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VOCM News Midday Update August 27 · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local News Now, a VOCM News Update.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Sarah Strickland. The late summer heat experienced across much
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  Speaker 2: of the province in recent days has people trying to
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  Speaker 2: find ways to beat the high temperatures. The mercury is
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  Speaker 2: expected to reach as high as 27 degrees across much
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  Speaker 2: of the island today, higher in parts of Labrador. Dr.
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  Speaker 2: Mike Wall, a health and wellness advocate, acknowledges that we
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  Speaker 2: haven't seen a whole lot of warm weather this year,
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  Speaker 2: which means a lot of people need to make a
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  Speaker 2: few adjustments to prevent heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Wall
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  Speaker 2: says sweat is the body's way of regulating heat, but
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  Speaker 2: when it's humid, it's harder for sweat to evaporate, making
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  Speaker 2: it less effective in cooling the body off. For those
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  Speaker 2: who wish to stay active, he advises moving your activities
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  Speaker 2: to the early morning or evening hours when it's cooler,
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  Speaker 2: and to stay hydrated by drinking lots of fluids. While rare,
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  Speaker 2: heat stroke is a serious medical emergency with signs that
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  Speaker 2: shouldn't be ignored.
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  Speaker 1: Rapid heartbeat, intense thirst, you know, if those things start
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  Speaker 1: to happen, it's time to stop the activity, right? Drink
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  Speaker 1: some water and then monitor your symptoms. But if somebody
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  Speaker 1: gets to a point where they start getting really confused
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  Speaker 1: or very out of character or even like pass out,
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  Speaker 1: that's when you, that could be a medical emergency. That
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  Speaker 1: could be heat stroke. I wouldn't expect, you know, many
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  Speaker 1: folks to experience that in their lifetime. But at the
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  Speaker 1: same time, people should be aware of it, especially if
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  Speaker 1: somebody is exerting or really susceptible to heat.
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  Speaker 2: Health Canada has issued a recall on nearly 7,000 walking
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  Speaker 2: pads sold in this country over the last year or so.
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  Speaker 2: Anyone who has purchased a Power G walking pad from
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  Speaker 2: Canadian Tire since January 2025 should stop using the product
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  Speaker 2: immediately due to electrical concerns. Health Canada says there had
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  Speaker 2: been no serious incidents or injuries reported as of August 10th.
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  Speaker 2: Anyone who has one of the pads should contact Canadian
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  Speaker 2: Tire for a refund. Canada's largest ice cream manufacturer is
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  Speaker 2: making progress in efforts to move away from ingredients sourced
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  Speaker 2: out of the United States. Chapman's Ice Cream, based in Markdale, Ontario,
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  Speaker 2: has been working to reduce its reliance on American companies.
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  Speaker 2: The company is on track to convert over 70% of
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  Speaker 2: American ingredients used to those produced in Canada or non-U.S.
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  Speaker 2: countries by mid-2027. It's now working with suppliers to produce
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  Speaker 2: some ingredients that have never been produced in Canada before.
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  Speaker 2: The company says it supports the Canadian government in its
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  Speaker 2: decision to walk away from trade talks last week. Chapman
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  Speaker 2: says that while the transition could result in higher costs
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  Speaker 2: for the company, a price freeze is in effect until
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  Speaker 2: at least March 2028. Signs indicating that a product is
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  Speaker 2: affected by tariffs are returning to Loblaw stores. The grocer
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  Speaker 2: started labeling affected products with a T symbol last year
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  Speaker 2: when trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. began to flare.
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  Speaker 2: Loblaw has scaled back usage in recent months, however the
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  Speaker 2: logo will soon start popping up on price tags once again.
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  Speaker 2: Products with the T symbol will indicate to shoppers that
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  Speaker 2: the item has seen a price increase because of tariffs.
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  Speaker 2: That's your news, I'm Sarah Strickland.