Dying during a ‘code zero’ and because it’s OK to eat some-more fat: CBC’s Marketplace consumer lie sheet

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Woman dies during ‘code zero’

A “code zero” is when there is usually one, or even zero, ambulances accessible for a call. It’s a predicament that’s function some-more frequently in Hamilton, and now Catherine Terry’s family wants answers after a 71-year-old died of a heart conflict on a building of her unit while watchful for help.

It’s OK to have some-more fat in your diet

Before streamer over to a nearest chip truck, researchers stress that mediation in all foods, including fats and carbohydrates, is important. (Keith Burgess/CBC News)

Focusing on a low-fat diet has led people to overeat carbohydrates, putting them during larger risk of genocide and bad health, according to a new study. Canadians could boost their fat intake, they say, though before we renovate your pantry, one consultant says mediation is still a best approach.

‘My child could have died’

Sarah Hodgkinson paid $210 for an Air Canada representative to chaperone her daughter, a minor, from Harrisburg, Pa., to Toronto, though no chaperone was provided. (Amanda Margison/ CBC News)

An Ontario mom is raging that her 12-year-old daughter, who suffers from a medical condition, was left unparalleled on a moody from a U.S., after she paid Air Canada a $210 price to chaperone her. The airline pronounced it offering a family a reinstate and apology.

Car infirm remotely over $200 fee

Daniel Lallier of Bury, Que., pronounced he was told by content summary that his automobile was being infirm over his refusal to compensate a $200 price to mislay a immobilizing device. (Claude Rivest/CBC)

Consumer advocates contend a Quebec dealership might have damaged a law after remotely shutting down a man’s car when he refused to compensate a fee to mislay an immobilizing device it installs on leased cars. He says there was no discuss of a dismissal price in his contract.

Inquiry into stranded planes begins

Alan and Patricia Abraham were among a passengers who spent hours on a tarmac in Ottawa but being authorised to get off a plane. (CBC)

Passengers stranded for hours aboard dual Air Transat flights stranded on a tarmac during Ottawa’s airfield in Jul had their possibility to attest during a open hearing. They described their diagnosis as “deplorable” and some passengers called 911 to news an puncture when a conditions worsened.

What else is going on?

Celebrity cook Susur Lee says he’s reimbursing workers during his restaurants after illegally advancing their tips as punishment for mistakes. This declaration comes some-more than a year after a Ministry of Labour altered a manners on deductions from tips.

Have an emanate with your wire TV provider? Starting this month, you’ll be means to take those unused complaints to an eccentric watchdog that will assistance solve a dispute.

Clients and subcontractors have come brazen about being “ripped off” by a Nova Scotia contractor, who continues to publicize online despite overdue scarcely $100,000 in delinquent justice judgments.

This week in recalls:

Heads up, cyclists: this bassinet was recalled because partial of a bag might detach and means a tag to become entangled in the bike’s spokes. Also, this plush ring-stacking fondle was recalled due to a intensity choking hazard and a snaps on these nursing tops may detach and display a pointy edge.

And nonetheless no recalls were issued, Health Canada is warning people about the suffocation risks compared with baby nests.

The misfortune place to park in Canada

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We analyzed parking sheet information from vital cities opposite Canada (more than 15 million tickets total) and exhibit a tip sheet traps we should avoid. Watch it again on TV this weekend or online.

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