Tag: deaths
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Edmonton police confirm two deaths following weekend encampment fires
[ad_1] Article content Edmonton Police Service have confirmed a man and a woman are dead following two separate tent fires at encampments over the weekend. On Saturday, at approximately 7:15 p.m., first responders were called to a tent fire at an encampment behind a shelter near 100 Street and 105 Avenue. The tent was said…
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12 Journalists Killed This Week In Israel-Hamas War, Totaling 36 Deaths
[ad_1] At least 12 journalists were killed in the past eight days in the Israel-Hamas war, ticking the death toll for media workers covering the conflict up to 36. Hamas, a militant group based in Gaza, unleashed a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7. In retaliation, Israel launched airstrikes at the territory and declared…
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Former nurse now linked to 17 nursing home deaths
[ad_1] The victims ranged in age from 43 to 104. November 3, 2023, 2:43 AM A former Pennsylvania nurse who, in May, had been accused of killing two patients with doses of insulin now faces more murder charges and has confessed to trying to kill 19 additional people at several locations, authorities said Thursday. Heather…
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An old drug re-emerges in Nova Scotia overdose deaths
[ad_1] An illegal drug that’s been around for decades has quietly become implicated in a growing number of overdose deaths in Nova Scotia, according to data that suggests the public discussion around drug fatalities needs to broaden beyond the focus on potent opioids. Overdose deaths in the province linked to cocaine have risen significantly in recent…
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Medically assisted deaths rising in Canada
[ad_1] More and more Canadians are seeking Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), according to recent federal data. There were 13,000 assisted deaths in this country in 2022, Health Canada says. That’s up 30 per cent from the previous year. Cancer is the most common condition for those seeking MAiD, making up 63 per cent of…
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Storm Babet has ‘more to come’ as widespread floods cause three deaths
[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Storm Babet will continue to batter the country on Saturday after causing widespread flooding and claiming three lives. Scotland will experience its second red “danger to life”…
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Doctors abandon “excited delirium” diagnosis used in police custody deaths
[ad_1] Brooks Walsh hadn’t questioned whether “excited delirium syndrome” was a legitimate medical diagnosis before the high-profile police killings of Elijah McClain in Colorado in 2019 and George Floyd in Minnesota in 2020. The emergency physician in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was familiar with the term from treating patients who were so severely agitated and combative that…
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Egypt Offers No Exit as Deaths Soar in Gaza From Israeli Strikes
[ad_1] As Israeli warplanes pound Gaza, killing more than 1,500 people and crushing buildings in response to last weekend’s unprecedented attack by Hamas, Israel’s leadership has repeatedly urged civilians to flee the territory while they can. “Get out now,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, vowing to unleash the full force of Israel’s military.…
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Govt seeks ‘corrective action’ from cough syrup firm linked to Uzbek deaths
[ad_1] India’s Uttar Pradesh state on Thursday said Marion Biotech, whose cough syrups Uzbekistan linked to the deaths of 65 children last year, will have to file a report of “corrective and preventive action” before being allowed to reopen its factory. The statement from the state’s drug controller came after Reuters on Wednesday…
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Gun Deaths Rising Sharply Among Children, Study Finds
[ad_1] Julvonnia McDowell was making dinner one evening when she got a call saying that her 14-year-old son, JaJuan — a gentle boy who loved animals, who was so generous that he gave a pair of shoes to a classmate who was being teased — had been shot. He was visiting a relative’s home when…