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Fishing vessel with crane, net arrives in Zeballos for orca calf rescue

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 19, 2024 10:27 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in …

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Water rescue search continues for missing teen boy at Ashbridges Bay Park – Toronto

Toronto police’s marine unit says a search continues on Monday morning after a teenage boy went missing in the water at Ashbridges Bay Park. Police said they were called to the area at around 6 p.m. Sunday for reports of a missing person in the water. Two people, a teen …

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Winnipeg fire crews rescue tenants from apartment building fire, 3 in hospital – Winnipeg

By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted March 7, 2024 6:23 pm Updated March 7, 2024 6:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three people are in unstable condition after a fire at an apartment building in the 100 block of Young Street in Winnipeg. …

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Firefighters rescue man from 10th-floor unit in Toronto highrise fire – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Firefighters were called to a fire at a Toronto highrise Friday afternoon and rescued a man from a 10th-floor unit in the the building. Toronto Fire Services said emergency crews were called to 30 Thunder Grove at 1:13 p.m.,  in the McCowan …

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One person in critical condition after Red River water rescue – Winnipeg

By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted December 12, 2023 10:15 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size One person is in critical condition after being rescued from the Red River Tuesday. It happened just before 3 p.m. near the Fort Garry Bridge, when crews were called and spotted …

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Edmonton city council, Fire Rescue address ‘problem properties’ – Edmonton

Edmonton city council announced Saturday a pilot project aimed at securing derelict houses has become permanent. Residents along the Alberta Avenue area say “problem properties” have been an issue for years. Abandoned properties attracted squatters and posed a security and fire risk according to the city, prompting the creation of …

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Winnipeg crews rescue cats after clothes dryer bursts into flames – Winnipeg

By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted December 4, 2023 6:20 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) rescued a couple of cats from a blaze that could have been worse. No one was hurt. Just after midnight Monday, WFPS said crews arrives in …

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Hypothermic turtle revived after rescue from Bay of Fundy shore, shipped south – Halifax

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 24, 2023 12:10 pm Updated November 24, 2023 12:14 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size An endangered green sea turtle found on a Nova Scotia beach has been revived and shipped back to warmer waters after nearly dying in …

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Search and rescue crews look for overdue boaters on Great Slave Lake: Yellowknife RCMP – Edmonton

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A search is underway after Yellowknife RCMP received a report on Thursday that two boaters had not returned from their boating trip on Great Slave Lake. RCMP said the two men, 65-year-old Samuel Roberts and 51-year-old Mark Elson, were expected early evening …

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Missing 6-year-old boy rescued from drowning on city riverbank: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg

Winnipeg police say they rescued a previously missing 6-year-old boy from drowning on a city riverbank. Police say they received information about the missing boy on Tuesday in the 600 block of Oakenwald Avenue. Officers were told the child had run off and gone missing. 0:51 Swimming safety advocate calls …

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