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Recalls and Advisories

The latest on consumer product recalls and advisories.

Piggy banks recalled for unsafe lead levels

Thursday, November 22, 2007 | 04:39 PM ET

About 500 frog-shaped piggy banks sold in Canada are being recalled because they contain excessive levels of lead, Health Canada said Wednesday.

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Baja ATVs recalled for injury risk

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | 03:55 PM ET

About 16,000 Baja ATVs are being recalled in the U.S. because they lack tire pressure gauges and flagpole mounting brackets, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.

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L.L. Bean snow and sand castle kits pulled from store shelves

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | 03:54 PM ET

About 800 Snow and Sand Castle Kits sold through L.L. Bean stores in the U.S. are being pulled because pieces may crack, exposing sharp edges, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.

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Metalux fluorescent shop lights recalled for electrical shock danger

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | 03:52 PM ET

Texas-based Cooper Lighting Inc. is recalling about 274,000 Metalux fluorescent shop lights because they may pose an electrical shock hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.

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54,000 Visual Presenters recalled for fire hazard

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | 03:51 PM ET

New York-based ELMO USA Corp. is withdrawing about 54,000 visual presenters that have been found to overheat, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.

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Tortilla chips with undeclared milk sold across Canada: CFIA

Monday, November 19, 2007 | 01:52 PM ET

Mexi-Snax All Natural Pico de Gallo Tortilla Chips that contained undeclared milk were distributed across Canada and not just in Quebec, as was originally believed, the country's food watchdog said Monday.

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Hobby Lobby Halloween baskets recalled due to excess lead

Monday, November 19, 2007 | 11:32 AM ET

Consumers are urged to stop using Halloween-themed baskets sold by Hobby Lobby in the United States because of excessive levels of lead in the paint.

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High lead levels found in children's umbrella

Monday, November 19, 2007 | 10:22 AM ET

Parents are being urged to return a children's umbrella because it contains lead in excess of allowable limits under the Canadian Hazardous Products Act.

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Children's storage rack recalled after baby death

Friday, November 16, 2007 | 01:58 PM ET

Jetmax International Ltd. is recalling about 36,000 boy's and girl's storage racks with canvas totes after an eight-month-old boy died when he pulled on the storage rack and the top rail landed on the infant's neck, a U.S. government safety group says.

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Birch bark wrapped candles recalled due to fire hazard

Friday, November 16, 2007 | 11:37 AM ET

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday a voluntary recall of birch bark wrapped candles imported by Gate Five Group LLC, d.b.a. Roost, of California.

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World »

Pakistan suspended from Commonwealth
A committee of foreign ministers voted Thursday to suspend Pakistan from the Commonwealth over anti-democratic actions taken by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf during his emergency rule.
November 22, 2007 | 4:14 PM EST
NATO chief 'not satisfied' with troop numbers in Afghanistan
The personnel needs of military commanders in Afghanistan are not being met, NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Thursday during a visit to the war-torn region.
November 22, 2007 | 3:02 PM EST
French rail workers vote on whether to return to work
Striking French rail workers were voting overwhelmingly in Paris Thursday to return to work after a transport-crippling, nine-day walkout to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's retirement reforms, initial figures indicate.
November 22, 2007 | 3:44 PM EST
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Canada »

Quebec court awards $335K to fired Via boss Pelletier
A Quebec court has ruled in favour of former Via Rail chair Jean Pelletier and ordered the federal government and Crown corporation to pay more than $335,000 for lost salary and damage to his reputation.
November 22, 2007 | 5:12 PM EST
Dion seeks clemency from Montana for death-row Canadian
Calling it a gesture "in the name of justice and simple humanity," Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion wrote a letter on Thursday to the governor of Montana, seeking clemency for a Canadian citizen on death row there for two murders in 1982.
November 22, 2007 | 4:37 PM EST
N.S. orders Taser review after inmate's death
A man has died in a Dartmouth jail about 30 hours after he was jolted with a Taser, prompting Nova Scotia's justice minister to order a review of police use of the weapon.
November 22, 2007 | 2:58 PM EST
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Health »

