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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CPR was quickly performed on a man who collapsed at Cape Breton Fiddlers Run finish line. A man running in the Cape Breton Fiddlers Run half-marathon was transported to a healthcare facility by ambulance after he collapsed 10 feet away from the finish line. Timely delivery of CPR The runner appeared to stumble and fell
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A homicide team was on the scene after 2 were shot in the 14300-block of Crescent Road. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is on the scene of a double shooting in South Surrey. Shooting ordeal leaves 2 injured According to a Surrey RCMP news release, one person passed away due to his injuries. Based on
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A shooting incident involved 2 men at Abbotsford. The Major Crime Unit takes over the investigation of the incident on Walsh near Ware. Shooting incident Just before 8 PM, officers responded to a call of possible shots being fired in the 3200 block of Walsh Avenue off Ware Road close to the Bavaria Restaurant. The
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A 54-year old Glace Bay man died in an early morning fire that broke out in a duplex. The owner of the duplex, Gerry Somerton was removed from the building and transported to the Glace Bay Hospital by the EHS where he was declared dead by his injuries. Deadly nature of fire Troy Christoff who
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A Yarmouth County man died last week while kite surfing. Family and friends were saddened by the death of the man. Unexpected ordeal on the water According to the Meteghan RCMP, the emergency responders were called to Mavillette Beach in Mavillette, Digby County after receiving an alert that a 53-year old man was in distress
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A man is charged of stabbing a 46 year old man on the platform of the City Hall LRT station. According to the police the attack was unprovoked and a criminal charge is being laid on the suspect. City hall LRT station is a CTrain light rail station. A 39-year-old man was charged with second-degree
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The RCMP found a toddler after she went missing from a daycare center. The young girl died after she was discovered unresponsive in a backyard pool. The toddler was missing from a daycare center on Hawthorne Ave. and shortly found in an underground pool at a neighboring property. The child was found beneath a solar
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The estranged wife did not want to drop off her daughter since his husband was still using drugs. According to the estranged wife of the man who died after being tasered by the police in Chilliwack, she did not want to drop her 4-year old daughter for a supervised visit, but she was required by
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A couple were given the Vital Link Awards for immediate delivery of CPR. Diana Stephen was on her knees in front of her husband. She delivered CPR during the life-changing moment that saved his life back in 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=054ivAiHYNU She had a vague recollection on how to administer CPR which she learned from Girl Guides
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Steve Stewart and Steve Parks together with Abbotsford fire fighters given commendation. The certificates of commendation were presented to Steve Stewart and Steve Parks together with Abbotsford Fire Rescue Captain Jim Durvin and firefighters Scott Ellis, Tom Dodd and Greg Herron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyR3Lev2tZ8 A helping hand A call concerning a case of cardiac arrest came in
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Gene Cornish of The Rascals collapsed on stage during a performance in Montana. The 74-year old was transported to a healthcare facility. There was not immediate report on the status of his condition. Unexpected ordeal According to Jody Grant, programming and marketing director for the Alberta Bair Theater
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A 17-year old body was struck and killed on a Cape Breton highway. The mother of the boy says his son was bending over to tie his shoe as he walked home from a graduation party. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFX-H-NVlc Road accident According to Jenn Hanna, her son Joneil was at a graduation house party and started walking
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The last thing Jimmy Tarrant and Will Mavin expected to do was to save a life. An incident occurred when they took a trip to Little Lawn Beach to collect capelin. They watched 56-year old David Edwards walk into the water with his dip net. Life-saving act When they looked again, the man was floating
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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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An Abbotsford man was alive after a deadly arrythmia. When a sudden heart attack occurs, the ideal scenario is in a building with a paramedic and other healthcare professionals as well as a defibrillator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFX-H-NVlc This was the case for an Abbotsford man who was alive after suffering a deadly arrhythmia at the Abbotsford Recreation
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The life-saving equipment is essential in saving lives. The B.C.’s leading Heart and Stroke Big Bike team has installed an automated external defibrillator (AED) in Abbotsford Exhibition Park. The “Big Heart Champions” team earned the chance to place the AED via a Big Bike fundraising challenge. The opportunity is considered meaningful for the team members
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Maryam Basharat was saved thanks to the life-saving efforts of teachers. It was back in September 6, just 3 days after classes started when a grade 6 girl collapsed during gym class outside while running in which her heart stopped. Life-saving measures The sequence of events that occurred on that day led to the recognition
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A man who executed CPR on a victim of a deadly shooting ordeal says he and neighbors tried to lessen the man’s pain before the arrival of the emergency team. Police were called to a housing complex in the Rundle Heights neighborhood around 1:50 AM after residents reported a fight. They discovered a man experiencing
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Three young girls rescued a 5-year old from drowning in northern Manitoba. The girls, only around 8 were skipping rocks on Friday close to their Grand Rapids home when they saw 5-year old Lakeisha floating face down in the water. One of the girls jumped into the water and dragged the child to the shore
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