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		<title>North Dakota/Saskatchewan &#124; Premier, Governor and Senator discuss Souris flood plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saskatoon &#124; 3 Feb 2012 Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall welcomed North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple and United States Senator John Hoeven for discussions on the preparation for spring runoff of the Souris River. &#8220;We owe it to all the people throughout the Souris River Basin to meet their needs for short-term and long-term flood protection,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British columbia &#124; BC Coroner confirms identity of children in house fire</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/02/british-columbia-bc-coroner-confirms-identity-of-children-in-house-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BC Coroners Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatalities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mackenzie &#124; 3 Feb 2012 The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of two young children who died on Jan. 31 in a house fire in the community of Mackenzie. The deceased are Joseph and Gabrielle Fleury, who resided in the home with their parents and sister. The boy and girl were twins and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia &#124; Police issue Ecstacy warning</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/02/british-columbia-police-issue-ecstacy-warning/</link>
		<comments>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/02/british-columbia-police-issue-ecstacy-warning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[central Saanich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecstacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Central Saanich &#124; 3 Feb 2012 The Central Saanich Police Service and the Sidney North Saanich RCMP are asking parents of teenagers to have a conversation with their kids tonight about the drug ecstasy. Last week, Central Saanich Police officers responded to drug overdose at a house party in Saanichton. When emergency crews arrived, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia &#124; Four members of same family killed, one person injured in high-impact RTC near Barriere</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/02/british-columbia-four-members-of-same-family-killed-one-person-injured-in-high-impact-rtc-near-barriere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barriere]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Highway 5 near Barriere &#124; 1 Feb 2012 In the evening of Wednesday, February 1st at approximately 8:30 PM, RCMP Central Interior Traffic Services and Barriere RCMP attended to a report of a motor vehicle accident along Highway #5 just north of Barriere, BC. Early investigation indicates that an SUV (Suzuki Grand Vitara) traveling southbound [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia &#124; Off-duty RCMP officer rescues toddler from overturned submerged vehicle</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/02/british-columbia-off-duty-rcmp-officer-rescues-toddler-from-overturned-submerged-vehicle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Jabs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good samaritan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[off-duty RCMP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delta &#124; 3 Feb 2012 On Wednesday Feb 1, 2012, at 7:00 AM, Alyse a 25-year-old mother of two and resident of Surrey, BC, was on her way to work when she swerved to avoid ducks waddling across Hwy 17. She reported losing control of her car which eventually came to rest overturned and partially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia &#124; Amy Chris wins BCAS Tony Sunderland Award</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/02/british-columbia-amy-chris-wins-bcas-tony-sunderland-award/</link>
		<comments>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/02/british-columbia-amy-chris-wins-bcas-tony-sunderland-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Chris]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fernie Paramedic Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Sunderland Award]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fernie &#124; 2 Feb 2012 On January 26, 2012, British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) paramedic Amy Chris of Hosmer, B.C. was awarded the annual Tony Sunderland Memorial Plaque of Pride for her dedication and loyalty to the BCAS and her community. &#8220;Amy was the unanimous choice for this award,&#8221; said BCAS Chief Operating Officer Les [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta &#124; One person killed, one injured in RTC in Edmonton</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/02/alberta-one-person-killed-one-injured-in-rtc-in-edmonton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fatality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[23 Avenue, 98 Street, Edmonton &#124; 2 Feb 2012 Just after 9 a.m. on Feb. 2, 2012, the EPS received a report of a collision at 23 Avenue and 98 Street. Preliminary investigations indicate that a half-ton truck travelling eastbound on 23 Avenue struck a Ford sedan that was travelling westbound on 23 Avenue, attempting to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newfoundland &#124; Emergency management planning encouraged as deadline approaches</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/02/newfoundland-emergency-management-planning-encouraged-as-deadline-approaches/</link>
		<comments>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/02/newfoundland-emergency-management-planning-encouraged-as-deadline-approaches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newfoundland and Labrador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergency management plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergency preparedness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newfoundland and Labrador &#124; 2 Feb 2012 Most communities in Newfoundland and Labrador are either working towards or have completed updated emergency management plans. The Emergency Services Act, which was proclaimed in 2009, requires all municipalities, local service districts, and Inuit communities to have updated emergency management plans in place by May, 2012. “The Provincial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia &#124; Sechelt teenager saves his dad with CPR</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/british-columbia-sechelt-teenager-saves-his-dad-with-cpr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Columbia Ambulance Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citizen CPR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Jensen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Jensen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sudden cardiac arrest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sechelt &#124; 27 Jan 2012 Paul Jensen and his father, John, were installing pre-built stairs when John collapsed and stopped breathing. &#8220;I called 911 and the dispatcher told me how to do CPR on my dad and that the compressions have to be deep.