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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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Twin sisters from Gaza killed after being accepted into University of Waterloo PhD program in Ontario
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December 18, 2024

Twin sisters from Gaza killed after being accepted into University of Waterloo PhD program in Ontario

The University of Waterloo community is mourning after twin sisters…

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Caitlin Clark's No. 22 jersey to be retired by the University of Iowa
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December 18, 2024

Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 jersey to be retired by the University of Iowa

No Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball player will wear Caitlin Clark’s…

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'Canada's beloved' Theodore Too tugboat sinking in St. Catharines, Ont.
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December 18, 2024

‘Canada’s beloved’ Theodore Too tugboat sinking in St. Catharines, Ont.

The owner of Theodore Too, the life-sized replica of a…

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CDC confirms first severe case of H5N1 bird flu in U.S.
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December 18, 2024

CDC confirms first severe case of H5N1 bird flu in U.S.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a…

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Rescue crews free injured explorer from underground cave — again
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December 18, 2024

Rescue crews free injured explorer from underground cave — again

Italian rescue crews pulled Ottavia Piana to safety Wednesday, 75…

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Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool
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December 18, 2024

Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool

More than 40 years after being told she was a…

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Family sues after man allegedly got medically assisted death during day pass from hospital
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December 18, 2024

Family sues after man allegedly got medically assisted death during day pass from hospital

The family of a B.C. man with bipolar disorder and…

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Fire at synagogue in Montreal's West Island under investigation
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December 18, 2024

Fire at synagogue in Montreal’s West Island under investigation

Montreal police’s arson unit is investigating a fire at a…

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Saint John boy goes home in T-shirt after school bolts locker closed
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December 18, 2024

Saint John boy goes home in T-shirt after school bolts locker closed

A Saint John mother is angry with her son’s school…

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