The CTV Original Documentary PEACE WARRIOR, Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7 pm – Intimate, one-hour documentary offers an exclusive look into Captain Trevor Greene’s courageous struggle to recover from a horrific axe attack in Afghanistan.
Former WILL & GRACE star Eric McCormack provides narration
Vancouver, BC (November 21, 2008) – In March 2006, Captain Trevor Greene was ambushed from behind and struck in the head with an axe that plunged deep into his brain as he sat down to talk to villagers in Afghanistan. News of the horrific attack made headlines across Canada, as the Canadian officer who went to the war-torn country to spread peace was instead left fighting for his life. In the exclusive CTV Original documentary, PEACE WARRIOR, premiering nationally on Saturday, December 13 at 7 p.m. P.S.T./E.S.T. on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local listings), Vancouver filmmaker Sue Ridout provides intimate access to Greene’s remarkable journey, as he first fights to survive the near-fatal attack, and then struggles to reclaim some measure of his former life.
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HEAD GAMES | Originally aired Nov. 19, 2008 on CBC-TV — Repeating on Nov. 23 at 11pm on CBC-TV; Please check your local listings for CBC Newsworld repeat airings
Professional sports players are often viewed as overpaid and under-worked. But after the glory is gone, little is reported about the physical toll the game takes. the fifth estate investigates why professional football players have a life expectancy that is at least 20 years less than that of the general population.
The Edmonton Eskimos of the late 1970s and early 1980s were arguably the greatest football team in CFL history, winning five consecutive Grey Cups (1978-82). Players like York Hentschel, Bill Stevenson and David Boone took the team to the top, but life after football would prove to be so much harder than winning those Grey Cups. In Head Games, the fifth estate’s Bob McKeown discovers that years after retirement, the lives of these players share disturbing similarities with contemporaries who played in the NFL—failure in their personal and business lives, depression, alcoholism, even suicide.
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A lifelong, often invisible injury
Posted By LARA BRADLEY, THE SUDBURY STAR
On Jan. 18, 2003, Lucie Sirois pulled her cruiser over at the scene of a serious accident on Highway 17, near Southview Drive.
Standing next to her vehicle while investigating, the 14-year Ontario Provincial Police constable was struck by another car.
“I landed on the car and my head hit the windshield. It caused skull fractures and the brain injury. They gave me 24 hours to live. That’s how it all occurred,” she said.
Five years later, Sirois is sitting in the office of the Brain Injury Association of Sudbury and District on Haig Street.
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10 November 2008 SMARTRISK Staff
As Canadians head into another winter, Transport Canada has released a brochure with its top 10 tips to reduce the risk of a collision, noting “prevention is better than recovery”. It includes information about how to make your vehicle winter-ready, how to prepare for and drive in bad weather and what to pack in a winter survival kit.
Transport Canada and the Canadian Automobile Association put together these tips. The full brochure, Winter Driving, is available on the websites of Transport Canada and the CAA
Top 10 tips
- Get your vehicle ready for winter in the fall. Get your car thoroughly checked out, fill up with winter washer fluid and use winter wipers.
- Install four matching winter tires.
- Pack an emergency kit.
- Learn and practise winter driving techniques before you need them.
- Plan your trip, check road and weather conditions. Watch for black ice at temperatures between –4 and +4 C. Black ice is often found on shaded areas of the road, bridges and overpasses.
- Remove all snow from your vehicle before each trip.
- Give yourself extra travel time in bad weather.
- Avoid using overdrive and cruise control on slippery roads.
- Travel with a fully charged cellphone.
- Slow down and wear your seatbelt.
TORONTO, Oct. 7 /CNW/ – More than half of Toronto’s homeless have suffered a brain injury – and 70 per cent of those did so prior to ending up on the street – according to a landmark study published today.
“Sadly, this study proves our greatest fears,” says John Kumpf of the Ontario Alliance for Action on Brain Injury (OAABI). “In our society, people living with acquired brain injury do not get the community support they need, and they fall through the cracks.”
The study, published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, showed that 53 per cent of Toronto’s homeless report a history of traumatic brain injury. The study was authored by Dr. Stephen Hwang, research scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital, and Dr. Angela Colantonio, senior scientist at
Toronto Rehab.
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“The Brain Train”, November 2008 (pdf-548kb)
Inside:
- NB HOO – A Great Night
- A word from the President, Shirley Johnson
- Synapse, Christmas Survival Party
- The Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia (BIANS) has moved
- Dear Sara Bellum, Question: Do you have to lose consciousness to suffer a concussion?
- 10 tips for winter driving: Heed this advice and stay safe on your journey
- Brain Injury Association of Canada Praises Canadian Football League and Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- Bursaries Awarded to Students from Coast to Coast
- Rebuilding Relationships after Brain Injury
- Canadian-led landmark trial shows MICARDIS® reduces the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke in high-risk ACE-intolerant patients
- Look out – Fredericton next stop on HOO tour
- In a nutshell by Barb Butler
- Help Our Association Grow
- Courage in the face of adversity: Patients at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital are recognized
- Support our Annual Giving Campaign
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