Wildfires are once again disrupting the back-to-school season for some Canadian communities. Boards need multi-level support to prepare and regularly update emergency planning, some experts say, so that if disasters happen, kids get back to class as quickly as possible.
About 780,000 pressure washers sold at retailers like Home Depot are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada, due to a projectile hazard that has resulted in fractures and other injuries among some consumers.
As London deals with the fallout from the latest legionnaires' outbreak, there's a call for stricter Ontario regulations to help prevent mass spread of the bacteria that cause the respiratory infection. Over the past 13 years, Quebec and New Brunswick brought in new regulations aimed at cooling towers following outbreaks.
CBC Health