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Conception Bay South residents Gerry Stead and Alana Langdon were given the Rescuer Awards for saving a life. Their life-saving actions were necessary during an incident at the Topsail artificial turf soccer pitch. Timely action to save a life An 11-year old soccer player was attacked by a bystander and stabbed while engaging in the […]
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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 were transported to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital with unidentified injuries. The driver of the Civic was examined
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Kenzie Lahey grabbed his chest, dropped to his knees and collapsed on the ice. Lahey, 14-years old was playing hockey when he was hit by a puck that resulted to heart failure. Life on the line The referee quickly called for help. The mother of Lahey ran out to the ice. She was joined by
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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. Timely intervention According to the RCMP, the crash occurred in a rural region in the northwest area of Hudson Bay.
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An 8-year old boy, Linden Baglo was hit and died in Nanaimo. The incident occurred while he was riding his bicycle. Based on the report by Nanaimo RCMP, the incident occurred around 11:40 AM in 1000 block of Nelson Street. Firefighters, police and B.C. Ambulance responded to the scene while several Good Samaritans and first
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CPR was attempted on a man who was found dead in his cell. The man serving time for first-degree murder was found dead in his cell at Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick. Unfortunate demise At the time of his death, Zane Weatherbee, 49-years old was serving an indeterminate sentence since November 2, 1982. Based on
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A 66-year old man died in an early morning fire on Appleton Avenue in Cote-des-Neiges. Around 70 firefighters responded to the call around 6:40 AM and performed first aid care. Scary blaze The man who was the owner of the 2-storey building was found unconscious in his 2nd floor apartment. The firefighters performed CPR, but
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The quick thinking of 6 employees saved the life of a Calgary man. Ayaz Kara was enjoying a game of squash at the recreation center at Mount Royal University when he suddenly felt dizzy and out of breath. According to Kara, the last thing he recalled is collapsing. His heart ceases to beat and started
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Two flight crew members were credited for saving the life of a man at the Edmonton International Airport (EIA). The crew members utilized an automated external defibrillator (AED) when the man collapsed while getting off his flight from Phoenix to Edmonton around 4 PM on Wednesday. Unexpected ordeal According to Heather Hamilton, director of communications
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Clayton Blackwood was biking at the Junction when a 30-year old woman was struck by a van. Saving a life The “Good Samaritan” who saved the life of a woman struck by a vehicle claims he used basic first aid training to keep her alive until the emergency team arrived on the scene. The woman
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