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'Winter tire' boot aims to thwart icy falls
Despite the summer weather outside, researchers at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute are donning parkas and heading into a frigid lab to design a winter boot that helps prevent slips and falls on ice.
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Website offers anonymous child-care reviews
A new website that allows parents to post anonymous comments about daycare centres and elementary schools is getting a thumbs down from educators and child-care advocates.
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Cartoon contest draws interest worldwide
Political cartoonists from around the globe have submitted drawings addressing the theme of "freedom" to organizers of the inaugural Bostoon's Boston International Humour Festival.
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Frozen dessert recalled over milk labelling
A frozen dessert product produced in Quebec is being pulled from the market after it was found to contain milk ingredients not declared on the label.
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CREA lowers housing forecast again
The number of resale homes sold in Canada is forecast to hit 459,600 in 2010, a 1.2 per cent decline from last year's level.
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Hot-tub dealers' tax claims investigated
The federal Competition Bureau is looking into allegations that two Alberta hot-tub retailers wrongly told customers their products qualified for tax breaks under the Energy Star program.
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Apple's iPhone 4 leads to long line-ups
Shoppers in Canada are lining up to buy Apple's iPhone 4, which went on sale Friday.
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Calcium pills may raise heart attack risk
The value of taking calcium supplements to ward off osteoporosis has been called into question by a report that suggests the practice could lead to an increased risk of heart attacks.
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Endangered species sold at Indonesian expo
The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Jakarta, Indonesia's capital.
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Canada Post worker thwarts Granny scam
A rural Saskatchewan outlet of Canada Post is being credited with helping to thwart a scam artist trying to bilk an elderly woman out of $1,500 in a ruse known as the Granny scam.
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Slash salt intake, Canadians advised
Canadians should consume half the sodium they're now taking in from foods and drinks as part of a multi-pronged approach to cutting salt intake, according to new federal guidelines.
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Defunct auto sales site charged with deception
The Alberta government has laid charges of deceiving consumers against a Calgary-based online vehicle sales company after receiving more than 600 complaints.
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Charities face garbage overload
Some Canadian charities are wasting time and money getting rid piles of garbage and unusable goods left in donation bins and outside thrift store outlets.
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Cheeky suitcase stickers no longer for sale in Canada
A set of provocative suitcase stickers with images of a bound and gagged flight attendant, bags of cocaine, stacks of money and sex toys will no longer be sold in Canada after the transport minister implied they might be illegal.
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BPA found in cash register and ATM receipts
The controversial chemical bisphenol A has been found in 40 per cent of receipts collected by the U.S. organization Environmental Working Group.