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Sitting volleyball saved Canada’s Voss-Shafiq after amputation — now, she wants to bump it forward

For many, sport is a way to connect people and community. But for Paralympian Felicia Voss-Shafiq, sitting volleyball saved her…

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Sports

Lanny McDonald brings Stanley Cup to man who saved his life

The Stanley Cup was passing through town Friday, and Lanny Legend took it upon himself to take it for a…

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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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Health

Organ donors saved my life. Now I’m looking for a special person who can help me become a mom

This First Person column is the experience of Shilpa Raju, who lives in Etobicoke, Ont. For more information about CBC’s…

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Lifestyle

Houses saved from demolition being moved to B.C. First Nation

A major move underway in Port Moody will see 10 houses saved from the wrecking ball and given new leases…

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Nova Scotia

Cape Breton racehorse saved from ‘kill pen’ by his former groom

A Cape Breton man is bringing a former harness racing horse back to the island after discovering he was in a dealer…

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Health

Virtual ERs are controversial, but in rural Newfoundland, one has saved a life

The 12-bed hospital in New-Wes-Valley, N.L. — population 2,000 — found itself at the centre of a heated debateabout staff shortages in…

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Health

He was desperate and near starvation. His wife drove him 1,000 km for the care that saved him

Labrador resident Scott Russell had been in such intense pain and near starvation — he had lost about 90 pounds, or…

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Health

Bariatric surgery saved my life. But it wasn’t the ‘easy’ way out of weight loss

This First Person article is written by Mireille Cadet, who lives in Ottawa. For more information about CBC’s First Person…

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Sports

Eastern Ontario youth hockey player saved by neck guard

The governing body for amateur hockey in eastern Ontario says a youth hockey player was saved by a neck guard…

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