EMERGENCY
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Canadá
Heat domes, wildfires and flooding: Get prepared now for the next emergency, experts say
Jackie Kloosterboer has worked with people caught in emergencies for more than two decades, and time and again she's seen how…
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GTA
911 operator put this woman on hold as she helped bleeding man
A Toronto woman says the city needs to fix its 911 system after she was put on hold last week…
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GTA
Petition calls for fines for people who complain to 911 about Amber Alerts
A Toronto woman is calling on the Ontario government to levy fines against people who call emergency dispatchers to complain about…
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GTA
Don’t call 911 to complain about an ice-cream truck, Peel police say
A homeowner in the GTA called 911 to complain about the length of time an ice-cream truck was parked outside, Peel police…
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GTA
‘Eye-opening’ study shows more young women binge drinking
More young people in Ontario — especially young women — are ending up in hospital emergency departments because of excessive alcohol…
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Canadá
Attawapiskat declares state of emergency over water quality
Attawapiskat resident Adrian Sutherland said he was irked Sunday after seeing a tweet from Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna praising…
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GTA
Anger at early hours Amber Alert on cellphones shows education needed, experts say
Anger at cellphone Amber Alerts that rouse people from their sleep is misplaced and shows the need for more public…
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Canadá
Alert Ready system being tested today in most provinces
Emergency officials will run another test of Canada’s emergency alert system later today. If all goes according to plan, the…
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Canadá
Biggar, Sask., declares state of emergency after grass fire
The rural municipality and the town of Biggar, Sask., issued a state of emergency this morning after a large grass…
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Canadá
Canadian emergency medical workers rush to Mozambique
A Canadian team of Red Cross medical responders is headed into the heart of a humanitarian crisis in Mozambique after…
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