What’s in your H2O and probiotics: CBC’s Marketplace consumer lie sheet

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Feeling hoodwinked by H2O heater rentals

If you’re shopping a house, beware of a excellent print. You could be on a offshoot for an costly H2O heater let for some-more than a decade. A Waterdown, Ont. lady bought a new home, though didn’t comprehend it came with a 14-year agreement with Enercare. The association says new homebuyers should speak to a genuine estate counsel to examination any agreement agreements.

Homeowner Nadia Mendola was astounded to learn she’s on a offshoot for a 14-year let agreement for a prohibited H2O heater in her new home. (Nadia Mendola)

Bank accounts frozen

Some Simplii Financial business have been left with declined withdraw cards when perplexing to compensate during checkout. PC Financial recently rebranded as Simplii, though a transition wasn’t elementary for everyone: some people found their accounts frozen. The association has suggested all clients to activate their new Simplii cards by creation a transaction with their existent PIN before April 10.

Simplii business are suggested to make a squeeze with their new cards by Apr 10. (CBC)

No dialing down Internet prices

There are lower-cost options for internet out there, though many Canadians are still with bigger — and pricier — brands. Bell, Rogers, Telus, and a other vast companies still comment for 87 per cent of residential internet subscriptions in Canada. One consultant says a 4 categorical reasons for this are fear of change, investiture trust, robe and fear of reduce quality.

There is copiousness of foe in Canada broadband internet zone though Canadians are adhering with big, obvious companies. (Shutterstock)

Saks 5th Avenue information breach

Review your credit label statements if you’ve shopped during Saks in Ontario. Hudson’s Bay Co. says patron remuneration information competence have been compromised in a “data confidence issue.” HBC is seeking clients to check statements to safeguard there hasn’t been activity or exchange they don’t recognize.

A information crack during dialect store bondage Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF Fifth and Lord Taylor has compromised a personal information of their customers. (Richard Drew/Associated Press)

What else is going on?

Tim Hortons plummets in Canadian code rankings. The coffee sequence forsaken from 4th to 50th in research organisation Leger’s annual ranking of brands. A vital cause seems to be new cutbacks on worker hours and advantages in response to a smallest salary hike.

Ford Fusion reserve remember causes steering repair delay. A New Brunswick male says his 2017 Ford Fusion might not be protected to expostulate due to a reserve recall, but dealerships don’t have a tools accessible to repair a problem.

Canadians are tuning out food recalls. A new investigate says Canadians skip many of a food recalls issues any year. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency disputes that claim, observant they get a word out by a website, Twitter, Facebook, and a email presentation list.

This week in recalls:

These ham products could be infested with Listeria; these beer bottles could enclose damaged glass; these plush bunnies could be a choking hazard; this cheesecake contains wheat that is not announced on a label; these USB chargers could pose an electric startle and glow risk; these children’s toys could be a choking hazard; this power bank’s battery could overheat and light fire; this thermal laminator could be a bake risk.

Watch this week: What’s in your H2O and probiotics

​What’s in your bottled water? We asked a lab to exam 5 of a top-selling brands of bottled H2O in Canada. Regardless of a source, daub H2O or open water, all brands had bottles containing microplastics. Find out what this could meant for the sourroundings and for your health. And … what we need to know about probiotic yogurt.

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