Thalidomide resurfaces as treatment for multiple myeloma
A derivative of thalidomide may prolong life in people with a type of bone marrow cancer called multiple myeloma ? if taken with a steroid ? a new study finds.
November 22, 2007 | 3:30 PM EST
Fever kills 164 in Sudan: WHO
The World Health Organization says that an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan has killed 164 people.
November 22, 2007 | 4:19 PM EST
Room for improvement in employees' mental health: poll
Canadian employees say that although mental health is a big workplace issue, not all employers are as aware of it as they should be.
November 22, 2007 | 12:45 PM EST
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Arts & Entertainment»

Complaint over fantasy novel spurs school board review
The Halton Catholic school board is reviewing whether to keep copies of the children's fantasy novel The Golden Compass in its elementary school libraries, after receiving one complaint.
November 22, 2007 | 2:08 PM EST
CBC to amalgamate English-language operations
The CBC announced on Thursday plans to integrate its English-language services under one executive, its current English television vice-president, Richard Stursberg.
November 22, 2007 | 12:29 PM EST
Dirty Dancing extends Toronto run by 12 weeks
The Mirvish stage production of Dirty Dancing, which opened Oct. 31 in Toronto, has been extended for an additional 12 weeks.
November 22, 2007 | 5:40 PM EST
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Technology & Science »

Parasite found in every Ontario bee sample
Researchers have found a parasite in every Ontario bee sample they analyzed in part of an effort to prevent a recurrence of the disaster that wiped out a third of the province's honeybee colonies last winter.
November 22, 2007 | 11:58 AM EST
Ability to read others' emotions can withstand memory loss, study suggests
Toronto researchers are challenging a longstanding scientific belief and in the process, suggesting there is hope for people who have lost many of their personal memories after a devastating brain injury.
November 22, 2007 | 3:46 PM EST
Scientists unearth earliest horned dino in Alberta
Canadian scientists are showing off a recently discovered kind of horned dinosaur that roamed southern Alberta 68 million years ago.
November 22, 2007 | 2:49 PM EST
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Money »

Calgary has Canada's most expensive office rents: survey
Alberta's booming economy has driven office rents in Calgary to the highest level in Canada, just ahead of Toronto's, but far below the sky-high rents in London, a global survey says.
November 22, 2007 | 4:50 PM EST
Resource boom helps Canadian incomes outgrow U.S.
Canada's booming resource sector has helped income growth in the country sharply outpace U.S. growth over the past seven years, according to a report issued Thursday.
November 22, 2007 | 11:37 AM EST
Federal auto 'feebate' program is flawed, study says
The federal program that gives cash grants to buyers of fuel-efficient cars is a first step to cutting fuel use but it has several defects, according to a study by the C.D. Howe Institute.
November 22, 2007 | 2:35 PM EST
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Consumer Life »

Sears Canada tops CBC News customer service survey
A CBC News survey evaluating telephone-based customer service has ranked Sears Canada first in a field of 40.
November 22, 2007 | 9:07 AM EST
EU says China making 'significant effort' to improve product safety
The European Union is backing off on a threat to ban certain toys and products from China over health and safety concerns.
November 22, 2007 | 1:12 PM EST
Federal auto 'feebate' program is flawed, study says
The federal program that gives cash grants to buyers of fuel-efficient cars is a first step to cutting fuel use but it has several defects, according to a study by the C.D. Howe Institute.
November 22, 2007 | 2:35 PM EST
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Sports »

Scores: CFL MLB MLS

Capitals fire coach Glen Hanlon
The Washington Capitals fired head coach Glen Hanlon on Thursday.
November 22, 2007 | 11:25 AM EST
Osborne-Paradis 4th in training
Canadian skier Manuel Osborne-Paradis posted the fourth-fastest time in Thursday's training session for this weekend's opening downhill race of the World Cup season in Lake Louise, Alta.
November 22, 2007 | 3:41 PM EST
Gerber back in net for Senators
Ottawa goalie Martin Gerber will be back between the pipes Thursday night when the Senators host Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
November 22, 2007 | 11:45 AM EST
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Diversions »

Toronto police look for cab driver who allegedly steals customers' bank cards
Minister laughs after getting lost heading into first Sask cabinet meeting
Burglar in Bosnia arrested after homeowner finds him sleeping on the job
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