Motorized Wheelchair

• ‘Air Canada needs to step up’: Disabled B.C. man forced to drag himself off plane

  Prince George resident Rodney Hodgins said Sunday he's going to push for changes to ensure no other disabled person endures what he experienced.

  Health

  Oct 29, 2023
  
• ‘A miracle’: Stolen wheelchair returned to New Brunswick man

  “I thought I was going to be without my power chair for the rest of my life,” Saint John resident Doug Ferron told Global News.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2023
  
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• Calgary woman’s motorized wheelchair severely damaged on Flair airlines flight

  A woman who recently moved to Calgary has been waiting nearly four months for her airline claim to be resolved. It didn't involve a lost bag, but rather a damaged mobility aid.

  Consumer

  Jan 30, 2023
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• New Saskatchewan permit makes hunting more accessible to people in wheelchairs

  The Ministry of Environment has made changes to the province’s hunting permits to allow people with disabilities to use motorized wheelchairs while participating in the sport.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2020
• Sentencing in vicious attack on Saskatoon wheelchair user

  A man has been sentence to prison for a brutal attack in Saskatoon last year on a man who uses a motorized wheelchair.

  Crime

  Aug 15, 2018
• Man facing attempted murder charge after man in wheelchair viciously beaten

  A 57-year-old man, who was brutally beaten, is expected to live. The accused in custody is known to Winnipeg police after he arrested for beaten a senior with a skateboard.

  Crime

  Jul 24, 2017
• Attempted murder charge laid after man on motorized wheelchair violently assaulted

  Police have laid an attempted murder charge after a 57-year-old man was pulled from his motorized wheelchair and violently assaulted in Saskatoon .

  Crime

  Jul 23, 2017