Face masks or coverings have been mandatory in all indoor public spaces and on public transit in Edmonton since the start of August. The city stated that the overall compliance rate sits at 97%. The compliance of the bylaw on public transit is around 96% while compliance in vehicles for hire is around 93%. As […]
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A 38-year old man is facing charges of assault causing bodily harm and mischief in connection with an attack on a city bus driver. According to Terrebonne police, the incident occurred at around 5:50 PM at the bus stop at Ste-Anne Boulevard and Therrien Street. The man had entered the Exo 23 bus at the
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A young child died despite CPR after falling into the water at Lake Bonaventure. According to Calgary Fire Department spokesperson Carol Henke, the emergency crews were called to the lake located in the southeast of the city. Dangers in the water The family members or bystanders were delivering CPR on the 15-month old child when
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Chris Parsons encourages everyone that knowing how to perform CPR is a useful skill. Parsons is a street performer with the stage name Chris Without the Hat. While in Saskatoon to perform at the Fringe Festival, he had to perform CPR to help a man breathe again. Importance of CPR training According to Parsons, he
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The president of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is under fire for online comments he made regarding face masks and COVID-19. Over the past several weeks, Mike Stackhouse has used his personal blog and Twitter account to criticize the response of the government to the pandemic and the effectiveness of face masks. These comments come
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The trustees at Ottawa’s largest public school have voted against a motion to make face masks mandatory for young children. After a lengthy debate, the trustees at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board defeated the motion 8-4. The board’s guidance for children from kindergarten to Grade 3 remains the same – face masks are strongly recommended,
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A 66-year old Delta man is doing fine and breathing after an off-duty Surrey RCMP officer performed CPR after an apparent heart attack. According to the police, the officer was on his way to work when he was flagged down. A male driver is experiencing medical distress inside his vehicle which was stopped in the
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An employee at the Manitoba Law Courts has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, prompting officials to make face masks mandatory starting Tuesday. A spokesperson for Manitoba Justice confirmed the positive test. The employee primarily works in non-public areas and does not have interaction with the public. The Law Courts complex undertook “extra deep cleaning”
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After complaints of physical distancing and face mask use inside Brockville’s historic Railway Tunnel, the mayor is warning residents that it could be closed early for the season if problems continue. Brockville Mayor Jason Baker stated that the community as a whole has done a great job in flattening the curve on COVID-19 but should
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Residents in Brandon who wants or needs a face mask will get a chance to pick up a bag for free. The city has partnered with Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. to provide a bag of 25, three-ply, disposable masks to every household. There are 500,000 face masks on the route from Toronto to Brandon where
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