One individual is dead after an early morning fire in a Britannia apartment. The firefighters responded to several 911 calls reporting heavy smoke in a 3-story apartment building on Zephyr Avenue just before 3 AM. The fire was contained to a single apartment on the second floor. Unexpected ordeal According to Ottawa Fire, one person […]
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A man received CPR after an apartment fire. The man has life-threatening injuries after a fire in an apartment building on Walnut Street in London. Apartment fire The emergency responders were called to the building at 85 Walnut Street over the noon hour. A neighbor noticed smoke coming out the door of a unit on
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The homicide detectives are investigating a suspicious death that occurred on Christmas morning. Shooting incident The officers received reports about shots being fired in the area of 117 Street and 107 Avenue around 7:20 AM. A 28-year old man was found outside an apartment building. The man was treated by paramedics but died at the
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A man is in a healthcare facility in critical condition after being pulled from a vehicle that was submerged in a water-filled ditch in Surrey. Watery ordeal Based on the report by Surrey RCMP, the two-vehicle accident occurred at 168th Street and Highway 10 shortly before 9:30 PM. The collision sent a white sedan into
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It took only one day for a Catholic Central student to utilize his CPR training to good use and saved the life of his father. Saving a life There was a renewed call from Essex-Windsor EMS for residents to get their CPR training which prompted CPR to be offered even in schools. Turki Ayash, 17-years
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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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Several shots were fired at an individual who was in distress and causing havoc in his subsidized housing unit. The man who seems troubled was living alone according to neighbors. Shooting ordeal The identity of the man was not revealed to the public. It is believed that he is 58 years old and of Haitian
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Despite CPR, a man stranded in Cuba passes away at the airport. The incident occurred while the man was waiting for his flight home. Unexpected ordeal The travelers were stranded on Cayo Largo del Sur for several days after a runway at the island’s only airport has been damaged. The passengers flying back to Toronto
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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 skier passed away despite CPR after his coat was wrapped around his head and neck on the chair lift. The 46-year old man died in a “serious incident” Icy ordeal It started when the man boarded the Skyline Express lift on chair 37 in the Blue Sky Basin. He fell through an opening in
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An inquest to unravel the events that led to the death of a 13-year old boy has been scheduled. A close look on the unforeseen ordeal Kaleab Schmidt was discovered unresponsive on his family farm. The emergency services were called and CPR was performed. Sadly, the boy was declared dead at the scene. The inquest
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Police are investigating after a toddle was found unconscious in a backyard swimming pool. The incident occurred during an afternoon party in the Outaouais municipality of Val-des-Monts. The 3-year old was in a critical state but in a stable condition in the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario after transported by an ambulance to the Gatineau
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A 23-year old Prince Rupert woman possibly drowned on Texada Island. Around 6:20 PM, the RCMP received a call for a possible drowning incident at Shingle Beach where a Diversity Festival was performing. According to the report of the police, the woman was seen climbing a rocky bluff and she fell into the water below.
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CPR was necessary when a collision between an ATV and a pickup truck occurred. A man passed away when his ATV crashed with a pickup truck and trailer that contained active beehives. Unforeseen ordeal The pickup was traveling westward when the ATV came out of the ditch, crossed the road and crashed with the truck.
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An angler who fell into the river while fishing passed away despite the delivery of CPR. The emergency crews responded to calls of up to two people in the water near Graves Bridge in the southeast. Watery ordeal Based on the initial reports, a man who was fishing witnessed another man who was also fishing
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The life of a Winnipeg man was saved with the help of strangers who performed CPR. The man had the chance to say thank you to two of the people who quickly rushed to his side when his heart ceased to beat while jogging. Timely intervention with CPR The 62-year old collapsed on a Wellington
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A hockey player was saved with an AED by the Abbotsford firefighters. The only thing that Lindsay Hickmott was sitting on a bench and getting ready to take his next shift. Life saved with an AED The only memory he recalls is waking up in an ambulance, struggling to breathe and wondering what happened. In
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A snowmobiler died despite CPR after a cornice collapsed under his snowmobile in Whistler. The 52-year old man was the founding member of Nanaimo Search and Rescue. Outdoor dangers The Whistler Search and Rescue were sent to Mt. Callaghan after reports of a snowmobiler who had fallen in the area. The search crews found that
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The Alex Fraser Bridge crash involved several vehicles and victims that require first aid. A 5-car crash on the Alex Fraser Bridge left a taxi sitting on top of another vehicle. Road crash The incident occurred in the northbound center lane. According to Const. Mike Halskoy, the incident was indirectly brought about by a stalled
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