A 43-year old New Brunswick man died after a single wasp sting. According to family, the man did not have any signs of an allergy. Severe allergic reaction Daniel Koch was looking under a table to find a wasp’s nest at his property in Maple Grove, N.B. when a wasp flew out and stung him […]
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The new system for dispatching 911 calls will not always deploy first responders. According to 2 fire chiefs in rural Princeton, the new method of dispatching first responders to medical calls puts lives at risk. Update on response will not save lives Hayes Creek Fire Chief Rob Miller recalled a recent experience when his members
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A 15-year-old boy is dead after a hit-and-run incident that happened near Lockport, Manitoba, in Winnipeg. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, two 15 year old boys were riding their bikes on the shoulder of Donald Road near Highway 9 in the municipality of St. Andrews when a vehicle suddenly change its direction off
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Two soccer parents Alana Langdon and Gerry Stead were given recognition by the Canadian humanitarian charitable organization for providing CPR and first aid to a boy who was stabbed in the neck. The incident happened on a soccer field in Conception Bay South. They were given Rescuer Awards for performing life saving measures such as
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A man, 50 years old is declared dead in the hospital after regional police officers provided CPR at a home in Main Street in Brampton. SIU investigates the incident. In news, according to the Special Investigation Unit, the police receive a call from a house around 11 in the evening and tried to resuscitate a
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A man running in the Cape Breton Fiddlers Run half-marathon was given CPR after he collapsed. The man collapsed around 10 feet away from the finish line. The runner seemed to stumble and eventually collapsed to the ground. A doctor and other medical personnel present on the site quickly ran to the man who was
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A young British Columbia hockey player died despite CPR after slamming into the boards. This occurred during a game in Metro Vancouver. Noah Trulsen, 22-years old was playing with the Bolts in an adult recreational league in Langley when he might have caught an edge while moving forward to the bench for a line change.
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A 51-year old man died after guiding a group of snowmobilers when his machine accidentally rolled over. The snowmobile of the man rolled into a creek bed. According to RCMP, the 51-year old man was guiding a group composed of 5 other snowmobilers in an area north of Sicamous when his machine accidentally rolled and
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A teenager who performed CPR to resuscitate a woman who suffered a heart attack was recognized for her life-saving effort. Erin Sachs together with her father delivered CPR to resuscitate Sandra Giffin after she suffered a heart attack after a bus ride. Importance of learning CPR Sandra Giffin and her husband Cris boarded a packed
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A man dropped off at the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre with a gunshot wound to the head was identified. The man is a 22-year old and identified as Itgel Baatarsuren of Calgary. According to the police, the man who dropped off Baatarsuren at the health centre fled in a white Pontiac G5. The victim was
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The coroner investigate the case of drowning involving an 18-year old near the Beaconsfield shoreline. The young man drowned in Lake St. Louis just meters from the Centennial Park shoreline. The witnesses reportedly heard the man shout out for help after falling into the water but he slipped beneath the waves before help could arrive.
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A Radisson Heights resident was rudely awakened early morning by sounds of gunfire. She woke up and discovered a hole in her bedroom wall. The police received a call to a fourplex in the 2700 block of 10th Avenue S.E. Upon the arrival of the police, they discovered that the shot originated from an adjacent
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A woman was hit by a bullet in a possible drive-by shooting in west Edmonton. A single bullet moved through the vinyl siding of a west Edmonton house back in 2015. The bullet pierced through the drywall, crossed a meter of floor space and ripped through the mattress and memory foam before hitting the back
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Volunteers who utilized automated external defibrillators are protected according to Lakes MLA Keith Bain. Just recently, Bain’s amendments to the Volunteer Services Act aims on protecting a volunteer who uses an automated external defibrillator during emergency situations from lawsuits has passed with all-party support. The new amendment will also extend protection to organizations whose AED
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Quick actions of a North Sydney teenager saved best friend from drowning. Garrett Whittle and Matthew Williams have been friends for many years, but it grew stronger after an incident. The North Sydney boys just finished their final Grade 10 exam at Memorial High School in Sydney Mines and decided to go on evening swimming.
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A 3-vehicle accident occurred in front of the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. The accident occurred before 8 PM at the intersection of Wakesiah Avenue and Third Street. According to firefighters at the scene, a passenger in a Chevrolet Trailblazer were transported to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital with unidentified injuries. The driver of the Civic was examined
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A woman helping the car crash victims lost her phone. A Vancouver Island woman hopes that her phone would be returned after it was stolen while helping in a car crash in front of her home over the weekend. Unexpected loss during a rescue Based on the reports of RCMP, Anne Marie Behan was at
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An 8-year old boy, Linden Baglo was hit and died in Nanaimo. The incident occurred while he was riding his bicycle. Based on the report by Nanaimo RCMP, the incident occurred around 11:40 AM in 1000 block of Nelson Street. Firefighters, police and B.C. Ambulance responded to the scene while several Good Samaritans and first
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The City of Fernie shut down its operations on Friday to grieve the deaths of co-workers after an ammonia leak at the local ice rink. According to the BC Coroners Service, the men who died include Wayne Hornquist, Lloyd Smith and Jason Podloski. Deadly gas Based on the reports, 2 of the men worked for
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A 15-year old Abbotsford girl, Catherine Schoeman died during a church youth outing. The incident was confirmed by a park manager and later in the day by Princeton RCMP Sgt. Barry Kennedy. Skiing accident According to Kennedy, Catherine Schoeman was skiing at the park with a 73-member church group. They had their first run of
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