Rule breakers could be fined $1,000 per ticketed offense and up to $100,000 through courts. Albertans who ignore the public health recommendations and the law by wandering around indoor spaces like grocery stores with noses hanging out above their masks can potentially spread COVID-19. Some are blatant scofflaws who refuse to follow health laws set […]
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Police in Saskatoon has issued a $2,800 ticket to an organizer of an anti-mask rally that was held in downtown Saskatoon on December 5. Saskatoon police stated that the ticket was given after consulting with prosecutors and public health officials. The event drew hundreds of people to downtown Saskatoon. At the time, health officials were
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Steve Sawatzky was given CPR when he went into cardiac arrest. Around 2 dozen Winnipeg firefighter-paramedics took turns in delivering CPR on one of their own for almost an hour after he collapsed at a work barbeque at Tinkertown. After facing issues with the on-site automated external defibrillator (AED), his co-workers took turns in performing
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B.C. has no provincewide mandate for mask-wearing, but many businesses and organizations have policies of their own. Here is a list of prominent locations and organizations that have made masks mandatory. As the coronavirus pandemic develops and changes in British Columbia, it led to changes to the policies on face coverings. As a result, this
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A man who executed CPR on a victim of a deadly shooting ordeal says he and neighbors tried to lessen the man’s pain before the arrival of the emergency team. Police were called to a housing complex in the Rundle Heights neighborhood around 1:50 AM after residents reported a fight. They discovered a man experiencing
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With public health measures escalating to a lockdown for the second time inside a year in Windsor-Essex to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, businesses are again nervous but more prepared for what’s to come. Businesses like Café Amor and Art on Ottawa Street in Windsor are ready to revert to takeout and curbside
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Matsqui Institution inmate died despite CPR after found unresponsive in a cell. The 60-year old was serving a life sentence for killing his wife. The man was found unresponsive in his cell. Unforeseen ordeal Thomas Robert Elton was discovered to be unconscious according to Gordon Tanner, the assistant warden. The prison personnel performed CPR and
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There are 34 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in connection to an outbreak at a Guelph meat packaging plant. UFCW Local, the union representing workers at Cargill stated that two employees first tested positive for the virus last week. The union stated that they are working with the company and public health to help control and
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A man has been arrested and fined after allegedly refusing to wear a mask and being verbally abusive to staff at a Langford gas station. Police were called to the Peninsula Co-op at 3:30 PM for a man causing a disturbance. The complaint was for a man who was not wearing a mask and was
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A heartbeat of a man is restored due to the rapid action of his co-workers. According to the Ottawa paramedics, the man in his 50s was given a shock while working on an underground fuel pumping equipment. The man went into cardiac arrest but his co-workers were able to turn the flow of events and
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A truck crashes into a house in Abbotsford resulted in minor injuries requiring first aid care. Luckily, only minor injuries were reported on the scene at Lefeuvre Road. Out of control The Abbotsford Police Department and Abbotsford Fire Rescue Services were called to a report on a vehicle that crashed into a house. A silver
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The quick action of a pub employee in Saskatoon after a bleeding man stumbled into a bar saved his life. The Saskatoon police responded to a call about a man suffering multiple stab wounds. The man reached the Colonial Pub and Grill from Cumberland Park across the street. The man’s clothes were drenched in blood
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Retail including malls will stay open but with further restrictions on capacity. It has been announced by Premier Jason Kenney about a major shutdown of Alberta businesses on Tuesday, heeding months-long calls from health experts for stronger restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. The new measures include a shutdown of bars, restaurants, lounges, and
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A boy who was found unresponsive on the shoreline at Pike Lake passed away despite CPR. The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to Pike Lake for reports of a missing child near the lake. Several crews responded including the RCMP, Medavie Health Services West, STARS Air Ambulance, Delisle & District Fire Department in addition to
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A hotel worker suffered a heart attack shortly after a confrontation with a patron who refused to wear a mask and would not leave the hotel’s coffee shop. According to the manager of The Adventure Hotel, it happened last Friday when their accountant was called to help deal with a man who was shouting and
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Calgary economists state that the province must fight COVID-19 to protect the economy but current measures are not enough. A lockdown might be necessary to drive infections down and restore confidence in consumers to support local businesses. Allowing things open and letting the virus rise can be bad for the economy. It has the negative
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The police charged a 36-year-old man with first-degree murder after a stabbing incident with a 31-year-old woman. The Toronto Police were called to the area of Bloor Street West and Shaw Street, west of Christie Pits Park, just after 5 PM. According to the investigators, the man and woman were fighting at a business in
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At present, face masks are mandatory only for students in grades 4-12. The Manitoba Teachers’ Society is calling on the province to ‘restore teacher and public confidence in school safety’ by mandating face masks for all students in the K-12 public school system. Face masks are mandatory for students in grades 4-12. MTS wants that
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New restrictions and closures in the Banff National Park were issued by Parks Canada over the weekend as the Town of Banff added more restrictions. Over the summer, Parks Canada restricted vehicle access along the Bow Valley Parkway in an effort to increase opportunities for hiking and biking in the area, while preventing the over-crowding
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A woman was given CPR after a stabbing ordeal. Sadly, the woman was declared dead while a man is in a hospital with serious injuries after a double stabbing incident in the Bloorcourt Village area. The Toronto Police were called to the area of Bloor Street West and Shaw Street, west of Christie Pits Park
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