A man sustains machete injuries and a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his back. The incident occurred while fighting off a man breaking into his property in Red Deer. The 23-year old victim surprised the assailant who was armed with a machete and a small-caliber firearm. The thief entered the garage and a struggled ensued. […]
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Several charges were laid against a Calgary man shot by police. The man was allegedly holding a knife and setting fire to a southwest convenience store. Tristen Joseph Wade, 23-year old faces charges of arson endangering life, possession and assault with weapon, theft and assaulting police with a weapon. Multiple charges The police shooting started
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The Calgary police homicide unit investigates a shooting that left one man dead. The emergency crews responded to a call to the 4600 block of Bowness Road N.W. regarding reports of a man in medical distress. Upon arrival of the police, they found a man in his 40s with severe injuries from the shooting. The
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The police are investigating after a man sustained gunshot wounds in a northwest alley. A passerby called the police to report a male who was shot in the 2400 block of 16th Avenue N.W. Shooting incident The man was escorted to a healthcare facility with non-life threatening injuries but according to Sgt. Cory Ma, the
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A 35-year old Laval man drowned in the Eastern Townships in the man-made Choiniere Reservoir in the Yamaska provincial park. Water safety Based on the report, it was around 6 PM when the emergency services were called to the Roxton Pond park regarding a man missing in the water. According to the initial details given
The SQ and the coroner’s officer are investigating a case of drowning at Lac-Raymond. The drowning incident occurred in Outaouiais cottage near St-Sixte which is around 60 kilometers east of Ottawa. Dangers in the water The victim was identified as a 60-year old woman. According to the statement, the SQ received a call regarding a
A woman named Cassandra Panyter working in the Pro shop rushed to help a man having a cardiac arrest. She is also a trained lifeguard. It was only her first week in the job. She saw a man taken to the clubhouse in a golf cart. Another person called an ambulance. The man was having
A Winnipeg man rushed to help an indigenous man having a heart attack in a downtown sidewalk during rush hour traffic. There is roughly a chance a bystander will attempt to provide first aid or CPR to save a life before paramedics shows up. Because the victim is an aboriginal man lying on the street,
A woman named Joanne Beckett has been wishing to thank the man who helped save the life of his son. His son Zak about 10 years old fell at Elora Gorge and hit his head. Beckett finally found the savior of his son on social media. According to Beckett, she posted a letter on the
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A Barrie man died after a violent arrest and a witness took a video of the incident. The video was uploaded in the internet by the witness that shows a man being arrested by officers, repeatedly tasered and subdued physically. A bystander can be heard criticizing the police officers as they struggle with the victim.
A mail carrier named Corey Gallagher was delivering mails to an apartment building when he found a woman unconscious and lying in the lobby. According to Gallagher he thought the woman was just intoxicated and passed out. He found white powder on the dress of the woman and thought she had an overdose of fentanyl.
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The searched found the body of the 18-year old from Surrey 7 days after he disappeared. The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team supported by Chilliwack RCMP and Chilliwack Search and Rescue (CSAR) were successful in recovering the body of the 18-year old man from Surrey. Dangers in the water The BC Coroners Service is in the
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The Burnaby man who drowned in Buntzen Lake was not a swimmer according to the police. The police divers found the body of the 47-year old man who drowned in Buntzen Lake near Coquitlam. According to Coquitlam RCMP Staff Sgt. Tony Porato, the man was in the water when his family noticed that he was
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A 30-year old woman from Vancouver succumbed to her injuries after the incident. The woman was declared dead after a kayaking incident on the Vedder River in Chilliwack. Unforeseen ordeal in the water Based on the report by Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson, Cpl. Mike Rail, the police were present at the scene in Yarrow after they
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Sun Peaks Mountain Rescue Society purchased an automated CPR machine. It is not an easy task to deliver CPR to an individual while sliding down a ski hill in an emergency toboggan. With the community donations, the ski community at Sun Peaks B.C. now has a new way to save lives. CPR in the wilderness
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A 78-year old Sydney resident went into cardiac arrest during lunch hour at Casino Nova Scotia. The man was with his friend, Tom Farrell for their regular weekly lunch at the Celtic Junction Bar & Grille restaurant and trying out his luck on some of the machines. The turn of events turned into a scary
An elderly woman died when a Friday night fire occurred. The woman was identified by family as Margaret Coutu who was in her late 60s. Deadly fire claims a life The fire broke out in the 2200 block of 9th Avenue N.W around 8:20 PM. The firefighters had to face the smoke and flames at
Tanner Smith-MacNeil will not forget how he was saved by his oldest brother. The 6-year old was playing a game of “hide the coin” in the living room of their New Waterford home with his brother Travis Smith-MacNeil, 8-years old. Believing that his mouth is a good place to hide the coin, Tanner placed the
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A 12-year old girl revived her 2-year old brother. He was found unresponsive in the Washington state family’s septic tank. According to East Pierce Fire and Rescue Chief Bud Becker, the mother of the children was able to move the boy out of the tank but ended up stuck in the process, so the girl
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A man running in the Cape Breton Fiddlers Run half-marathon collapsed 10 feet away from the finish line. He was transported by ambulance. Unforeseen ordeal during a run The runner seem to stumble and fell to the ground. There was one doctor and on-site medical personnel who rushed to the man who was in his
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