This summer, make sure your fresh fruits and vegetables are well prepared! – A message from Health Canada
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Button Batteries – A message from Health Canada
Do you know the risks related to the use of products containing “button batteries”?Each year, dozens of children in Canada visit emergency rooms after unintentionally ingesting button-type batteries. These batteries contain harmful substances that can cause serious internal chemical burns or poisoning if ingested. If your child swallows a battery, call a doctor or poison […]
Reusable grocery bags and bins – A message from Health Canada
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You might call it drama, gossip or trolling; but whatever you call it, cyberbullying is serious. Cyberbullying is using online or electronic communications such as e-mail, text messages, instant messaging, chat rooms or social media sites to embarrass, humiliate, torment, threaten or harass someone else.
Mosquito season is just around the corner… protect yourself from West Nile virus! – a message from Health Canada
Toy Safety – a message from Health Canada
Marijuana use can cause panic attacks or hallucinations – a message from Health Canada
True or false… Marijuana use can cause panic attacks or hallucinations?The answer is… true! Also called mari, weed, pot, cannabis or haschisch, marijuana, like other illegal drugs, affects our brain, our judgment and our personality. Short and long-term risks of using cannabis can include: mild paranoia or anxiety impaired reaction time, coordination, and motor skills […]
IKEA’s Children Wall-Mounted Lamps Recall – a message from Health Canada
IKEA Canada’s wall-mounted lamps recall is expandedHealth Canada wants to inform the population about IKEA’s children wall-mounted lamps recall. Children can get entangled in the electrical cord that hangs from these lamps, posing a strangulation hazard. Products are sold in various style names, shapes and colours.To find out which products are involved or to get […]