A Montreal woman with a serious health condition was refused entry to her local grocery store for not wearing a face mask despite having a doctor’s note with her. Anne Schlenker shared that she was turned away not once, but two days in a row from an IGA located in the city’s downtown area. For
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After the collapse of a 16-year old Nova Scotia hockey player, a defibrillator was not used. Jordan Boyd had an undiagnosed heart condition. Jordan Boyd collapsed around 10 minutes into the tryout for the Acadia-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He passed a full medical exam leading up to the camp,
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The residents of eastern Ontario including the City of Ottawa will be required to wear non-medical masks in indoor public places to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Eastern Ontario Health Unit and the Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit both implemented the new policy alongside Ottawa Public Health. The Renfrew County and District
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A 10-year old died despite CPR after a near-drowning incident. The incident occurred in a private lake in the Lanaudiere region. According to the provincial police, they received a call about an unconscious child in a body of water. Drowning ordeal The boy was quickly moved out of the water and the emergency services arrived
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The chief medical health officer of Saskatchewan states that mandatory mask use could be considered. The province is monitoring everything every week, noting that COVID-19 transmission is occurring at small indoor parties like birthdays and weddings. The province will be monitoring this closely and may implement further guideline restrictions. There might be a need to
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A 35-year old dead despite CPR at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. According to Moose Jaw RCMP, the man entered the water and started to struggle. Drowning incident The 35-year old man was declared dead after a drowning incident. The man who was from the Regina area was attending a family gathering at the beach area.
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A man whose heart stopped beating was saved by a mystery hero. It was a trip that the man will never forget. Life-saving intervention Stefan Tergesen was trying to fly to southern India for his goddaughter’s wedding, but his final destination ended up in a healthcare facility after he went into cardiac arrest. Living in
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In an attempt to help keep the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada low, face masks are officially required by law in several regions across Canada. In Toronto, a bylaw that requires face masks to be worn in all indoor public places takes effect July 7. The city already requires people to wear masks on
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As the second wave of COVID-19 continues, people will not be required to wear masks at civic facilities in Vancouver after city councilors voted to encourage face coverings rather than make them mandatory. The issue has taken on new urgency after hundreds of anti-maskers and COVID-19 deniers held a protest in downtown Vancouver over the
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The Government of Ontario is looking at using expired medical supplies to deal with the growing coronavirus outbreak in the province. Around 55 million N95 respirator masks were stockpiled in Ontario after the SARS epidemic in 2002. Officials would only confirm the expiration of those masks but did not reveal how many are left in
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A 15-year old died despite delivery of CPR after found unconscious in a Montreal pool. Mohamed Ndimurwanko was spending time with friends when at some point, he was at the bottom of the pool in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The 15-year old boy’s father stated that he was trying to figure out how it could have happened. His
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A skier passed away despite CPR after his coat was wrapped around his head and neck on the chair lift. The 46-year old man died in a “serious incident”. Icy ordeal It started when the man boarded the Skyline Express lift on chair 37 in the Blue Sky Basin. He fell through an opening in
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Starting Monday, the province will bring in more restrictions to get a handle on the surge of COVID-19 cases in Winnipeg. Due to a large number of cases over the past week, Manitoba is reducing gathering sizes from 10 to 5 people, and restaurants, retailers, libraries, and museums will be limited to 50% capacity. Some
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Nearly four months after making face mask use mandatory on OC Transpo, the public transit system of the city is ready to start handing out warnings to people who are not following the rules. Expect fines to be given out soon. In a press release from the City of Ottawa, OC Transpo will start “Operation
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The majority of Calgarians are following the city’s temporary mandatory mask bylaw, according to a new report. According to a city survey of 500 Calgarians, around 89% of the city’s population stated that they wear a mask in public and confined indoor spaces like shopping malls and grocery stores. A greater number of residents are
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The mandatory face mask order is in place and most New Brunswickers seem ready and willing to wear them in indoor public places. Although there has been pushback in Montreal and Toronto, business owners are optimistic it will not come to blows in New Brunswick. Buying masks is an extra expense small business owners share
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A young girl was found unconscious at a private residence. The ambulance technicians were requested to report to a pool at a private residence on Chevremont Blvd. According to Bob Lamle, a division chief with the Urgences Sante, the girl which is believed to be between 4-5 years old was given treatment at the scene.
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Jerry Laird had no pulse onstage which prompted the crowd to perform CPR. A Charlottetown man suffered a heart attack while playing on stage at a local bar. After the incident, he owes his life to the people in the audience who helped. Two women in the crowd who had medical training hopped on stage
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An Abbotsford teen died despite CPR in a fatal hit-and-run incident. The driver involved in the hit-and-run case involving star athlete Desmond Bassi, 17-years old, turns himself in. Dangers on the road The driver is also 17-years old faces criminal charges. In less than an hour before the driver turned himself in, another 17-year old
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As a response to the continued increase in the number of people in Toronto testing positive for coronavirus, the Medical Officer of Health is calling for stricter measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 for a period of four weeks. In the statement, there are currently 169 COVID-19 outbreaks in congregate settings like schools, workplaces,
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