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The CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

Val De La Cruz and his son Jeb were lining up for a lemonade at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival last April when the two were struck by an SUV ramming through the crowd. One year on, the 2 ½-year-old is back to giggling and singing, but his parents are still dealing with injuries and fear.

A free mobile dermatology clinic is coming to Prince Edward Island in August, offering Islanders a chance to get checked for melanoma and other skin cancers.

Research indicates that about one in five Canadians have high levels of Lipoprotein(a), putting them at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. And yet, many people have no idea because there is no routine screening for Lp(a), which also has no symptoms. That’s something experts have been wanting to change.

Research indicates that about one in five Canadians have high levels of Lipoprotein(a), putting them at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. And yet, many people have no idea because there is no routine screening for Lp(a), which also has no symptoms. That’s something experts have been wanting to change.

Research indicates that about one in five Canadians have high levels of Lipoprotein(a), putting them at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. And yet, many people have no idea because there is no routine screening for Lp(a), which also has no symptoms. That’s something experts have been wanting to change.

Elopement, when an autistic person runs or wanders away from caregivers or a safe location, is a regular school safety consideration. Yet advocates and experts say the elopement of a nine-year-old from school this week puts the spotlight on inadequate in-school support of Ontario students with disabilities.

Research indicates that about one in five Canadians have high levels of Lipoprotein(a), putting them at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. And yet, many people have no idea because there is no routine screening for Lp(a), which also has no symptoms. That’s something experts have been wanting to change.

Once again, every single participant in Project SEARCH’s latest cohort has found a job. The program, based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, helps young adults with intellectual, learning or developmental disabilities build the skills they need to enter the workforce.

Roblox, an online gaming platform popular with kids, announced it would implement protections for its young users and pay the state of Nevada $12 million US, which will be used to create a safer environment for children online.

Parks Canada is taking steps to protect a rare coastal plant, the Gulf of St. Lawrence beach pinweed, at Kouchibouguac and Prince Edward Island national parks.

Once a target of Russian and Chinese economic coercion, Lithuania has turned pressure into policy. By rapidly diversifying trade, severing energy ties with Moscow and investing in defence and tech, the Baltic state built resilience and saw growth. Its experience now offers Canada a cautionary, and increasingly relevant, roadmap.

Once a target of Russian and Chinese economic coercion, Lithuania has turned pressure into policy. By rapidly diversifying trade, severing energy ties with Moscow and investing in defence and tech, the Baltic state built resilience and saw growth. Its experience now offers Canada a cautionary, and increasingly relevant, roadmap.

In its ongoing territorial dispute with Taiwan, China may be looking toward the sky as a new way to thwart the island’s attempts at building diplomatic ties. China was accused of pressuring three African countries to withdraw their permission to allow Taiwan’s president to fly over their territories.

In its ongoing territorial dispute with Taiwan, China may be looking toward the sky as a new way to thwart the island’s attempts at building diplomatic ties. China was accused of pressuring three African countries to withdraw their permission to allow Taiwan’s president to fly over their territories.

In its ongoing territorial dispute with Taiwan, China may be looking toward the sky as a new way to thwart the island’s attempts at building diplomatic ties. China was accused of pressuring three African countries to withdraw their permission to allow Taiwan’s president to fly over their territories.

Beneath the partisan acrimony and overheated language, there are useful and important questions about how Canada’s parliamentary democracy works and how it is supposed to work.

In its ongoing territorial dispute with Taiwan, China may be looking toward the sky as a new way to thwart the island’s attempts at building diplomatic ties. China was accused of pressuring three African countries to withdraw their permission to allow Taiwan’s president to fly over their territories.

Once a target of Russian and Chinese economic coercion, Lithuania has turned pressure into policy. By rapidly diversifying trade, severing energy ties with Moscow and investing in defence and tech, the Baltic state built resilience and saw growth. Its experience now offers Canada a cautionary, and increasingly relevant, roadmap.

Once a target of Russian and Chinese economic coercion, Lithuania has turned pressure into policy. By rapidly diversifying trade, severing energy ties with Moscow and investing in defence and tech, the Baltic state built resilience and saw growth. Its experience now offers Canada a cautionary, and increasingly relevant, roadmap.

Once a target of Russian and Chinese economic coercion, Lithuania has turned pressure into policy. By rapidly diversifying trade, severing energy ties with Moscow and investing in defence and tech, the Baltic state built resilience and saw growth. Its experience now offers Canada a cautionary, and increasingly relevant, roadmap.