&#8221; BC Ambulance Service Paramedics Cheryl Jensen and Chris Watkins arrived within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta &#124; Plain language Household Emergency Action plan released in recognition of Family Literacy Day</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/alberta-plain-language-household-emergency-action-plan-released-in-recognition-of-family-literacy-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calgary Emergency Management Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergency preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Literacy Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Literacy Alberta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plain Language Household Emergency Action Plan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Calgary &#124; 27 Jan 2012 Do you how to prepare for an emergency? What if you had the information, but couldn’t read it? Today, on Family Literacy Day, the Calgary Emergency Management Agency is releasing its new Plain Language version of its popular Household Emergency Action Plan. The brochure provides information on what individuals can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labrador &#124; Public advisory after second rabies case confirmed in Labrador West</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/labrador-public-advisory-after-second-rabies-case-confirmed-in-labrador-west/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newfoundland and Labrador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labrador City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public advisory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Labrador City &#124; 27 Jan 2012 A red fox killed near Labrador City on January 22 has tested positive for rabies. This is the second confirmed case of rabies in Labrador this month. Samples from the animal were tested at the Department of Natural Resources Animal Health Laboratory and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency laboratories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quebec &#124; Un case de rage animale dans la region de la Côte-Nord</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/quebec-un-case-de-rage-animale-dans-la-region-de-la-cote-nord/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Quebec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cote-Nord]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fox]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Raynald Cloutier]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baie-Comeau &#124; 26 Jan 2012 Le directeur de santé publique de la Côte-Nord, docteur Raynald Cloutier, informe la population de la Côte-Nord qu’un cas de rage animale a été confirmé récemment dans la région à Kawawachikamach, une communauté naskapie située près de Schefferville. L’animal infecté est un chiot, maintenant mort, qui était atteint de la [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario &#124; Ornge outgoing Board accepts recommendation for new board members</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/ontario-ornge-outgoing-board-accepts-recommendation-for-new-board-members/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ontario]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry McLellan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Board of Directors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Harnick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian W Delaney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maneesh Mehta]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patrice Merrin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patricia Lang]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mississauga &#124; 26 Jan 2012 Today, the outgoing Ornge Board of Directors announced they have accepted the recommendation from the government to appoint seven new volunteer board members. “These new board members bring extensive knowledge and unique skill sets to their new roles and Ornge is fortunate to have them,” said outgoing Chair Rainer Beltzner. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario &#124; Ottawa Fire Services welcomes donations to the Vehicle Donation Program</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/ontario-ottawa-fire-services-welcomes-donations-to-the-vehicle-donation-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[$500 tax receipt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automobile extrication training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa &#124; 26 Jan 2012 Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) is encouraging residents to donate their old or scrap vehicles to the Vehicle Donation Program. Your donation can help firefighters continuously practice their skills and rescue techniques, and you will receive a $500 tax receipt in return. Even if your vehicle does not run, it can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia &#124; Two children killed, two children and two adults injured in house fire on Snaw Naw As Reserve</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/british-columbia-two-children-killed-two-children-and-two-adults-injured-in-house-fire-on-snaw-naw-as-reserve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nanoose First Nations &#124; 26 Jan 2012 A house fire on the Snaw Naw As Reserve (Nanoose First Nations) has claimed the lives of two children, ages 7 and 10. Two adults and two other children in the home managed to escape. They are being treated at a local hospital for smoke inhalation. At 5:05 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia &#124; Update on victims of Burns Lake Explosion and Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burns Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[explosion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[victim update]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Northern Health &#124; 25 Jan 2012 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Vanderhoof- 1 patient has been transferred from St. John’s hospital to UHNBC in Prince George. Prince George- 1 patient discharged from UHNBC today. 3 patients (including the patient transferred from Vanderhoof), in stable condition, remain at UHNBC. Current number of patients in NH care: 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta &#124; New NICU space will provide more beds and increase access</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/alberta-new-nicu-space-will-provide-more-beds-and-increase-access/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alberta Children's Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calgary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neonatal intensive care unit beds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Calgary &#124; 26 Jan 2012 Up to 14 new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds will be added at the Alberta Children’s Hospital to help meet the growing needs for these services in Calgary and southern Alberta. “While these new beds will improve care, reduce transfers and provide better access to specialists, the most important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia &#124; Man seriously injured in shooting incident near Chase</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/british-columbia-man-seriously-injured-in-shooting-incident-near-chase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chase RCMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[serious injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shooting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lee Creek area near Chase &#124; 20 Jan 2012 The Chase RCMP are currently investigating a shooting that occurred early Wednesday morning at a home in the Lee Creek area near Chase BC. The victim, a 59 year old man remains in hospital care and is listed as in stable condition at this time. On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia &#124; Remembering RCMP pilot Dave Brolin</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/british-columbia-remembering-rcmp-pilot-dave-brolin/</link>
