Paralyzed

• Paralyzed B.C. man has hopes in stem cell treatment for recovery journey

  On July 21, 2021, Cameron Thompson was swimming at Puntledge River in Courtenay, B.C., on Vancouver Island. He dove into the water head first and ended up severing his spinal cord.

  Health

  Dec 17, 2023
  
• ‘You can get through it’: Paralyzed B.C. snowboarder hopeful for future

  Twenty-eight-year-old Brennan Noeth was paralyzed in a snowboarding accident in Whistler in May.

  Health

  Jun 28, 2023
  
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• Kamloops mother returning to court for compensation after son brutally beaten

  A trial date of April 4, 2022, has been set for Sue Simpson to try and access the house that her son's attacker sold to his parents in the aftermath of the brutal beating. 

  Crime

  Feb 21, 2022
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• ALCDSB community comes together to raise money for one of its own

  The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic School Board community has come together to raise money for the family of a student at Holy Cross Secondary School who suffered a stroke.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2022
• New spinal implant allows 3 paralyzed men to stand, walk and swim again

  Building on and modifying existing spinal implant technology allowed the study participants to regain some of their autonomy.

  Science

  Feb 9, 2022
• Ex-NBA star Shawn Bradley paralyzed from waist down after car accident

  The Dallas Mavericks and 'Space Jam' star is facing a long road to recovery.

  Trending

  Mar 18, 2021
• Injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki continues rehab during COVID-19 lockdown

  Ryan Straschnitzki, 21, was hurt when a semi-trailer and the Broncos team bus collided at a rural intersection in Saskatchewan in April 2018. Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2020
• Support surges for University of Alberta student athlete paralyzed after Costa Rica fall

  Nicole Palladino, 24, played on both the U of A and MacEwan University varsity soccer teams.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
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• Paralyzed man walks again thanks to mind-reading exoskeleton

  The man, who is paralyzed from the shoulders down, communicates with his exoskeleton through implants near his brain.

  Trending

  Oct 4, 2019
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• Paralyzed Canadian scuba diver, hero stranded in Irish hospital

  Seven weeks later, James "Kim" Martin, 56, from Baysville, Ont., is conscious but is still on life support with a serious spinal cord injury.

  World

  Sep 28, 2019