Heroic Stories
Tiny village pulled off incredible sea rescueThe quick response from about 200 villagers in the fishing village of Hartley Bay, B.C., is being credited with assisting the amazing rescue of the passengers and crew aboard the ferry that sank off the Queen Charlotte Islands early yesterday. |
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Flow Girl and the SuperheroesSuperheroes are big these days. |
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One legged fireman back at workA Worcestershire fireman is back at work - after losing a leg in a motorcycle accident. |
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Autistic Teen’s Hoop Dreams Come TrueIt was the stuff of Hollywood, but it was real. |
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Blind woman saved from fireLuvena Nix lost her home on East McKinney Street on Friday but she didn't lose her life, thanks to friends and neighbors who helped the blind 80-year-old escape the fire that gutted the house. She credits the Lord. |
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Mother puts herself between polar bear and childrenA woman from the northern Quebec community of Ivujivik was shaken and scared, but otherwise safe, after facing down a polar bear in order to save her children. |
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Unesco honour for Jane GoodallBritish scientist Jane Goodall, whose work with African primates has brought international recognition, was on Tuesday given a Unesco honour for her fight to protect humankind's nearest animal cousins. |
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Dog saves Taiwanese newbornA female husky dog has saved the life of a Taiwanese newborn by snatching him from the toilet after his mother gave birth alone at home and collapsed, a social worker said today. |
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Prince Charles Donates To Help Rebuild MississippiBritain's Prince Charles, whose passion for architecture won him a $25,000 prize Thursday, said he planned to donate the money to help rebuild communities in hurricane-ravaged Mississippi. |
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Oprah Donating $10M For Katrina ReliefOprah Winfrey is pledging $10 million to help victims of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their lives. |
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John Travolta weighs into relief effortActor John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, have delivered five tonnes of food for victims of Hurricane Katrina. |
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Thousands Open Homes for Katrina VictimsTheir homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, Karen Rogers and about 30 of her family members went on Tuesday to the American Red Cross facility in Atlanta to try to find temporary housing. The Red Cross said they could only give them a map to a crisis center. |
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Port Moody residents earn Medals of BraveryThree B.C. residents who risked their lives under fire to help a woman escape from a violent man will receive Medals of Bravery. |
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- Giving a childhood to young cancer patients
- Non-Profit Chauffeurs Cancer Patients To Treatments In Exotic Cars
- In the worst calamities, these veterans rush to the rescue
- Insurance Company Ordered to Pay $34 Million For Kicking 90-Year-Old Off Plan
- Indian Man, Jadav Payeng, Single-Handedly Plants A 1,360 Acre Forest In Assam
- Pulling children out of Nepal’s prisons
- Bringing health care to the world’s most remote areas
- Used shipping containers find new use as classrooms
- Jennifer Pahlka: Coding a better government
- Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future
- Florida group rebuilds vital coral reefs
- Svante Myrick, Ithaca’s Youngest-Ever Mayor, Grew Up Homeless
- Marine Pledges To Donate Marrow, Wins $2.9M
- More American Adults Hold Bachelor’s Degrees Than Ever Before
- Digital tools ‘to save languages’
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