An 8-year old boy drowned at a pool party in Sherbrooke. It has been the third death in Quebec since Friday. Unforeseen accident According to Samuel Ducharme, spokesperson for the Sherbrooke police, it was an unfortunate accident. There was proper supervision and other children in the pool when the incident occurred, thus dismissing criminal negligence. […]
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The Calgary police are investigating after a man was fatally shot in broad daylight on a quiet residential street in Arbour Lake. The neighbors reported several shots around 5:40 PM in the northwest community. Shooting incident According to Sue Washington, who was out on her deck with her husband, she thought it was firecrackers or
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The death of a man who was found injured on a bustling west Edmonton street was deemed suspicious. Unexpected ordeal Two Edmonton police officers discovered the man, believed to be in his 30s just before 11 PM on Stony Plain Road near 152 Street. During the interaction with the man, he lost consciousness. EMS was
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A backcountry skier’s fall into a hidden tree well was a successful rescue but it serves as a warning to others. Based on a statement by Terrace Search and Rescue, the crews were called at around 3:20 PM to the backcountry of Shames Mountain, west of Terrace. Two local men, in their early 40s, were
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An elderly couple worries about the life of their son after the family hardly escapes a house fire overnight. The fire broke out at Vince Shoemaker’s wood-frame house on 116 Avenue and 140 Street where the family lived since 1954. The shoemaker had to drag his 83-year old wife up to the door as the
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A woman struck by a car died despite the delivery of CPR. A Winnipeg couple tried in vain to save a woman who was hit by a car on Henderson Highway. Saving a life with CPR Jonathan and Jen Millions dropped off their children at Montessori School and headed to work when the traffic suddenly
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A man died after a cardiac episode due to a lack of an AED. The employees have been pressing the office to get the device for years. The National Film Board is buying 4 defibrillators for its Montreal headquarters after the death of an employee earlier this week. Importance of AEDs in the workplace The
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A man in critical condition from a stabbing incident given emergency care. The Calgary police officers are searching for clues after a stabbing incident that left a man fighting for his life in a healthcare facility. Prompt emergency care The emergency crews were called after the victim was found on the ground bleeding on 8th
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The man who saved the life of Kitchener heart attack victim with CPR was an angel. For Jessica Burman Zinger, the man is a hero and angel who saved the life of her husband. Zinger thought her husband was going to die after he collapsed on the road outside a Kitchener coffee shop. Minutes before
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A hiker received CPR after a fall at Lynn Headwaters Regional Park. The 28-year old man went into cardiac arrest while he was hiking near Norvan Falls in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park. Sadly, the man was declared dead. An incident in the wilderness The man was airlifted out of the area in critical condition. The
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Paramedics helped victims of a school shooting in La Loche. Cousins Kalvin Jones and Darryl Morin recalled the call was responded to an emergency at Dene High School. Upon entering the site, they knew that the shooter was still in the building. Jones was performing CPR on a wounded person when the door abruptly opened,
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A 3-year old boy is recovering after a crash in the water. The child was strapped into a seat atop an ATV carrying rack which was submerged in a slough. The child was dangling underwater. ATV accident According to the RCMP, the crash occurred in a rural region in the northwest area of Hudson Bay.
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A woman cyclist suffered severe injuries when hit by a large refrigerator truck near the Civic Hospital. The incident happened near the intersection of Parkdale Avenue and Ruskin Street. According to the police, the victim was dragged by the truck after she was hit. Prompt intervention Ottawa paramedics received a call from the intersection about
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An inmate identified in his 20’s was found at the Hamilton-Wenthworth Detention Center without any vital signs. Saving a life According to the police superintendent, David Thompson, paramedics received a call from the Barton jail about 1:50 in the afternoon. An inmate was found inside his cell in medical distress. The paramedics immediately provided CPR
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Two organizers named Aryan Sekhavati and Ashkon Pourheidary offered a free workshop on first aid and CPR after an incident that happened in Toronto. After losing a close friend in the tragic van attack, Sekhavati and Pourheidary want to do something that they could help the people in the community affected by the incident. The
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A woman in her 60s was touring Vancouver Island with her husband when she fell into the river. The woman drowned near Campbell River after falling into the waters at Elk Falls. According to Cpl. Ron Vlooswyk, a police spokesperson, the woman, a Dutch tourist in her 60s seemed to have slipped into the river
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A 3-vehicle accident occurred in front of the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. The accident occurred before 8 PM at the intersection of Wakesiah Avenue and Third Street. According to firefighters at the scene, a passenger in a Chevrolet Trailblazer was transported to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital with unidentified injuries. The driver of the Civic was examined
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A man was recognized for helping save a drowning woman. The 23-year old Alexi Moskovski of Pierrefonds did not give much thought to the fact that he assisted in saving a drowning woman he did not know while on vacation with his parents and younger brother in Cayo Largo, Cuba. Dangers in the water Moskovski
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Chris Parsons encourages everyone that knowing how to perform CPR is a useful skill. Parsons is a street performer with the stage name Chris Without the Hat. While in Saskatoon to perform at the Fringe Festival, he had to perform CPR to help a man breathe again. Importance of CPR training According to Parsons, he
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Quick actions of a North Sydney teenager saved best friend from drowning. Garrett Whittle and Matthew Williams have been friends for many years, but it grew stronger after an incident. The North Sydney boys just finished their final Grade 10 exam at Memorial High School in Sydney Mines and decided to go on evening swimming.
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