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The 2024 International Journalism Film Festival kicks off April 28 at Waterloo’s Princess Twin Cinemas.

Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) near Fort McMurray attended the consultation with Min. Patricia Hajdu on Bill C-61.

Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) near Fort McMurray attended the consultation with Min. Patricia Hajdu on Bill C-61.

Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) near Fort McMurray attended the consultation with Min. Patricia Hajdu on Bill C-61.

Canada’s multibillion dollar tar sands industry in Alberta is a climate wrecking force with immense sway over Canadian politics. ‘Killer Water,’ a new documentary produced in partnership with The Real News, Ricochet Media, and IndigiNews, exposes the long-hidden truths of Big Oil’s operations on the health and environment of local First Nations communities. Hosted by award-winning journalist Brandi Morin, this live panel features Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation,

Center specifically for children. this baby finally made it inside. your town is completely covered in water. hes been sick for some time. saying he was sick even before the flood and just became much worse during the flooding. 3 years old. weighs just 10 pounds. hes so maul. for comparison i have a 3-year-old daughter. she weighs closer to 30 pounds. and the boy is is so fragile. young children have weaker immune systems, becoming more easily dehydrated. like millions of people around the count...

Seeing there is due to -- >> we did lose our sanjay gupta. >> water tablets. im not sure if you can hear me. >> we did get you back. you went out for a second. start that answer over again for me. >> reporter: i think theres two things to your question, t.j. one is trying to get the water thats causing so many of the problems cleaner, and getting bottled water is too cumbersome, water purification tablets and special straws that can purify water. thats key. but some of the basic things im talkin...

Right now, t.j. thats a little bit scary. theres a lot of people here that wouldnt normally be here. last week of summer, vacationers, people who reason very hurricane savvy, and the people who live here havent endured a storm since hurricane isabelle. a little bit of hurricane amnesia, and if that storms makes a left jog, like its doing, this area could be in some trouble. the other issues, you mentioned it, rip currents. we had hundreds of rescues over the past weekend from deadly rip currents...

Dehydration and disease are rising. water borne disease affecting millions of people. if you have type 2 diabetes, you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to your current oral medicine may help reduce after meal blood sugar spikes and may help reduc...

We turn to pakistan now, where the threat of water borne disease is now a major problem after the epic flooding theyve seen there. the flooding drowned whole villages. this has all been happening in the past few weeks. more than scene 00 people have died and another 17 million have been affected. dr. sanjay gupta is there. >> reporter: faisal ali is now getting something millions cannot. medical care. its amazing because up until a couple of days ago, his life looked like this. then he got sick....