Canada to limit use of two crop chemicals
Canada’s Health Ministry said it would limit the use of two types of crop chemicals that have been linked to deaths of certain aquatic insects. Health Canada’s multi-year review of clothianidin, made by Bayer AG, and thiamethoxam, a Syngenta Corp product, has revealed that some applications pose risks to the insects. The ministry has now restricted some uses for onion, lettuce, blueberry and potato crops.
Neonicotinoids are a class of pesticides that farmers have sprayed on crops since the 1990s. Health Canada made an initial decision in 2018 to ban all outdoor uses of clothianidin and thiamethoxam, before carrying out further consultations.
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Canadian doctor Samantha Nutt had big plans for 2020, hoping to raise more than $1-million extra to expand her relief work in war-torn countries.
Dr. Nutt runs a charity called War Child and, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, she’d organized a series of fundraising events, including a gala concert featuring Sting, Lyle Lovett and Sarah McLachlan. The extra money was going to bolster War Child’s award-winning programs, which help about 600,000 people in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Sudan.