Oct
20
2014

Check your fridge. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled the following milk products from Natrel made at the Agropur dairy plant. Sold in Quebec, Ontario and Nova Scotia, the affected products have best before before dates between October 23 and 31: 

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Oct
20
2014

When you think of Cosmopolitan, politics don't exactly spring to mind, unless they're the sexual kind. But the magazine's editor-in-chief is aiming to change that. With Joanna Coles at the helm, there is hope that Cosmo will become a thinking woman's magazine yet. 

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Oct
20
2014

If Pinterest only leaves a massive dent in your self-esteem, then you'll want to join forces with Kim Bauer. The mom who blogs at One Classy Motha! staged a revolt against the overachieving Bento Box trend—in which parents with too much time on their hands take to making mini masterpieces out of little Jayden's lunch to show just how much she is loved.

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Health Canada has recalled the above novelty squish ball, which has been marketed for Halloween in Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores.

The liquid-filled ball covered in black netting has the following UPC code: 057800879657.

The cover and netting pieces may detach or the squish ball may burst, both of which pose a choking and ingestion hazard.

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Oct
17
2014

Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and Toys 'R' Us Canada have jointly recalled the above toy toaster with model number 5F60589 because the accompanying plastic toast may crack under pressure, posing a laceration or choking hazard.

While Health Canada has not received any reports of injuries, Toys 'R' Us Canada reported two incidents involving the toy, with no serious injuries.

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Oct
16
2014

Dear Mr Grisham: Watching Child Porn Isn't A Casual Mistake

Does the law "excessively punish" those who view child porn?

What do you do when faced with bullies? If you're Caitlin Prater-Haacke, you kill them with kindness, that's what. When the high school student from Alberta had her locker busted open and her iPad hijacked, the offenders posted a status urging Caitlin to, in so many words, die. 

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Oct
15
2014

You've got to hand it to Apple and Facebook. The Silicon giants made their latest corporate perk (an egg-freezing option) look, at least superficially, like the most feminist-friendly gesture—when I would argue that it's anything but. 

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Over the years I've delighted in reporting the most ridiculous, outrageous, and truly awful baby names. But what about surnames? Beyond hyphenating mom and dad's family names, parents have precious few choices. One couple is fighting for the right to determine their children's last name.

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Oct
14
2014

'Tis the season for apple picking, and if you recently plucked yours fresh from a local orchard, give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back, because the ones you get in a supermarket are older—sometimes much older—than you may suspect.

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