Health officials declared an outbreak at Extendicare Maple View in the late evening of December 31 after two staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Both individuals remain in isolation. Algoma Public Health (APH) stated that surveillance testing of staff and residents is being completed with all available lab results returning negative tests so far. As […]
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A 1-year old boy was saved after near-drowning in the family’s swimming pool in Longueuil. Watery rescue According to the police, the baby fell into the water and knocked his head. One of the relatives found the child unconscious in the pool. According to Longueuil police spokesperson, Stephanie Jalbert, they got a call around 8:50
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The owner of an Edmonton retail store was ordered by Alberta Health Services to implement measures inside the business to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. After an inspection, multiple violations of the province’s public health order were discovered. According to AHS, an executive order found Susan Baker, the owner of Boutique on First at east
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One individual is dead after an early morning fire in a Britannia apartment. The firefighters responded to several 911 calls reporting heavy smoke in a 3-story apartment building on Zephyr Avenue just before 3 AM. The fire was contained to a single apartment on the second floor. Unexpected ordeal According to Ottawa Fire, one person
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Some rural officials are relieved by the new provincewide mask mandate by Alberta. It puts a stop to the contentious issue among Albertans outside of the province’s major centers. Although some jurisdictions took matters into their own hands, many communities waited for the provincial government and chief medical officer of health to mandate masks. The
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It was an exciting hockey game but a fan required CPR. Hockey was the last thing most players were thinking about. Game safety The Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers were dealing with 2 separate delays that left several players shaken. Both teams were sent to their dressing rooms with a remaining 3:37 in the first
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The life of a Winnipeg man was saved with the help of strangers who performed CPR. The man had the chance to say thank you to two of the people who quickly rushed to his side when his heart ceased to beat while jogging. Timely intervention with CPR The 62-year old collapsed on a Wellington
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If you do not follow Calgary’s face-covering bylaw, you can end up with a $100 ticket with higher penalties for repeat offenses. The city council approved changes to the mandatory mask rules, doubling the fine for failing to wear a face mask where it is required. The city officials will report back on possibly changing
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British Columbians must now wear masks in all indoor public places. It is part of sweeping new measures to crack down on the province’s second wave of COVID-19. According to provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, she reversed her stance on the issue after hearing businesses were concerned about having to enforce guidelines on mask-wearing
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The Calgary city council has put some heft behind its mask bylaw, a day after Alberta’s deadliest day of the pandemic. Calgary’s mask bylaw will continue until the end of 2021 unless the pandemic circumstances like mass vaccination change, and lead the administration or council to decide to amend or repeal the bylaw. Repealing the
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A West Island teen is lucky to be alive today with the help of a few CPR-trained bystanders. At the Macdonald arena in Ste-Anne de Bellevue, 15-year-old Jacob Dawes collapsed while playing hockey. Lt. Joel Leger from fire station 51 in St-Anne took the call. He and a colleague raced to the arena, treated Jacob
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The civilian-led body investigates after a Salt Spring RCMP officer performed CPR. The officer performed CPR on an unresponsive man and he was later declared dead. The Independent Investigations Office is investigating after Abbotsford police officers performed CPR on an unconscious man who did not survive. Unforeseen demise The Abbotsford Police Department responded to a
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According to RCMP, a 30-year old woman and an 11-year old girl, both from Miami were part of a guided tour in the North Bench Trail area near Golden. The RCMP confirmed that the two were traveling on the same machine. The snowmobile was one of a group of 10 on a guided tour by
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Two flight crew members were credited for saving the life of a man at the Edmonton International Airport (EIA). The crew members utilized an automated external defibrillator (AED) when the man collapsed while getting off his flight from Phoenix to Edmonton around 4 PM on Wednesday. Airport ordeal According to Heather Hamilton, director of communications
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Shannon Willner and her sisters took their mother shopping in Leduc for her Mother’s Days present when the outing turned into a disaster. Shopping ordeal Their mother became short of breath. When her lips turned blue, one of the daughters called for emergency assistance. While one sister was on the line with a dispatcher, Willner
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Islanders who would like to donate reusable, non-medical masks can now drop off donations at all eight Access PEI locations across the province. For Islanders who might need a reusable mask and cannot afford one, free masks will now be available at 14 food banks and pantries around P.E.I. The Minister of Social Development and
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A masked armed robbery this month has a business owner asking customers to briefly remove the mask. A quick and chaotic armed robbery during which business owner Jeffrey Lundstrom had a gun pointed in his face has him asking his patrons to take off their mask as they enter his shop. He does not want
According to Chief Danny Smyth, the conduct was inappropriate after the traffic stop that ended with a $298 ticket. The chief of Winnipeg police states that an officer’s behavior during a traffic stop this week was inappropriate and will be reviewed after the officer ticketed a driver when he was questioned about why he was
The B.C. Teachers’ Federation is calling for smaller class sizes and stricter face mask regulations when schools start up again next month. In a release, the union stated that many people are worried that the government has not done enough to ensure the safety of teachers, students, and families, especially in light of the sharp
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The Calgary police are investigating after a man was fatally shot in broad daylight on a quiet residential street in Arbour Lake. The neighbors reported several shots around 5:40 PM in the northwest community. Shooting incident According to Sue Washington, who was out on her deck with her husband, she thought it was firecrackers or
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