Canada's leaders have ended their country's longstanding resistance to asbestos being called a dangerous material under United Nations guidelines, a decision that reflects a shift in the leadership of ...

A town in Canada is sick of its name for too many negative connotations. However, the residents of Asbestos in Quebec don’t like the replacement names: Apalone, Jeffrey, Phenix or Trois-Lacs, which ...

Each week, Working In These Times rounds up the news that we miss during the week. Email stories to mike@ inthesetimes. com A recent expose by the Financial Times shows that under Mitt Romney, a Bain ...