More than 60 heart transplant recipients gathered Monday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Ottawa Heart Institute's first heart transplant and the second chances at life they received through its work.
More than 60 heart transplant recipients gathered Monday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Ottawa Heart Institute's first heart transplant and the second chances at life they received through its work.
"It was life changing. You move from a space of survival to a space of opportunity," said Tilokee. "It changes the lives of everybody you interact with on a daily basis. The impact goes beyond just me.""It's heartwarming," said Dan Shipman, who is approaching his 14th year post-transplant. "Funny word, but it's heartwarming. It's nice to see all these people survive this long.
"Getting older, I feel great," he said. "You learn to live one day at a time. And I've been living one day at a time for 39 years, coming up."The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop.
Sudbury resident Angela Vitiello says a staff member at Health Sciences North told her that her brother, Allan St. Martin, was released from the hospital late last month when, in fact, he had passed away.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's latest attempt to topple the minority Liberal government in a non-confidence vote failed on Monday, thanks to the New Democrats.The federal government's GST break will arrive this Saturday, just in time for the last stretch of holiday shopping.
A solution to London’s worsening traffic problems might lie in a series of maps created by city engineers for inclusion in the Mobility Master Plan.This year, the province has seen the highest number of walking pneumonia cases since it began tracking the data in 2019 - MLHU officials are concerned about the trend.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has reportedly dropped its wage demand to 19 per cent over four years, CUPW negotiator Jim Gallant told CTV News.
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