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Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) drastically improve the chances of a person surviving cardiac arrest, especially on a plane. A new report is calling for the devices to be put on every commercial aircraft. Health reporter Katherine Ward has more on the existing gaps researchers want policy makers to address. 

What a recent audit found about B.C.’s fiscal health. The apparent shove of a cyclist caught on camera that has Nanaimo RCMP investigating. And the new mandate for naloxone kits and defibrillators in schools, and why some say the policy falls short.

BC Ferries is warning travellers to expect some major changes at Horseshoe Bay Terminal this fall as it undergoes an extensive retrofit. As Troy Charles reports, one of those changes will involve switching a key route to reservation-only for vehicles. What a recent audit found about B.C.’s fiscal health. The apparent shove of a cyclist...

The Vancouver School Board will vote tonight on a motion to install an “automated external defibrillator” in every school. As Andrea Macpherson reports, the move is being spearheaded by a group of Point Grey secondary students — who were touched by tragedy. 

B.C.’s education minister is throwing her support behind a group of Vancouver high school students pushing for defibrillators in schools. The group lost a friend to cardiac arrest a few years ago and fundraised to purchase a device for their school. Travis Prasad has more.

The Morning Show’s Bill Welychka learns about defibrillators and how to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

A group of Grade 11 students at Montreal’s St. George’s School were the first to receive mandatory training in CPR and automated external defibrillators (AED), two years after a classmate collapsed on the school’s baseball court.

Emergency Health Services (EHS) Operations recently partnered with the Jordan Boyd Foundation and Develop Nova Scotia to install a publicly accessible automated external defibrillator (AED) along the Halifax waterfront. We chat with members of EHS and Stephen Boyd.

Automatic External Defibrillators are becoming an increasingly common site in public places but Nova Scotia still doesn’t have a database where they can be found. Jennifer Grudic brings us the story of the man fighting for that information to be available to the public.

Ajoy Puni doesn’t remember much of the last hockey game he played at the Westmount arena. One minute he was skating, five days later he woke up in the hospital. Puni suffered a massive heart attack and falt-lined on the ice. Thanks to some quick thinking friends, their CPR training and a defibrillator, Puni is...

Brenda Preston of St. John Ambulance joins Global News to talk about the importance of CPR and defibrillators after an NFL player suffered a cardiac arrest Monday.

A piece of potentially lifesaving equipment has been taken from a Lake Country, B.C. store. The defibrillator was purchased thanks to community fundraising efforts, but disappeared from its case over the weekend.

Thu, Jun 26 – A 12 year old girl is the first in B.C. to use a heart defibrillator that’s better designed to help children. Elaine Yong has the story. Today’s News Hour on Global BC Health Headlines brought to you by Pharmasave.

World Restart a Heart day is a movement aimed at educating people about CPR and using automated external defibrillators. Global’s Amanda Jelowicki spoke with two people who are alive today thanks to quick thinking people who saved their lives.

The Peachland Fifty Plus Activity Centre helped local residents learn CPR and using an AED (automated external defibrillator) Tuesday night, a popular course that often creates a waiting list. Peachland is a popular retiree town in the Okanagan. Doris Maria Bregolisse reports on what life saving skills were taught to locals.

A P.E.I. man says he doesn’t remember much about his hockey game Feb. 15 after suffering a heart attack at a Moncton rink. But as Callum Smith explains, he’s crediting bystanders, paramedics and a defibrillator for saving his life.

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any time. It’s why Trent University now has defibrillators readily available across its campuses 24//7—and why health advocates say more of these devices need to be accessible in public locations. Germain Ma has the story.

A Saint-Lazare family is hoping their story will help inspire change. Three years ago, their lives changed forever after their son suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. He was lucky enough to survive because of a defibrillator. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, they’re now hoping to save others.

Victoria County in Cape Breton has received a generous donation of life-saving AEDs from Markham, Ontario.

A new initiative aims to help save lives across the Toronto — and with only a few clicks, you could be a part of the effort. The GTA Heart Map Challenge aims to precisely locate every automated external defibrillator in the area. Albert Delitala reports.