A man suspected to be involved in the home invasion received CPR. Upon the arrival of the police at the site, the resident was holding the suspect on the floor. The tide turned in home invasion A 19-year old man is in a serious condition in a healthcare facility after a reported home invasion on […]
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A Calgary BASE jumper’s death was ruled as an accident, but investigators found a hole in her pilot chute. Kristin Renee Czyz of Calgary, 34-years old packed her own parachute before she jumped from Perrine Bridge. Safety concerns The investigators found a hole in her pilot chute which is supposed to pull the main parachute
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Parents in B.C. overwhelmingly support children having to wear non-medical face masks when school returns in September. This information was based on a new national poll. Around 73% of respondents in the province stated that they are in favor of the requirement. B.C and Ontario tied for the most support while Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
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Teenagers in critical condition after house fire despite CPR. The residents of Edmonton’s Lago Lindo neighborhood were devastated after a cooking fire tore through a house and hospitalized 3 people. Dangerous blaze The fire broke out in the kitchen of the single-family house. The fire was due to overheated cooking oil that was left unattended
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With the fall semester just weeks away, the Calgary Board of Education and Calgary Catholic School District announced a new safety measure for the upcoming school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest measure is using face masks for all students and staff. Calgary Board of Education mask mandate In a back-to-school letter to parents,
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The Edmonton fire crews have used naloxone to save lives. The life-saving naloxone has been given to manage suspected cases of a fentanyl overdose. Increasing cases of overdose In Vancouver, park staff is given training and equipped with naloxone kits. In Edmonton, the employees most likely to encounter someone dying from an overdose are municipal
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As more people around Alberta are wearing face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Competition Bureau Canada is making an effort to educate those who make face masks on rules to follow in the Textile Labelling Act. According to the chief medical officer of health of Alberta, the residents must wear a face mask
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The Calgary city council started discussions on a bylaw that would mandate the use of face masks or coverings on transit and possibly extend to some indoor spaces amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. If passed, it will mandate face masks or coverings on all transit vehicles starting August as well as develop a data-driven policy
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A Fraser Valley man died despite the delivery of CPR due to a head-on collision in Lake Country. The RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are working together to figure out the root cause of the incident that seriously injured a man while fatally injuring another in Central Okanagan. Fatal road accident The emergency crews
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Automated bank machines and coffee shops are ideal sites for AEDs. These sites are suitable for the installation of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to help people who collapsed after a cardiac arrest. Availability of AEDs Cardiac arrest triggers the heart to abruptly stop beating due to an electrical issue and considered a medical emergency.
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