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Recalls of the week: Cadillacs, children’s beds, medicine and unsafe motorcycles
SRX SUVs with loose wheels, collapsing children's beds, and potentially tainted medications draw the attention of Health Canada.

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Cycling helmets: What you must know
It's bike season again, and right right helmet can keep you safe. Here's what you need to know before you hit the road.
Recalls of the week: Maseratis, Subarus, garden tools, and packaged food
Manufacturing defects and foreign objects strike again, affecting M&M potato shells and St-Hubert brand pork ribs.
How to get ready for an emergency
Once a year, we're encouraged to think about being prepared for emergencies. But we can't forget about the issue during the other 51 weeks. Here are some tips to help you and your family get through a disaster of any size relatively unscathed.

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Consumer Alert: Buyer beware for online tickets
Many people turned to the Internet to buy tickets to popular sporting events or tickets. Pat Foran with a warning for ticket seekers.

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Top 10 Biggest Brand Blunders

Recently, the biggest Nutella fan in the world was sent a cease and desist letter from the chocolate spread's parent company Ferrero, ordering her to cancel the annual World Nutella Day celebrations she has organized since 2007. After a huge outpouring on Twitter and Facebook, as well as copious amounts of negative media coverage, Ferrero relented and decided to allow this free, consumer-generated Nutella lovefest continue. How open-minded of them. But Ferrero isn't the only company to feel the wrath of social media after a FAIL of common sense. Here's a list of our Top 10 brand blunders. By Jeff Beer.

Cultivating the sustainable dinner

Climate change has changed the equation when it comes to food, says Sarah Elton, author of Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet. She says current methods not sustainable, and argues for small-scale, local agriculture. While that may or may not be practical for everyone, there are ways we can enjoy good meals while being kind to our planet. Here are a few tips to help feed yourself and your family in a sustainable way. By Lynn Greiner.

You Ask

How hard is it for children to ‘divorce’ from their parents?

How hard is it for children to ‘divorce’ from their parents?

Can Jaden Smith really emancipate from his parents, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith? Could Canadian kids do the same?

How and why should Canadians help with Oklahoma’s relief efforts?

Want to help the tornado-ravaged areas of Oklahoma? Here's how.

What’s up with ginger stigma?

Why is there so much prejudice against redheads, and should it be classified as racism?

Do I need to worry abut the next big virus?

The discovery of the coronavirus is the newest in public health concerns. Do we need to worry about it?

Does hypnosis really work?

Can hypnosis be used to heal medical conditions? And how does it work?

What is a hipster?

The term "hipster" is thrown around a lot, so what makes a real, bonafide hipster?

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