Two individuals were killed and several others sustained injuries during several unrelated attacks. Stabbing incident An 18-year old man passed away due to his injuries after he was attacked near the St. Laurent metro station. Earlier in the evening, several people started fighting inside a restaurant on Ste. Catherine St. at the intersection of St. […]
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An incident in a townhouse complex might be linked to a vehicle fire. A Surrey man was seriously wounded in a Friday night shooting in Langley Township in a newly-developed townhouse complex in the Willoughby neighborhood. The police were able to identify the 23-year old, Tarek Ali Al-Romeshi was the individual found wounded in a
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A group of concerned parents rallied in front of the Calgary Board of Education headquarters, advocating against Alberta guidelines mandating children to wear masks in schools when distancing is not possible. A group of around 30 people waved signs with anti-mask messaging and chanted slogans towards passing traffic, highlighting their discontent with provincial mask policies.
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A small Canadian study has found that face masks do not hinder breathing for some healthy individuals during even “vigorous” exercise. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan measured oxygen levels in the blood and muscles of 7 women and 7 men during a cycle ergometry test, the “gold standard” for aerobic fitness, as they wore
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A daycare in Winnipeg is speaking out after the province mandated daycare staff to wear medical-grade masks, but provided masks later discovered not to be medical-graded. When code red restrictions came into effect in the Winnipeg Metro Region, the executive director of the Niigaanaki Day Care Centre in the city stated that she was told
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Despite CPR on the scene, the daughter of the paramedic responding on the scene passed away. A paramedic lost his daughter after discovering that she was trapped in a house fire he was responding to. House fire The fire started on Tuesday morning near Elon, North Carolina. While the responders with the Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department
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A woman died from drowning despite the immediate delivery of CPR. The RCMP are investigating a possible drowning that occurred in an isolated lake on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore. Watery ordeal According to the police report, 2 men found a 57-year old woman in a lake on West Side Indian Harbor Lake Rd. in St.
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A new piece of medical equipment created at the University of Alberta may help doctors in delivering CPR. It provides a quicker and safer way to resuscitate patients who go into cardiac arrest due to COVID-19. The novel coronavirus can create complications in the lungs, and many patients are placed on their bellies to improve
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The death of an inmate in the medium-security unit at Collins Bay Institution was due to a drug overdose. The inmate, identified as Shane Elliott Gammie, 35-year old, died on Saturday. Gammie was serving a sentence of 5 years, 9 months, and 15 days on convictions from breaking and entering firearm use, and possession of
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A 42-year old man is in critical condition after a stabbing ordeal. The incident involved another passenger on a transit bus. Stabbing incident After receiving several 911 calls, the Richmond RCMP responded to an incident on a Coast Mountain bus. Based on the video on social media, the paramedics are seen delivering CPR to the
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