The ongoing gun violence in Metro Vancouver has taken a devastating toll and it is hard for families of innocent victims. For the widow of Surrey hockey coach and father, Paul Bennett, it was a tragic event. His husband, Paul worked as a nurse and he was headed to a colleague’s retirement party when he […]
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A serious collision involving several vehicles stopped the traffic on Highway 1 in Burnaby during the rush hour commute. A white pickup truck was traveling west when it crashed with the center median and ended up in the eastbound lanes. The first responders were seen performing CPR on the truck driver before they were rushed
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A former park board commissioner and the Sant Sarwan Dass Charitable Trust partnered to hand out 7,000 masks and hot meals for Mother’s Day in the downtown eastside of Vancouver. The masks are important. Regardless of the virus, many people who are living in the area are homeless and have colds and even pneumonia. Before
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Due to the high demand for personal protective equipment, they are hard to come by. The researchers at B.C. University is working on prototypes for an N95 mask which is also biodegradable. The mask which is called the Canadian mask or Can-Mask is built with a frame made of B.C. wood fibers such as spruce,
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A house fire in Surrey sent four people to a hospital. Two victims were in critical condition. The two others were taken to a healthcare facility with non-life-threatening injuries. The neighbors looked on as firefighters and paramedics performed CPR on the victims, were two of the injured were children – one was a baby close
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A 42-year old man is in a healthcare facility in critical condition after he was stabbed by another passenger on a transit bus. The Richmond RCMP responded to several 911 calls regarding an incident on a Coast Mountain bus. The video on social media showed paramedics giving the victim CPR in the doorway of the
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A 32-year old Cochrane man was killed in a dirt-bike accident. The incident occurred near Sundre involve a Rocky View County firefighter and a father of 2 young children. Justin Francis died after family members discovered the injured man and rushed him to meet the first responders. Tragic incident Justin was on a camping trip
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Life-saving efforts can help save a life. On the 7th yearly Survivor Day which was organized by Essex-Windsor paramedics, the first responders were reunited to those that were brought back from clinical death. Prompt intervention The 1st Survivor Day presented 5 survivors. The timely action of bystanders to execute CPR, availability of public-use defibrillators (AED),
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According to fire investigators, a warehouse fire that claimed the life of a 65-year old man started in an electrical room and that the smoke and fumes possibly overwhelmed the victim before he realized what was happening. The fire started at around 9:30 PM on the second floor of a food preparation business on Pandora
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An army of volunteer sewers in B.C. has created over 15,000 masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The organizers are now planning to create a non-profit group to coordinate and fundraise for the effort. Vancouver residents started the group “Protect Frontline Workers on Facebook”. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, personal protective equipment or
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The police watchdog of British Columbia has been called to investigate an incident that led to the death of an intoxicated man. What happened? Based on the news release, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. stated that RCMP notified it of the incident. The police used both pepper spray and a “conducted energy weapon” against
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The transit commission endorsed an OC Transpo recommendation to urge every person to wear a non-medical cloth mask on buses, trains and in stations starting June 15 with the top boss assuring commissioners that law enforcement will not be aggressively ticketing people for breaking the unprecedented rule. Transpo will be the first transit agency in
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A shooting incident occurred in an apartment building parking lot. According to the Hamilton Police, they arrested a Mississauga man for the deadly, targeted shooting that killed the 44-year old Hamilton man. Targeted shooting The police had the 27-year old in handcuffs on the west Mountain and charged him for first-degree murder. Based on the
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A disposable face mask is an indispensable tool nowadays especially with the continued rise in the number of COVID-19 cases all over the globe. One way to protect yourself and others is to wear a face mask especially in scenarios where physical distancing is not possible. These 95% filter disposable face masks are lightweight and
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There are at least two cruise ships with reported COVID-19 outbreaks. The cruise ship industry is bringing in strict measures after the top doctor in the country warned Canadians against going on cruise ships as COVID-19 continues to spread. The Canadian and Northwest chapter of Cruise Lines International Association stated that the measures include improved
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With the two flu outbreaks in Abbotsford residential care facilities, a health hazard order makes masks mandatory for visitors. The high levels of flu activity in Fraser Health have prompted the chief medical health officer of the region to declare it a health hazard and invoke special powers to protect the vulnerable groups. Those who
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A man was hit by a vehicle while the driver stayed on the scene and rendered first aid. The male pedestrian in his 40s died after struct by a vehicle. Vehicular accident in Abbotsford The Abbotsford Police Department stated that the incident occurred at around 11:30 PM in the 36500 block of South Parallel Road.
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The death of a 32-year old man is still under investigation. The police were able to identify the victim as Clinton Roderick Roasting. He was shot outside Rundle Heights house. Although the emergency team arrived, the man died despite efforts to revive him. A man residing nearby attempted to perform CPR on the dying man
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Rapid action of bystanders and arena staff revived a man suffering from cardiac arrest. A 48-year old man went into cardiac arrest while he was playing hockey at the Minto Sports Complex. Bystander action The bystanders started to perform CPR after a man collapsed while others were instructed by a paramedics communications officer to the
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A 14-year old Winnipeg girl was honored for helping her father from cardiac arrest. Andrea Warzel’s father, 47-years old collapsed at home after returning from a jog. The girl immediately called for emergency assistance while her mother and sister performed CPR. According to the girl, it was her first time to call for 911. She
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