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Canada

3 rescued hikers were unprepared, began late: North Shore Rescue

Rescuers say three West Vancouver men have been found uninjured after they had to spend a night in the North…

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Nova Scotia

Companies guilty of not having rescue equipment in engineer’s drowning, judge rules

Three companies have been found guilty of failing to have the proper rescue equipment on-site in the case of an…

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Canada

B.C. search and rescue group saves hikers stranded on a glacier from wildfire

As wildfires continue to burn across the Kootenay region, a group of four women were helicoptered off a glacier in…

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Nova Scotia

Group of N.S. river rafters help rescue beached whale

Some people who wanted to ride the tidal bore of a Nova Scotia river got more than they bargained for on…

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Nova Scotia

Rescue boats saved lives during last year’s floods. But not all fire departments can afford them

Almost a year ago, the Walton Shore Fire Department’s rescue boat played a role in saving lives when torrential rains…

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Canada

Rescue of trapped killer whale calf underway, First Nation says

Members of the Ehattesaht First Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Vancouver Aquarium have begun a rescue operation…

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Tech

Chief says rescue effort for stranded orca calf four, five days away as plans ramp up

Plans are settling into place for an attempt to rescue a young killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon…

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Nova Scotia

Search and rescue volunteers question need for Nova Scotia Guard

When he retired from the provincial government, in 2010, Ron Jeppesen offered his organizational skills as a project manager to the…

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Canada

Killer whale rescue team continues efforts to coax calf to ocean

A flotilla of up to 10 vessels, taking advantage of the best tidal flows in days, was on the waters…

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Canada

Woman, 68, grateful for rescue after falling in snowbank as temperatures dropped

Bonnie Letrud had spent the past 10 minutes screaming for help. Letrud, 68, began to wonder whether anyone would find her…

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