The Canadian town of Asbestos is trying to shed its toxic association and rebrand itself after city officials said the name, linked to the once-popular building insulation material has cost the city ...

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 ...

It’s been one of the most divisive elections in North America this year. But close to 11 months after the poll was announced, and after a shock last-minute change of candidates, the town of Asbestos, ...

ASBESTOS, Quebec - Officials with an eastern Canadian town will change the town's name because of its negative connotations. On its official website (in French), officials with the town of Asbestos ...

The town of Asbestos, Quebec, is moving on from its moniker with the deadly reputation. The community of about 6,800 people in southeastern Quebec is changing its name, dropping the mineral that ...

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 ...