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Hot water heater recalled over carbon monoxide poisoning concerns

Hot water heater recalled over carbon monoxide poisoning concerns

Vesta, Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a joint recall on the heaters following reports of cracked exhaust ducts, which Health Canada says can allow gases to escape inside the home, “posing a carbon monoxide poisoning hazard that can result in death or serious injury.”

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Indigenous leaders ‘not allowed’ to fully partake in ministers’ meeting on public safety, says national chief

Indigenous leaders ‘not allowed’ to fully partake in ministers’ meeting on public safety, says national chief

The head of the Assembly of First Nations says she’s disappointed Indigenous leaders aren’t allowed to fully participate in this week’s first ministers’ meeting on public safety. Instead, Indigenous politicians got just an afternoon to address federal, provincial and territorial ministers before they were excluded, said National Chief Cindy Woodhouse-Nepinak.

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Health, Ontario/Quebec

March 19, 2026

Allison Jones

Ontario looks to create connected primary care medical record system

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to create a provincewide electronic…

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Brandon Tobin killed his grandmother after a drug-induced seizure. A judge will soon decide his fate
Star

March 19, 2026

Brandon Tobin killed his grandmother after a drug-induced seizure. A judge will soon decide his fate

Crown prosecutors are asking for a six-year prison sentence while…

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Ontario/Quebec, Social

March 19, 2026

Jordan Omstead

First Nation seeks transparency as questions loom over Sarnia, Ont., pipeline leak

The size of a Sarnia, Ont., oil pipeline leak remained…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Film

March 19, 2026

Alex Nino Gheciu

How Canadian box-office hit ‘Undertone’ got to the screen without public funding

TORONTO — Personal grief, a potentially haunted house and a…

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Business, Justice, Retail

March 19, 2026

Tara Deschamps

Ontario court extends Hudson’s Bay’s reprieve from creditors

TORONTO — An Ontario court has extended the reprieve Hudson’s…

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Coquitlam mudslide knocks out power as heaviest rainfall expected on parts of B.C.'s South Coast
Star

March 19, 2026

Coquitlam mudslide knocks out power as heaviest rainfall expected on parts of B.C.’s South Coast

Environment Canada says the heaviest rainfall from the “prolonged atmospheric…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 19, 2026

Ontario police watchdog investigating after Windsor officers fatally shoot man

Ontario’s police watchdog says a man in Windsor is dead…

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National

March 19, 2026

In the news: Ottawa urged to help Inuit, Ontario funding cuts, B.C. long-term care

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press…

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Business, Environment, National, Weather

March 19, 2026

Chuck Chiang

Vancouver closing out first no-snow winter in 43 years. There may be more on the way

VANCOUVER — Vancouver is poised to close out its first…

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