Jan 23, 2020

What’s in a name… when your name is linked to cancer?

The city hall in Asbestos, Quebec. After more than a decade of debate, the former mining town has decided to change its name. Emma Jacobs

The grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX is keeping some airlines from expanding their business. Tesla strikes a watershed deal with Michigan to sell cars directly to consumers. The town of Asbestos in Quebec is going through a much needed rebrand.

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The Canadian town of Asbestos is in the middle of a rebrand

by Emma Jacobs

Jan 23, 2020

The Jeffrey Mine in Asbestos was the world's largest asbestos mine when it closed in 2012.

The city hall in Asbestos, Quebec. After more than a decade of debate, the former mining town has decided to change its name.

Emma Jacobs

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