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Certain Delissio brand pizza recalled, may contain pieces of plastic
OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Nestle Canada have recalled a brand of frozen pizza because it may contain pieces of plastic.
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Toronto Board of Health approves mandatory menu labelling
TORONTO – Toronto’s Board of Health has approved mandatory menu labelling.
The bylaw would force restaurant chains post calories and sodium counts on their menus.
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Le Champ du Coq chicken strips recalled due to salmonella fears
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume the Le Champ du Coq brand ‘seasoned, cooked chicken breast strips’ because it may be contaminated with salmonella.
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April 25 – Pregnancy brain
Pregnancy brain: It’s not a myth or an excuse, but a new study finds it’s actually fairly common.
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Beet juice may help to reduce high blood pressure, researchers say
According to British researchers, drinking beet root juice every day can lower blood pressure by seven per cent.
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babyGap sleepers recalled due to flammability hazard
OTTAWA, Ont. – Health Canada has recalled a number of babyGap footed one-piece sleepers and sleep gowns because of a flammability hazard.
The sleepers, sold from November 2012 to February 2013, do not meet the flammability requirements for children’s sleepwear under Canadian law. No injuries have been reported in relation to the recalled products.
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Cancer survivor’s mastectomy tattoo goes viral
Kelly Davidson posted a photo of her tattooed chest on a Facebook page, drawing over 700,000 ‘likes’.
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Healthcare workers rally downtown for Equal Pay Day
TORONTO – Healthcare workers are holding a rally in downtown Toronto on Tuesday in support of Equal Pay Day.
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Contraceptive Alysena recalled over packaging mix-up
OTTAWA – The maker of the birth-control pill Alysena 28 has issued an urgent recall after it was discovered that one lot of the contraceptive may have been incorrectly packaged with only two weeks of drug-containing tablets instead of three.
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Canada’s largest breast cancer centre opens at Sunnybrook
TORONTO – The country’s largest breast cancer centre opened in Toronto on Thursday, promising patients a diagnosis and treatment plan within 24 hours of assessment.
