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Two toddlers and one of their parents are in critical condition in a hospital. This was after a suspicious fire that erupted in a basement suite in Surrey. Although the authorities initially reported that the children were the only ones in critical condition, it has been confirmed that a parent is critically injured. The fire […]
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A man was declared dead after an apparent stunt gone wrong near the seawall in downtown Vancouver. It was been confirmed by BC Coroners Service that the man in his 30s died. Two men were performing a stunt near Jack Poole Plaza. The brother of the victim was filming him on his BMX bike attempting
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A 20-year old man in Ramsay St. in Pierrefonds was shot. It was a quiet residential neighborhood with a few 3-story apartment buildings and single-family homes. The street was cordoned off with police tape while investigators check the area. They thoroughly checked through garbage and recycling bins for bullet casings and other signs into the
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The Norfolk County OPP are searching for the Good Samaritan who saved a life. They are eager to thank the man who saves a life this week. Both paramedics and police were called to a house located on Robinson Street in Simcoe on Wednesday with reports of a man on the ground who is unresponsive
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The Mounties and the police watchdog were called to the Township of Langley after the death of a man who might have been intoxicated. Someone called 911 at around 3 PM but the call was “abandoned”. Attempts were made to call the number back but when no one answered, members of the Langley RCMP were
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Turki Ayash was given a certificate from Essex-Windsor EMS. The grade 11 student at Catholic Central High School in Windsor used skills that he learned in class only a few days earlier to save the life of his father during a heart attack. Importance of CPR training Turki Ayash who came to Canada with his
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The driver of the pick-up involved in the collision performed first aid until help arrived on the scene. An elderly man died after being hit by a vehicle in Chilliwack. Collision on the road The 78-year old was riding a bicycle at Cheam Ave. and Young Rd. when he was struck by a pick-up truck.
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Witnesses stated that a woman who identified herself as a BCIT nursing practicum student provides first aid to a stabbed victim at the Plaza of Nations. Stabbing ordeal Investigators are searching for a BCIT nursing student who attempted to save a man who was stabbed at the Plaza of Nations on Halloween. According to Vancouver
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A timely effort saved the life of Michael Isely after suffering a heart attack. He was golfing at a charity event at Saskatoon Golf and Country Club when an unforeseen event occurred. On that day, he experienced a minimal degree of pressure in the chest but not alarming in any way. Isely brushed it off
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The 4 members of the Balmoral school faculty were honored for helping a student. Maryam Basharat was running outside along with her class when she fell and suffered a cardiac arrest. School tragedy Jillian Wright, a grade 8 and 9 teacher was on her knees and tried to check if the student had a pulse
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A man who fell into the water while fishing died. The emergency crews acted to the calls from 2 people in the water close to Graves Bridge in the southeast. Based on a release from the fire department, a man who was fishing witnessed another man who was fishing nearby, fell into the water, and
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According to the director of zero waste and resource recovery, Vancouver is experiencing medical litter. There has been an increase in medical litter during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in drug stores and grocery stores. There are more discarded masks since the chief public health officer of Canada stated earlier this month that wearing a non-medical
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The public health chief of Canada states that hospitals should not throw away used masks and other protective equipment since experts are looking to see if they can be disinfected and reused. The protection of health care workers is a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are at least 14,426 cases of the virus in
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When using a non-medical cloth mask, avoid touching your face. From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are wearing a variety of masks, from medical masks to cloth face coverings in public areas. It is a known fact that the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads from droplets when infected individuals cough, sneeze, or expel
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A B.C. resident working with an ocean conservation team monitors trash on Soko Islands. Researchers have started to see an increase in the number of discarded surgical masks washing up on Hong Kong beaches since the COVID-19 pandemic started at the end of 2019. OceanAsia is a non-profit organization focused on marine issues including organized
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The well-known ride-hailing services revealed protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19 such as sanitizing and washing hands. Uber and Lyft are requiring drivers, couriers, and passengers to wear masks a part of the new set of protocols aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Uber which is a San Francisco-based giant stated that
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Two people died after a raft overturned on New Brunswick’s Miramichi River. According to RCMP Sgt. Brent Johnston, 8 friends were rafting down the river in Gray Rapids when it flipped. Dangers in the water Johnston added that 6 people were able to make it back to the shore on their own. A 29-year old
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A man was moving a boat between wharves at the time of the incident. The town of Conche is mourning for a resident who drowned on Friday. According to the Roddickton RCMP, a 65-year old man was traveling in his boat between the wharves, around the region known as Lighthouse Point. The RCMP believes he
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A 10-year old died despite CPR after a near-drowning incident. The incident occurred in a private lake in the Lanaudiere region. According to the provincial police, they received a call about an unconscious child in a body of water. Drowning ordeal The boy was quickly moved out of the water and the emergency services arrived
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Margaret Bell rescued a man struggling in the water. According to the firefighters, Bell went beyond when she ventured into the Glenmore Reservoir to rescue a man. The man who was struggling in the water might have gone unnoticed and drowned. For Bell, she knew what she had to do. Bell lives in the southwest
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