		<comments>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/british-columbia-remembering-rcmp-pilot-dave-brolin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Brolin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helicopter crash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Army]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vancouver &#124; 20 Jan 2012 The tragic death of pilot Dave Brolin, killed on Tuesday when the helicopter he was flying crashed in the area of Cultus Lake, BC, marks the passing of much more than a dedicated civilian member of the RCMP and an excellent and highly skilled pilot with over 25 years of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta &#124; City of Edmonton helping evacuees of apartment fire on South side</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/alberta-city-of-edmonton-helping-evacuees-of-apartment-fire-on-south-side/</link>
		<comments>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/alberta-city-of-edmonton-helping-evacuees-of-apartment-fire-on-south-side/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[18 Avenue and 111A Street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apartment fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edmonton Fire Rescue Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evacuees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heatheridge Estates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social services]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Edmonton &#124; 19 Jan 2012 The City of Edmonton is providing assistance to evacuees of an apartment fire on Edmonton’s south side. The evacuees were displaced as a result of a fire at Heatheridge Estates, 18 Avenue and 111A Street. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services received a 911 call to respond to the site at approximately [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newfoundland &#124; Fox confirmed with rabies in Labrador West</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/newfoundland-fox-confirmed-with-rabies-in-labrador-west/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newfoundland and Labrador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labrador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rabies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wabush]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wabush &#124; 20 Jan 2012 The province’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed that a red fox recently killed in Wabush has tested positive for rabies. Samples from the animal were collected this week and sent to Canadian Food Inspection Agency laboratories in Ottawa for testing where they were reported as positive for rabies. This is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newfoundland &#124; Visitor restrictions at Pentecostal Senior Citizens&#8217; Home in Clarke-s Beach</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/newfoundland-visitor-restrictions-at-pentecostal-senior-citizens-home-in-clarke-s-beach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newfoundland and Labrador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clarke's Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gastrointestinal illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newfoundland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pentecostal Senior Citizens’ Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visitor restrictions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Clarke&#8217;s Beach &#124; 20 Jan 2012 Eastern Health wishes to advise the public that visitor restrictions have been implemented at the Pentecostal Senior Citizens’ Home in Clarke’s Beach due to an increase in gastro-intestinal illness. Members of the general public are asked to refrain from visiting residents at the facility. The public are also reminded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quebec &#124; Intoxications au CO et au NO2 dans les arénas</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/quebec-intoxications-au-co-et-au-no2-dans-les-arenas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quebec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dioxyde d’azote (NO2)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Étude sur la qualité de l’air dans les arénas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intoxications au CO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intoxications au NO2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monoxyde de carbone (CO)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[santé publique]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Trois-Rivières &#124; 19 Jan 2012 Selon une étude menée par la Direction de santé publique (DSP) de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec au cours de deux dernières années, 40 % des arénas de la région ne disposent pas des moyens essentiels pouvant assurer un air de qualité pour les travailleurs et usagers. D’ici à ce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quebec &#124; Services ambulanciers toujours disponibles à Rigaud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Quebec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ambulance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CETAM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monteregie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rigaud]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Montérégie &#124; 19 Jan 2012 La CETAM travaille actuellement sur un nouveau plan de déploiement des services ambulanciers dans ce secteur. « Les échanges que nous avons actuellement avec la direction de l’entreprise nous indique que celle-ci prévoit toujours une ambulance dans la zone de Rigaud », confirme M. Deschamps. L&#8217;Agence de la Montérégie a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quebec &#124; Démystifier le smog pour mieux se protéger</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/quebec-demystifier-le-smog-pour-mieux-se-proteger/</link>
		<comments>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/01/quebec-demystifier-le-smog-pour-mieux-se-proteger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quebec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monteregie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smog hivernal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Monteregie &#124; 19 Jan 2012 On peut minimiser les effets néfastes du smog sur la santé en adoptant quelques mesures préventives : - surveiller attentivement les avertissements de smog émis par Environnement Canada; - éviter de pratiquer des exercices physiques intenses à l’extérieur en période de smog; - suivre les conseils de son médecin en cas de maladie [...]]]></description>
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