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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Trick-or-treaters in Alexandria, Cornwall, Casselman, Rockland, Hawkesbury, and other areas of eastern Ontario are being asked to stay home on Halloween night due to COVID-19. The Eastern Ontario Health Unit states that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a recent increase in cases, it is strongly recommending residents to avoid traditional ways of celebrating
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The Quebec provincial police stated that police officers do not need to wear a face mask when they come to your window. In a viral video of a traffic stop on a Quebec City highway, a motorist was displeased with an SQ officer. In the video, the man screams at the officer since he was
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A 26-year old Abbotsford man drowned after jumping into Cultus Lake from a cliff. According to Chilliwack RCMP, a friend of the victim called 911 to report that his friend jumped into the lake and did not resurface. Dangers of cliff jumping Based on the statement of the police, the fatal jump was recorded by
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CPR was attempted on a woman found in Forest Lawn. The Calgary Police homicide unit was called in to investigate the death of a woman in Forest Lawn. The police banged on Mike Carruthers’s door looking for someone who had been stabbed. Since his neighbors have been frequently in trouble, he sent officers next door
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CPR was performed on the female driver. She is in a critical condition after crashing her vehicle into a bus shelter in Etobicoke. Collision at a bus stop The incident occurred in the area of Albion Road and Carrier Drive at around 10 AM. The Toronto paramedics found an adult female at the scene suffering
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A young woman who was pulled from the water died despite immediate CPR. The drowning incident occurred in Lac du Bonnet. Unforeseen ordeal in the water According to the RCMP, they received a call to a house on McArthur Avenue in the town. Upon arrival, they found several people performing CPR on the woman, 23-years
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The man who saved the life of Kitchener’s heart attack victim with CPR was an angel. For Jessica Burman Zinger, the man is a hero and angel who saved the life of her husband. Zinger thought her husband was going to die after he collapsed on the road outside a Kitchener coffee shop. Minutes before
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The investigation on the death of a 28-year old Surrey man from a hit-and-run on Tuesday continues. The neighbor who discovered the man on the ground and executed CPR urges the driver to come forward. Fatal collision The victim identified as Avtar Singh was found unconscious and severely injured on the road of 14300 block
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Sun Peaks Mountain Rescue Society purchased an automated CPR machine. It is not an easy task to deliver CPR to an individual while sliding down a ski hill in an emergency toboggan. With the community donations, the ski community at Sun Peaks B.C. now has a new way to save lives. CPR in the wilderness
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The medical officer of health in Toronto recommends lower restaurant capacities and extending the face mask bylaw for another six months. This is a response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases. Some of the several recommendations to the Toronto city council include the following: We are reducing the total number of patrons in restaurants
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First aid was given to a woman before she was rushed to a nearby healthcare facility with serious injuries. The Toronto Police commend a group of bystanders who go in pursuit of the driver in a so-called hit-and-run Thursday morning and those who executed the necessary basic first aid measures. A dump truck driver has
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