Saturday, April 17, 2021

U.S. safety regulator issues warning about Peloton's Tread+ treadmill

Peloton logo on the side of a stationary bicycle

U.S. safety regulators warned people with kids and pets Saturday to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and nearly 40 others were injured.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/peloton-safety-regulator-1.5992088?cmp=rss

Health of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny worsening amid prison hunger strike, doctor says

Russia Navalny

Dr. Yaroslav Ashikhmin said Saturday that test results he received from Navalny's family show him with sharply elevated levels of potassium, which can bring on cardiac arrest, and heightened creatinine levels that indicate impaired kidneys.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/alexei-navalny-health-doctor-prison-hunger-strike-1.5992142?cmp=rss

MP William Amos speaks out: Leaked naked photo sends message 'anything goes' in politics

William Amos

The Liberal MP who inadvertently flashed his parliamentary colleagues says the fact that a screenshot of him in the nude was leaked to the media sends a troubling message about the corrosive state of politics in Canada.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/william-amos-leaked-photo-1.5991968?cmp=rss

Chauvin trial highlights and takeaways

Chauvin trial highlights and takeaways

CBC's Susan Ormiston takes a look back at 14 days of testimony at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with killing George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died after Chauvin pinned him to the ground by kneeling on his back and neck for about nine minutes while two other officers held him down.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/chauvin-trial-highlights-and-takeaways-1.5991689?cmp=rss