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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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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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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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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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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WorkSafeBC provides guidance for restarting work sites. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a new kind of self-reliance, from cutting down their own hair to improvising a home workout. Challenges of performing first aid in the “new normal” Self-administered first aid is another option outlined by WorkSafeBC guidelines for industries restarting after being idle due
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This requirement comes nearly a month after the warehouse outlet announced that it would not be implementing a mask policy. The Costco shoppers throughout Canada are being asked to wear non-medical face masks, as the mega-retailer becomes one of the first of its size to implement the measure to curb the possible spread of COVID-19.
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According to B.C. care providers, masks and medical supplies are “drying up” due to COVID-19 concerns. The senior care providers are urging the public to stop buying masks. The associations representing care providers in B.C. are reminding healthy individuals not to hoard medical supplies such as surgical and heavy-duty N95 masks. In a release by
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The mask output of Breathe Medical Manufacturing is expected to increase to 40 million by the summer. A Canadian medical supplies manufacturer is boosting its operations to Kelowna to manufacture medical masks. Breathe Medical Manufacturing Ltd. has plans to start the production of as many as 20 million masks every month at its 30,000 square-foot
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A Chilliwack woman has created 125 masks and still going strong. A group of Fraser Valley crafters has been creating up a storm recently as they produce masks for healthcare workers and others in need. The Facebook group called Fraser Valley Craft Guild shared information on how to make cotton masks and get them to
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A man dropped off at the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre had a gunshot wound to the head. The man was identified as 22-year old Itgel Baatarsuren of Calgary. Shooting ordeal The police stated that the man who dropped off Baatarsuren at the health center fled in a white Pontiac G5. The victim was rushed to
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A Mission emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicular rollover. A 56-year old Osoyoos woman was airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital after her vehicle flipped into a ditch that was filled with water. Timely rescue The local emergency personnel was requested to respond to the east of Lougheed Highway and Nelson Street after the motorists witnessed
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A 45-year old Sydney woman died after helping rescue a group of swimmers stranded by a riptide. The watery rescue turned awry According to RCMP Const. Tammy Lobb, the RCMP, local firefighters, Emergency Health Services paramedics, and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre responded to a report regarding a group of distressed swimmers at a beach
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