Once a target of Russian and Chinese economic coercion, Lithuania has turned pressure into policy. By rapidly diversifying trade, severing energy ties with Moscow and investing in defence and tech, the Baltic state built resilience and saw growth. Its experience now offers Canada a cautionary, and increasingly relevant, roadmap.

Once a target of Russian and Chinese economic coercion, Lithuania has turned pressure into policy. By rapidly diversifying trade, severing energy ties with Moscow and investing in defence and tech, the Baltic state built resilience and saw growth. Its experience now offers Canada a cautionary, and increasingly relevant, roadmap.

It only takes around 17 minutes of standing still for someone to feel pain, according to a UQAM professor emeritus and ergonomist. While cashiers across much of Europe are typically seated while working, their Canadian counterparts remain on their feet – raising questions about their well-being and health.

Front-line security and intelligence workers including Mounties won’t be able to access the government’s penalty‑free early retirement incentive as federal public safety agencies focus on getting more people in the door — not out.

Antoine Fuqua’s Michael is a surface-level replay of the iconic King of Pop’s life. Audiences get toe-tapping entertainment value and an impressive impersonation by nephew Jaafar Jackson at the expense of virtually any investigation into the mind and motivations of the eponymous star.

It only takes around 17 minutes of standing still for someone to feel pain, according to a UQAM professor emeritus and ergonomist. While cashiers across much of Europe are typically seated while working, their Canadian counterparts remain on their feet – raising questions about their well-being and health.

A fisherman from Souris, P.E.I., will be testing the latest version of a lobster counting and grading system that was made with the help of UPEI’s sustainable design and engineering students. The faculty’s current cohort are wrapping up their final projects, hoping for similar success. CBC’s Nancy Russell has more.

Roughly $600,000 in net profits from the sale of U.S.-produced alcohol will help feed Island families through P.E.I. food banks.

Fresh veggies cost 7.8 per cent more in March compared to March last year, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent inflation numbers. And the worst offender? The mighty cucumber.

Fresh veggies cost 7.8 per cent more in March compared to March last year, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent inflation numbers. And the worst offender? The mighty cucumber.

Two of the biggest global names in Punjabi music are set to take over Canada’s largest venues — underscoring the genre’s explosive rise worldwide. Diljit Dosanjh and Karan Aujla are launching Canadian tours drawing demand promoters say rivals some of the biggest names in hip-hop.

Fresh veggies cost 7.8 per cent more in March compared to March last year, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent inflation numbers. And the worst offender? The mighty cucumber.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered the owner of Burnaby’s Metropolis at Metrotown mall and a security contractor to pay more than $1.8 million in damages after they admitted to security guards injuring an 18-year-old during a detainment in November 2019.

Jenna Evans tells The National about the moment she spotted a cougar swimming off the coast of Tofino, B.C.

Jenna Evans tells The National about the moment she spotted a cougar swimming off the coast of Tofino, B.C.

Jenna Evans tells The National about the moment she spotted a cougar swimming off the coast of Tofino, B.C.

Jenna Evans tells The National about the moment she spotted a cougar swimming off the coast of Tofino, B.C.

Jenna Evans tells The National about the moment she spotted a cougar swimming off the coast of Tofino, B.C.

Jenna Evans tells The National about the moment she spotted a cougar swimming off the coast of Tofino, B.C.

House leader Steven MacKinnon said in a social media post Tuesday that the Liberals will seek to change the standing orders to reflect their majority in the House and give them the most votes on committees.

House leader Steven MacKinnon said in a social media post Tuesday that the Liberals will seek to change the standing orders to reflect their majority in the House and give them the most votes on committees.

House leader Steven MacKinnon said in a social media post Tuesday that the Liberals will seek to change the standing orders to reflect their majority in the House and give them the most votes on committees.

B.C.’s energy minister says that a northern route for an oil pipeline from Alberta, which was recently proposed as part of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with Ottawa, is simply not realistic.

The Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association says at least three harbours are impacted. Its post on social media says a conference call is planned for Saturday afternoon for an update.

The Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association says at least three harbours are impacted. Its post on social media says a conference call is planned for Saturday afternoon for an update.

Some airlines are cancelling flights or adding additional charges in the face of rising jet fuels costs due to the war in the Middle East, but experts in P.E.I. say travellers in this province don’t have much to worry about — if they’ve already paid for their trips.