Bystanders

• Injured man found in Calgary alleyway

  An injured man was found in an alleyway in the Forest Lawn community by bystanders who called 911, Calgary police said.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2023
  
• ‘Bone chilling’: Witness describes random attack in lobby of Vancouver apartment

  Vancouver police are praising bystanders who intervened after a woman was attacked by a stranger in her apartment lobby on Sunday.

  Crime

  Oct 3, 2022
  
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• Drowning man in Kelowna saved by bystanders still recovering in hospital

  The incident happened at Kelowna’s City Park on Sunday afternoon.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2019
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• Bystander training to combat sexual harassment, violence becoming more common in workplaces

  Bystander intervention training has been used for years at universities and colleges to prevent sexual assault, but trainers say it is gaining traction in Canadian workplaces.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2019
• ‘Very glad to be here’: P.E.I. man credits bystanders, defibrillator after on-ice collapse

  Jamie Richards, 73, says he's still alive thanks to the quick actions of those around him and a defibrillator.

  Health

  Jul 3, 2019
• Girl, 3, falls into septic tank on Wahpeton Dakota Nation

  Parkland Ambulance says a three-year-old girl was rescued from a septic tank on Wahpeton Dakota Nation.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2018
• Parents of children rescued from overturned car in Texas flood meet with strangers who saved their lives

  The family of the children pulled from an overturned car in Texas during a flood were reunited with the bystanders who saved their lives.

  Environment

  May 3, 2017
• Bystanders pull infant from overturned car as floodwaters rise in Texas

  With floodwaters rising fast, bystanders desperately worked to save two children, including an infant, from an overturned car in Texas Saturday.

  Environment

  May 1, 2017
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• Neighbours rescue West Kelowna woman from burning home

  A Boucherie Road mobile home was gutted by fire Halloween night after what neighbours describe as two loud bangs at around 9 p.m.

  Nov 1, 2016
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• Purse snatcher nabbed by Good Samaritans

  Bystanders jumped into action on Wednesday afternoon, when a purse snatcher made off with a woman's wallet at the intersection of Pandosy Street and Water Street.

  Feb 25, 2016