Masks will be mandatory in any indoor public place in Regina, Saskatoon, and Prince Albert. Nevertheless, the reaction to the public health order has been mixed in the Queen City. The mandatory mask order was put in place to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in the province. Saskatchewan has seen its active case numbers […]
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The police in west Quebec saved a 68-year old man in cardiac arrest, just a month after reviving a lifeless toddler. At around 6 PM, officers responded to a call on I’lf Road where a 68-year old man was suffering cardio-respiratory arrest. Saving a life After taking over a neighbor, a nurse who initiated CPR,
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According to the police, the incident is not a random event. A 21-year old Surrey man was stabbed in Vancouver. The Vancouver Police Department received a 911 call regarding a stabbing incident on the Robson Street side of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Upon arrival, they found a man with a serious stab wound. Stabbing incident
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Starting Monday, students in Regina schools will be required to wear a non-medical mask in school and on buses. This follows the provincial governments’ move to mandate masks in Regina, Saskatoon, and Prince Albert. The school divisions were left out of this mandate, some had already mandated mask use school-wide. School divisions were asked to
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Mask-wearing has become ubiquitous with the coronavirus pandemic. It has been proven to be a preventative measure to slow the spread of the virus – the main benefit being to protect others in case you are infected and not aware of it. Based on new research, it points to benefits being two-fold. Researchers from the
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Amid surging COVID-19 case numbers, Manitobans who are still celebrating Halloween are having to get creative. The Winnipeg Region will move into critical level red on the Pandemic Response System, and the rest of the province will elevate to orange, but first, Halloween. Public health officials have set out guidelines for the event, but some
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A Halifax first aid instructor urges Nova Scotia companies to invest in CPR training. This aims on reducing the likelihood of heart attack deaths. Increasing cases of death from cardiac arrest In Canada, an individual who suffers a cardiac arrest outside a healthcare facility has a 5% chance of survival. There is a higher success
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A criminal defense lawyer shares the COVID-19 precautions ignored for some OCDC inmates. As criminal defense lawyer Gary Chayko sat in a courtroom at the Cornwall Courthouse waiting for this client to arrive from the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) for a preliminary hearing, he took stock of the pandemic precautions around him. Guards and court
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Montreal police (SPVM) raided a warehouse and given fines to 83 people who had gathered there for a party in contravention of COVID-19 health measures. SPVM spokesperson stated that officers responded to the warehouse in Montreal’s Garment District in the Ahuntsic borough when they learned there was an illegal gathering. During the search, the police
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Halloween is upon us and many are going ahead with frightening displays hoping children will dare to head outdoors. While trick-or-treating may be too spooky for some, others have scared-up some creative ideas to make for a fun-filled Hallows Eve. The first that comes to mind is Al Bois. The front yard of his Barrhaven
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When a life is on the line, CPR is a life-saving technique. When a person collapses and no longer moves, he/she might be experiencing a massive heart attack and was one of those who did not have the typical warning signs or chest pain. In such cases, the heart flipped quickly into a deadly rhythm,
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With athletes returning to training and people heading back to the gym, there are still some questions about whether or not to wear a mask. In June, the World Health Organization published information about wearing masks, stating that it was not a good idea to wear a face-covering during exercise. It has been stated by
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Universal and consistent mask-wearing could cut COVID-19 transmission in Saskatchewan by at least 50%. Using a mask is an important layer. There are hardly any situations that you cannot wear a mask in the few minutes that you are in a retail location or go into the office for work. If everybody will use one
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Ottawa bylaw officers will now be handing out fines, not warnings, to any individual or business flaunting the city’s indoor mask requirements amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The bylaw department of Ottawa stated that the “warning phase” is ending for the city’s temporary mask rules, first set in mid-July and recently expanded to at least
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Alberta Health Services has started collecting N95 masks for the possibility of sterilizing and reusing them. AHS made the announcement that face masks may be reused when the province’s modeling data was released. At present, the AHS president and CEO stated that some initial testing had been done that showed N95 masks could be steam-sterilized.
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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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Desperate efforts were done to revive an unconscious young girl in a water-filled dugout. Around 5 PM, police and the EMS were called to a house where a 6-year old girl was discovered in a dugout. The girl was rushed to Chinook Regional Hospital, but despite the efforts of the family and first responders, the
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Two men sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Both were declared dead after a shooting incident in a small community in rural B.C. According to the police, they received a call from the community of Needles on the west shore of the Arrow Lakes after a report of shots being fired. Shooting incident Based on a news
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The Winnipeg School Division board chair in favor of the plan to keep allergy medication in the cabinet. The Winnipeg School Division chair is in favor of making EpiPen available to all students at schools to stop anaphylactic shock in case of an unexpected allergic reaction. An EpiPen cabinet holds an emergency EpiPen and triggers
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The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has implemented a mask mandate at its Saskatoon facilities due to the increased COVID-19 activity in the area. All patients, visitors, and health care providers will have to wear a mask within the SHA facility or home. The mandate applies even if people can maintain a two-meter physical distance, visiting
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