Joyce King thinks of 2 strangers who saved her life with CPR. King is a 68-year old Beaconsfield resident who is recovering from a massive heart attack at a convalescence center in Montreal. Good Samaritans on the rescue At the time of the incident, King and her daughter exited Tim Horton’s restaurant and walked across […]
The chief medical officer of health in New Brunswick now recommends using non-medical face masks in public spaces such as pharmacies or grocery stores to limit the spread of COVID-19. Members of the general public can cover their faces with homemade face masks or another type of covering to limit the chance of spreading the
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A man on Salt Spring Island died despite the delivery of CPR. The incident is under investigation by the police. According to the RCMP, the officers responded to reports of a fight on Richard Flack Road. Timely intervention They found 2 men performing CPR on an unresponsive man. The Salt Spring Island RCMP continued to
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 victim
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A fatal accident on Highway 125 raised safety concerns in the area. The 79-year old driver involved in the single-vehicle crash died in a healthcare facility. Road safety The man along with a 78-year old female passenger of North River was transported to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries. During the
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A man was taken to a healthcare facility for a gunshot wound on his arm. The Abbotsford Police are attempting to figure out whether there are any links between a shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning and one that occurred back in 2011 in the same area. Circumstances of the shooting incident Both incidents occurred
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A confrontation between the police and a bleeding suspect resulted in the delivery of CPR. Sadly, the injured break-in suspect later died and the case is under investigation by B.C.’s police watchdog. Deadly police confrontation The man who was not publicly identified was Tasered after he was found in a Coquitlam home. RCMP stated that
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A 19-year old victim of a crash in Abbotsford given CPR. The incident might be linked to excessive speed and intake of alcohol. Dangerous crash in Abbotsford Four men ranging in age from 19 to 25-years old were driving in a red Acura around 2:15 AM in the morning when the vehicle somehow lost control
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An elderly man died in an iceboat crash despite the delivery of CPR. The incident occurred when his iceboat crashed on the Bay of Quinte. An ice boat is strikingly the same as a sailboat but equipped with skates or skis to allow it to glide over ice. Icy ordeal The iceboat seems to have
A teen does not think of himself as a hero, but his actions during a surfing trip clearly fit the description. The 15-year old was surfing with a friend in Tofino’s Cox Bay. The pair had traveled there from Vancouver with family for a vacation. The two teenagers had been spending the day catching waves
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Separate crashes in less than 48 hours apart resulted in injured individuals with two declared dead. The incidents occurred on Highway 99 near Pemberton, B.C. According to the RCMP, a motorist from the Lower Mainland died when up to three northbound motorcycles traveling together near Joffre Lake collided with a southbound vehicle. Two of the
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A 5-year old child was wounded after several gunshots were fired at a house in northern Saskatchewan. The RCMP were called to a home on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserve. Shooting incident According to the officers, a bullet went through the wall of a house and hit a child inside. There were other
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A person was quickly rushed to a healthcare facility after a shooting. The incident occurred in the northeast region of the city. Shooting incident It was after 7:30 PM when the emergency crews attended the location. According to Sgt. David Fakas, they found a man in his 30s with a gunshot wound in his leg.
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A girl was brought to a healthcare facility in critical condition after she was hit by a train near Gage Park. There were 2 Hamilton police officers accredited by paramedics for saving an 8-year old girl hit by a train in Hamilton with prompt execution of first aid care. The officers who were the first
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The City of Ottawa’s swimming pools and wading pools are set to open for the summer, but you have to reserve a spot to take a dip during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wading pools will open in a phased approach with the first group of pools opening on July 6 and the second group on July
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A man was rushed to a healthcare facility in severe condition after sustaining a stab wound inside a downtown Kelowna apartment suite. According to the police, the 26-year old Vernon resident was found around 11 PM wandering along Pandosy Street with serious blood loss. What happened at the scene? A witness delivered first aid until
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Two men were transported to a healthcare facility with non-life-threatening injuries. The Abbotsford Police are trying to connect why 2 men without apparent drug or gang connections were shot while driving along Ponderosa Street early morning. Tragic ordeal According to Const. Ian MacDonald, the 19 and 28-year old who sustained gunshot wounds in the shooting
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VIA Rail is implementing a new face mask policy for passengers on trains and in stations during the COVID-19 pandemic. VIA Rail announced that passengers will be required to wear a face mask if the appropriate physical distancing cannot be observed on trains and in stations. According to the company, this step is necessary as
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Two 11-year old girls are hailed as heroes for saving the life of a young boy from drowning in a Lachine pool. Both girls were at the Lachine public pool when another girl asked for help, pointing to her brother who was under the water. One of the girls saw him in the deep end
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An eight-year-old child was given CPR after a canoeing incident. The incident occurred on a northern Alberta lake. The RCMP and Fish and Wildlife responded to Poplar Point situated on the northeast side of Lac La Biche Lake, after family and friends could not locate two children, aged 13 and 8 when the winds strengthened
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