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14/07/10 Le Soleil de Châteauguay NFSB students empowered to save lives through CPR
14/07/10 The Gleaner Teachers will teach others to save lives
14/07/10 Burnaby Now Local teachers get lifesaving lessons
08/07/10 Montreal Gazette Compulsory CPR urged for high schools
08/07/10 Montreal Gazette Call for defibrillators
02/07/10 Bancroft This Week Head of the class
24/06/10 Richmond Review Teachers taught life-saving skills
23/06/10 Nanaimo News Bulletin Breathless moment
22/06/10 Nanaimo Daily News Teachers get involved in national CPR campaign to help save lives
14/06/10 Vancouver Sun CPR for high schoolers
09/06/10 CBC Radio - Daybreak AUDIO: High Schools in BC to receive life-saving money for CPR Program
09/06/10 OMNI BC VIDEO: New funding for High School CPR Program in BC
09/06/10 Breakfast Television Vancouver VIDEO: ACT High School CPR Program gets new funding in BC
09/06/10 Richmond News You're a Lifesaver
09/06/10 The Province CPR skills not for dummies
08/06/10 Vancouver Sun VIDEO: CPR: It Works
08/06/10 The ACT Foundation VIDEO: Thanks to AstraZeneca Canada, Pfizer Canada and sanofi-aventis all BC public secondary schools will now have ACT CPR Program
08/06/10 CBC Radio - British Columbia AUDIO: AstraZeneca Canada, Pfizer Canada and sanofi-aventis provide funds for CPR Program in BC
08/06/10 CBC British Columbia VIDEO: New funding for CPR Program in BC thanks to AstraZeneca Canada, Pfizer Canada and sanofi-aventis
08/06/10 News 1130 CPR program gets into all B.C. schools
08/06/10 Canadian Business New funding extends opportunity to all BC public secondary schools for lifesaving CPR training
08/06/10 MSNBC New funding extends opportunity to all BC public secondary schools for lifesaving CPR training
07/06/10 CBC Radio - British Columbia AUDIO: $500,000 contribution from pharmaceutical leaders to CPR Program in BC
07/06/10 Charlesbourg Express 300 élèves de la Polyvalente aptes à sauver des vies
03/06/10 Kanata Kourier Shocking addition to schools
03/06/10 Arnprior EMC Students to get ACT together for CPR/AED training
29/05/10 Ottawa Citizen Learning to save a life
28/05/10 The ACT Foundation Ottawa high school defibrillator training program becomes largest of its kind in Ontario
28/05/10 USA Today Eugene Melnyk, Sens Foundation and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario partner with ACT Foundation and Government of Ontario in support of Ottawa ACT High School AED Program
28/05/10 NHL.com Ottawa high school defibrillator training program becomes the largest of its kind in Ontario
28/05/10 Ottawa Start Eugene Melnyk, Sens Foundation and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario partner with ACT Foundation and Government of Ontario in support of Ottawa ACT High School AED Program
28/05/10 Ottawa Sun High schools receive defibrillators
27/05/10 The Perth Courier High schools receive new defibrillators, training
27/05/10 Frontenac EMC MP delivers emergency equipment to local schools
25/05/10 Lanark Era Local high schools will benefit from defibrillator program
20/05/10 The Napanee Guide Defibrillators/equipment donated to high schools
20/05/10 Canadian Gazette Area high schools to receive new defibrillators, training
20/05/10 The Napanee Beaver MP maintains defibrillator donation pledge
20/05/10 Frontenac News ACT teams up with Scott Reid to train Grade 9 students how to save lives
20/05/10 Smiths Falls EMC Local high schools to get defibrillators, student training
20/05/10 Almonte/Carleton Place EMC High schools to receive AEDs, training for students, thanks to unique partnership
18/05/10 The ACT Foundation VIDEO:All Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington high school students to receive lifesaving defibrillator training
18/05/10 Lake 88.1 MP Scott Reid partners in training students to save lives
13/05/10 The Perth Courier Lifesaver
12/05/10 The ACT Foundation VIDEO: CPR Training for Aboriginal Youth Leaders
23/04/10 American College of Emergency Physicians Celebrate CPR's Anniversary by Spreading the Word
15/04/10 QCI Observer Masset and Queen Charlotte teachers to empower local students to save lives
06/04/10 The Medical Post Million milestone
26/03/10 Midland Mirror Learning to save lives
25/03/10 Caledonia Courier Learning to save lives - one breath at a time
18/03/10 iciLevis.com La RCR à l'école
12/03/10 Flickr PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Mass CPR training for Aboriginal youth leaders
09/03/10 Omineca Express Learning to save lives - one breath at a time
02/03/10 Abbotsford Times These kids are no dummies: Bateman students put CPR into practice
24/02/10 Flickr PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Ontario high school students give MPPs a lesson in lifesaving
24/02/10 YouTube VIDEO: Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care lauds the ACT Foundation and its partners
24/02/10 YouTube VIDEO: Ontario Minister of Education speaks about the importance of youth CPR & AED training
24/02/10 Toronto Sun Teens getting heart smart
24/02/10 Interior-News Bulkley Valley got a little more life saving punch
24/02/10 Houston Today Stick close to a teenager - they may save your life
11/02/10 Niagara this Week Niagara students learn to jump-start hearts
06/02/10 Welland Tribune Defib units coming to high schools
06/02/10 The Niagara Falls Review 5,700 high school students to receive defibrillator training
06/02/10 The Standard A lesson teenagers can take to heart
05/02/10 The ACT Foundation AED announcement for Niagara Region high schools
05/02/10 The ACT Foundation VIDEO: ACT High School AED Program Annoucement for Niagara Region high schools
05/02/10 Flickr SLIDESHOW: Niagara Region high school students to receive lifesaving AED training program, high schools to receive AEDs
05/02/10 Cogeco Television VIDEO: Niagara Region high school students to receive lifesaving AED training program!
05/02/10 News Talk 610 - CKTB Niagara High Schools Get Defibrillators
05/02/10 AlphaTrade Finance Niagara Region High School Students to Receive Lifesaving AED Training Program, High Schools to Receive AEDs
05/02/10 News Talk 610 - CKTB Niagara Region student AED training
05/02/10 Marketwire Niagara Region High School Students to Receive Lifesaving AED Training Program, High Schools to Receive AEDs
02/02/10 Westmount Examiner Local teachers empower students to save lives
29/01/10 Main Street Week, Laurentianlife.com Saving people - Touching lives
27/01/10 Courier Laval Apprendre à sauver des vies: Des enseignants apprendront les techniques de RCR à leurs élèves
26/01/10 89.7 SUN FM AUDIO: Duncan, BC's 89.7 SUN FM interviews ACT Executive Director Sandra Clarke
26/01/10 Cowichan Valley Citizen Learning how to help
25/01/10 CJAD News Talk Radio AUDIO: CJAD Montreal interviews ACT Executive Director Sandra Clarke


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ACT's Corporate Health Partners As part of our commitment to improving the health and quality of life of Canadians, AstraZeneca is proud to support ACT's commitment to saving lives through the delivery of CPR training to high schools across the country. Bristol-Myers Squibb is extremely proud to support the ACT Foundation in its leadership role in rolling out CPR programs to students across Canada. What better gift to our children than the power to save lives? Pfizer Canada is a proud supporter of the ACT Foundation's mission to promote health and empower Canadians to save lives. The more people know how to react during the first crucial moments, the greater the chance of survival. sanofi-aventis recognizes the value to society of the ACT Foundation's initiatives and fully supports the foundation's goal to see mandatory CPR training in Canadian high schools.
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