A man is found dead and a suspect is under custody after a hit-and-run crash in New Toronto neighborhood late Monday night. The police were initially called to Garnett Janes Road close to Ninth Street around 11 PM for a report concerning gunshots. The potential danger in the road Upon arrival at the scene, the […]
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The Big Apple in Colborne, Ontario is now wearing a face mask. According to the general manager, the placed a mask on the apple since it is the rule at the store. Social distancing is the key these days which is why Mr. Apple Head also obeys the rule and wears a mask. It is
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The brother of a Sydney man who died of a suspected drowning stated that his sibling was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Unforeseen ordeal in the water According to Gerald MacDonald, Greg MacDonald, 59-years old and his wife, Sharon were standing together, holding hands in waist-deep water at the lifeguarded beach in
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The incident occurred in the 18200-block of 67A Avenue. A man is dead after a shooting incident in Cloverdale in the 18200-block of 67A Avenue. Around 4 PM, the Surrey RCMP received several calls regarding shots being fired in the Clayton area. Upon arrival at the scene, the officers found a man who sustained gunshot
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With the face mask policy that is mandatory in all indoor public spaces in Ottawa, some residents have been wondering whether face shields can be worn instead. Many people share that they find them more comfortable than masks. The question is whether they are just as good? According to the local public health experts –
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There is a need to wear a face mask when walking into the gym and in the locker room, but Ottawa’s medical officer of health shares that you can take it off while working out. The gyms are allowed to open in Ottawa and eastern Ontario as the region moves into Stage 3 of Ontario’s
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Restaurants in Ottawa are getting ready to welcome diners back inside their dining rooms for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to close. In Stage 3, nearly all businesses in Ottawa will reopen with pandemic control measures in place. The restaurant capacity is limited by how much space they have to keep
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Face masks are now mandatory in all indoor public spaces in Ottawa during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Medical Officer of Health announced that Ottawa Public Health is mandating the use of face masks in indoor public spaces to help limit the spread of COVID-19. The Ottawa Public Health has tips for washing, re-using, storing, and
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The City of Ottawa states that its human needs task force is still in need of non-medical cloth masks to give to vulnerable residents who may not otherwise have access to them. The face masks are mandatory in all enclosed public spaces in the city, under a public health order. The city council will be
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A man whose heart stopped while playing squash was saved. Terry Gray, 48- years old was playing squash at The Yellowknife Racquet Club with his friend Brooke Harker when he collapsed. According to Gray, his heart went into a bad rhythm and it placed me into cardiac arrest. Harker quickly delivered CPR and called out
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When Ottawa moved into Stage 3 of the COVID-19 reopening plan, the medical officer of health of the city stated that she has a “lot of hope for the future” as activities expand and more businesses open. People should realize that this is in their hands. When talking about being COVID-wise, it is wearing a
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An elementary school teacher saved the life of a student with the help of a 911 dispatcher. She took her students out for a recess break. The children were playing and one suddenly fell to the ground. The student whose identity and school was not revealed for privacy reasons had gone into sudden cardiac arrest.
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The use of face masks or coverings in indoor, publicly accessible settings became mandatory in the City of Toronto. Most of the GTA is moving in the same direction this week. Anyone above the age of two without a medical condition that prevents them from doing so must wear some sort of facial covering when
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An 82-year old man is in a serious but stable condition after paramedics performed CPR to revive him. The incident occurred at a store in Ottawa’s west-end. The paramedics responded to a call for an unconscious man at a Giant Tiger on Merivale Road at around 1:20 PM. Upon arrival, the paramedics performed CPR on
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The Durham Region will make it mandatory for residents to wear face masks within public indoor spaces by the end of the week. It will join a number of other GTA municipalities that have already announced similar policies. It was announced by Durham Region Chair that all residents would be required to wear masks or
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An 84-year old woman was given CPR after a fire broke out in a duplex in Montreal’s Riviere-des-Prairies borough. The Montreal fire department received a call at around 12 PM about a blaze at a home, situated on Sylvain-Garneau Street. Upon entering the residence, the firefighters found the lifeless body of the woman in the
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The Ottawa Public Health is in conversation with senior city officials about requiring non-medical face masks inside business premises. The details will likely be released by the end of the week according to a statement by the city’s medical officer of health. The city is considering making masks mandatory in indoor spaces where people have
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Preventive measures such as physical distancing have been adopted by Quebecers since the outbreak of the COVID-19, but the wearing of reusable masks appears to be the least popular among them based on a new poll. The poll which was released by the Canadian Medical Association also suggests young people are less likely to wear
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It has been over 3 months since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Lockdowns were issued and the public was told at first to stay home and only go out for essentials, to maintain physical distancing whenever possible, to wash hands for 20 seconds with soap and water, and not avoid mingling with
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The event recognizes the bystanders who utilized a public defibrillator to bring paramedic Mark Carr back to life. Increasing awareness of AED availability At the Quispasmis qplex, a small metal cabinet that contains a portable defibrillator is equipped with a plaque saying, “This AED helped save a life on October 14, 2017.” It was that
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