Ottawa is set to become the first transit service in Canada to make face masks mandatory for all riders on public transit. Starting Monday, all OC Transpo employees and passengers will be required to wear a cloth mask when entering transit stations and onboard buses, the O-Train, and Para Transpo vehicles. The mandatory face mask […]
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A 28-year old man was given CPR by a bystander. The hit-and-run victim was found by a neighbor on the ground and CPR was performed. The victim was found unconscious and severely injured on the road of 14300 block of 92nd Avenue. The man was transported to a healthcare facility where he later succumbed to
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As Eastern Ontario moves into the second phase of reopening, people are going to public areas more often and you might find it hard to observe a minimum distance from others. One way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to wear a mask. It is true that it is going to be hard for
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CPR was performed on a baby after going into cardiac arrest. According to the police, a two-week-old baby died after going into cardiac arrest while his parents drove along a major highway. Based on the statement by the police, the family was traveling from Vernon to Vancouver along the Coquihalla Highway when the father realized
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A U.K. man was given CPR after a mall accident. Sadly, the man succumbed to injuries sustained from an “accidental fall” at an East Vancouver mall. The emergency crews were called to Kingsgate Mall on East Broadway near Kingsway around 1:30 AM and found a person in medical distress. The man was given CPR on
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For veteran West Vancouver realtor Malcolm Hasman, he is used to encouraging potential clients to sell their homes, but everything has changed since COVID-19. Hasman shared that if they do not have to sell, stay on the side of caution, and waited. He is not listing homes where families are living in that house. There
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An off-duty police officer was recognized for saving the life of a driver during a medical emergency that led to a rush-hour crash on the Port Mann bridge. The crash occurred at around 4:30 PM. A New Westminster police officer was on his way home when he saw that a vehicle had crashed head-on into
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A man is speaking out after a bus driver allegedly abandoned her to deal with a man in medical distress. The woman, who identified herself as Robyn was riding a bus through the Downtown Eastside when she saw a man suffering from what she feared was an overdose. The man was not breathing or moving
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The provincial health officer of B.C. has published some guidelines about where, when, and how to wear a cloth mask as a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In a statement that was released, individuals who are not part of the healthcare team can decide to wear a cloth mask. New medical proof shows
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With more people creating their own homemade face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus, researchers in the U.S. have found that wrapping nylon stockings around face coverings can make them considerably more protective. In one study that has not yet been peer-reviewed, but published on the scientific preprint site medRxiv, researchers from the University
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A 22-year old man is in critical condition after being hit by a box truck. It was a terrible accident that was witnessed by his partner. The accident occurred at around 2:30 PM on Lougheed Highway near Harris Road where the couple had been trying to catch a taxi. According to Ridge Meadows RCMP, it
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According to the Abbotsford police, they are investigating reports of an afternoon shooting. It has been confirmed by the force that it is investigating a call of shots fired at the intersection of Ross and Simpson roads. According to a witness, he was driving home on Ross Road when he saw someone lying on the
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The escalating cost of respirator masks and other personal protective equipment has led to complaints of price gouging in B.C. but one company stated that its increased prices reflect the reality of getting highly sought after goods into Canada in the midst of the pandemic. The Showcase store at Lansdowne Mall was selling N95 masks
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A parking officer quickly rushed to help a driver who was suffering a heart attack. While on the job, he came across a vehicle that seemed to be stuck in Burnaby. As it turned out, there was a man inside suffering a heart attack. The parking officer jumped into action, calling 911 and performing CPR
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According to the RCMP, a man who was killed in a multi-vehicular crash on the Coquihalla highway was a Good Samaritan who stopped to help others. The authorities stated that the incident started when the small vehicle collided with a commercial vehicle between Hope and Merritt near the Kingsvale Bridge. No one was injured in
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Hatz Hair Studio has opened its doors to clients for the first time in two months but it is far from business as usual. According to the owner, they have been planning for a few months the reopening phase where some of the practices were already there but there is a need to ramp it
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Since face masks are being recommended when physical distancing is not possible, there can be confusion on the types of masks that are the most effective. Last week, the chief public officer of Canada stated that face masks are now recommended for those who cannot maintain a two-meter physical distance from others. The quality of
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Bystanders were quick to act after a man seemed to be drowning on the shores of the Okanagan Lake. The police were called to the area shortly after 4 PM where a swimmer was pulled from the water by beachgoers at Kelowna City Park. The bystanders jumped into the water after a woman screamed that
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A teen who was only 14 years old goes into cardiac arrest. He would spend the next 12 hours in a coma. The teen would not have survived at all if it hadn’t been for the lifeguards from an adjoining pool who rushed into the gym, used an automated external defibrillator (AED), and performed CPR.
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A serious rollover crash sent a person to a hospital. The incident occurred around 2 AM on Highway 1 which was east of the Whatcom Road exit. The Mounties, Abbotsford firefighters, and paramedics responded to the scene where a blue vehicle had come to rest on its roof in the median. The video from the
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