal is by recognizing and investing in the people who work in water treatment plants.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/water-operators-first-nations-9.7144974?cmp=rss

CBC Indigenous 6d ago

Improve drinking water on First Nations by uplifting water operators, group says
A group dedicated to ending the 41 current long-term drinking water advisories on First Nations say part of the way to achieve the goal is by recognizing and investing in the people who work in water treatment plants.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/water-operators-first-nations-9.7144974?cmp=rss

CBC London 6d ago

Improve drinking water on First Nations by uplifting water operators, group says
A group dedicated to ending the 41 current long-term drinking water advisories on First Nations say part of the way to achieve the goal is by recognizing and investing in the people who work in water treatment plants.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/water-operators-first-nations-9.7144974?cmp=rss

CBC North Mar 24

Elevated lead levels found in drinking water at a Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., school
In a news release Tuesday, the territorial government says water fixtures and fountains at the Chief Jimmy Bruneau school with elevated levels detected will be out of service, and an alternative drinking water source will be provided where it is not already in place.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/lead-drinking-water-behchoko-9.7140931?cmp=rss

CBC Thunder Bay Mar 24

After lengthy process, Pickle Lake, Ont., receives nearly $6M to replace water tower
The Township of Pickle Lake, Ont., has received more than $5,976,800 in provincial funding to build a new water tower, an effort to ensure safe drinking water for the community. The current water tower is restricted from being completely filled with water, according to the township’s officials.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/pickle-lake-water-tower-9.7140383?cmp=rss