| N.B. targets credit-score insurance screening The New Brunswick government is looking at legislation that would stop insurance companies from basing premiums on customers' credit scores, says the provincial consumer advocate for insurance. cbc.ca |
Quebec expands protections for travellers Quebec's justice minister, Katheleen Weil, has announced a series of measures to better protect travellers in the event the companies providing their travel services go under. cbc.ca |
Falling stadium poles trigger recall In one of its more unusual consumer recalls, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning about stadium lighting poles that stand 21 metres tall and can fall very suddenly. cbc.ca |
Magnetic maze boards pose hazard to children A number of maze-style games from Lakeshore Learning are being recalled due to a serious risk to children. cbc.ca |
Generic weight-loss drug pulled A generic version of the weight-loss drug Meridia, known as Apo-sibutramine, will be voluntarily pulled from the Canadian market, Health Canada says. cbc.ca |