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CTV News
13-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Calls to abolish horse racing in East Vancouver after latest animal death
File: Horses kick up mud as they round a corner during a stakes race at Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday July 2, 2012. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck) There are calls to abolish horse racing in East Vancouver following another death at the Hastings Racecourse. The racehorse Gem Dancer collapsed and died following an event on Sunday, during a period of elevated temperatures that Environment and Climate Change Canada called an 'early season heat event.' In a news release, the Vancouver Humane Society suggested the horse died due to heat exhaustion, and called the incident 'preventable.' The charitable organization also submitted a report to city council the following day asking officials to end horse racing at the facility when its operating agreement expires next year. 'The VHS is urging decision-makers to support a move away from horse racing at Hastings Park and toward alternative land use that offers potential for long-term economic resilience, greater public utilization of space, and alignment with public values and interest,' the charity said. B.C.'s Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General told CTV News that Gem Dancer's cause of death has not been confirmed, but she was taken to the Animal Health Centre for a necropsy. In a statement, the ministry confirmed the horse 'began showing signs of distress' and collapsed shortly after being led off the track on Sunday. She was attended to by a veterinarian from the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch – which regulates the B.C. horseracing industry – along with several others onlookers, but could not be saved, officials said. 'Despite efforts to cool the horse down, and after being in distress for (approximately two minutes), Gem Dancer became unresponsive and was pronounced deceased by the attending veterinarian,' the ministry said, in its statement. There were four deaths at Hastings Racecourse last year, three of which were related to races. One took place during training. That amounts to 1.78 deaths per 1,000 starts, according to the province. The Vancouver Humane Society said that rate is 'markedly higher' than the industry average, and 'almost double the 0.90 fatality rate at tracks regulated by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.' No deaths were recorded at Faser Downs Racetrack last year.
CBS News
13-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Family without a home after fire rips through house in Evanston, Illinois
A house fire left a firefighter hospitalized and a family displaced in Evanston Monday. At 10:55 a.m., the Evanston Fire Department was called for a fire at 1911 Warren St., a midcentury ranch house alongside an alley in the southwestern part of the northern suburb. Firefighters encountered heavy smoke upon arriving, and neighboring fire departments were called in to help fight the fire and man fire stations while crews were out. Evanston Fire Department Everyone who lived in the house was able to escape safely, the fire department said. The American Red Cross is helping the displaced family. One firefighter was taken to a local hospital for heat exhaustion. No other injuries were reported. The house where the fire broke out is located just west of Dodge Avenue — the Evanston extension of Chicago's California Avenue — and just north of Oakton Street and James Park. Zillow says the house was built in 1956, and has three bedrooms and one bathroom. Evanston Fire Department A photo supplied by the Evanston Fire Department shows flames blasting out of a basement-level window on the side of the house. The extent of the damage to the house was not specified. The cause of the fire remained under investigation late Monday.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Fire in Bloomington causes residents to be displaced; firefighter suffers heat exhaustion
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Two people were displaced and a firefighter was treated with heat exhaustion after a fire broke out in a converted two-story home. The Bloomington Fire Department was called at 11:32 a.m. on Saturday to the 700 block of East Grove Street to a report of a house fire, said Captain Frank Friend. When firefighters arrived they found the converted multi-dwelling home was covered in smoke and fire, he said. They were also told there could be people still inside and possibly trapped that had not been accounted for but a search of the building showed no one was still inside. Due to a increase risk of danger in converted homes more firefighters were called in to make sure there were plenty of firefighters to help in other parts of the city as needed, he said. The cause of the fire is still undetermined, but Friend said the 'hoarding condition' caused greater risk to the people who lived there and the firefighters. Friend also said that there were numerous smoke detectors that were missing batteries and stressed the importance of working detectors. There was no estimate of damages but there was a large amount of damage over the whole home, he said. The Illinois chapter of the American Red Cross was called in to help the displaced people. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
