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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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German Christmas market attack suspect held on murder charges
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December 22, 2024

German Christmas market attack suspect held on murder charges

A man suspected of driving a car into a German…

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Far from home, seafarers docked in Vancouver get some Christmas cheer with donated gift bags
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December 22, 2024

Far from home, seafarers docked in Vancouver get some Christmas cheer with donated gift bags

Over the holiday season, Mission to Seafarers says it will…

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Wife unable to receive survivor's pension without death certificate after husband's disappearance
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December 22, 2024

Wife unable to receive survivor’s pension without death certificate after husband’s disappearance

The wife of a man with dementia who disappeared a…

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Singing the stories of Labrador: An Inuit choir shares language and culture
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December 22, 2024

Singing the stories of Labrador: An Inuit choir shares language and culture

An annual Christmas concert in St. John’s celebrates Inuit culture,…

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Every day a 'journey of torment': Syrian Canadian describes 20 years in Assad regime prisons
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December 22, 2024

Every day a ‘journey of torment’: Syrian Canadian describes 20 years in Assad regime prisons

WARNING: This story includes graphic descriptions of torture.Nabil Hawara painfully…

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This Hamilton-led group's ornament exchange is helping people with their grief over the holidays
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December 22, 2024

This Hamilton-led group’s ornament exchange is helping people with their grief over the holidays

During one recent Christmas, this Hamilton woman was looking for…

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Body of 2nd missing person found after B.C. highway landslide
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December 22, 2024

Body of 2nd missing person found after B.C. highway landslide

The recovery of the body means three people are now…

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Blake Lively accuses It Ends With Us director of harassment and smear campaign
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December 22, 2024

Blake Lively accuses It Ends With Us director of harassment and smear campaign

In a legal complaint, actor Blake Lively has accused her…

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Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball's stolen base king and 1-time Blue Jay, dead at 65
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December 21, 2024

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king and 1-time Blue Jay, dead at 65

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has…

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