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Carey Parker didn't think of himself as a hero Monday night when he rescued a young woman from a man who attacked her with a knife on an East Toronto street
Carey Parker didn't think of himself as a hero Monday night when he rescued a young woman from a man who attacked her with a knife on an East Toronto street

Carey Parker didn't think of himself as a hero Monday night when he rescued a young woman from a man who attacked her with a knife on an East Toronto street

Date1/24/1984
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The hero: Errol Farquharson relaxes with children Jennifer, left, and Daniel in their kitchen. But Farquharson wasn't so relaxed when he rescued a 74-year-old man from a savage beating.
The hero: Errol Farquharson relaxes with children Jennifer, left, and Daniel in their kitchen. But Farquharson wasn't so relaxed when he rescued a 74-year-old man from a savage beating.
12/20/1984
Smooth talker: Burglar alarm installer Benjamin Muir is back at work after talking a man out of killing a woman and himself with a knife
Smooth talker: Burglar alarm installer Benjamin Muir is back at work after talking a man out of killing a woman and himself with a knife
3/5/1992
Greg Dixon: Hero bus driver didn't have time to think. I just reacted.
Greg Dixon: Hero bus driver didn't have time to think. I just reacted.
4/10/1989
Life saving reflexes: Mark Bennett, 19, of Brampton says he didn't have time to think when he helped save a fellow lifeguard from drowning at the Wild Water Kingdom park.
Life saving reflexes: Mark Bennett, 19, of Brampton says he didn't have time to think when he helped save a fellow lifeguard from drowning at the Wild Water Kingdom park.
7/6/1989
On guard: Drugstore owner Lou Strever says he just 'reacted' when he tackled a man after an attempted robbery at Mimico Pharmacy Monday night.
On guard: Drugstore owner Lou Strever says he just 'reacted' when he tackled a man after an attempted robbery at Mimico Pharmacy Monday night.
10/20/1992
Paul Rocchi was trying to even the odds when he leaped to the defence of a TTC bus driver and ended up with a knife in his abdomen
Paul Rocchi was trying to even the odds when he leaped to the defence of a TTC bus driver and ended up with a knife in his abdomen
4/25/1984
Antonio Scopelliti: A gentle shepherd who came thousands of miles from his native Italy, only to find himself embroiled in a killing, was acquitted of murder when a jury believed that he was just defending himself
Antonio Scopelliti: A gentle shepherd who came thousands of miles from his native Italy, only to find himself embroiled in a killing, was acquitted of murder when a jury believed that he was just defending himself
4/10/1980
Thain. A man who helped rescue a family of three from the Grand River near Cayuga says he can't stop thinking about the incident. It's a strange feeling. Every time I think about it I get this rush, Gordon Thain said in an interview at his Queen St. E. home yesterday. [Incomplete]
Thain. A man who helped rescue a family of three from the Grand River near Cayuga says he can't stop thinking about the incident. It's a strange feeling. Every time I think about it I get this rush, Gordon Thain said in an interview at his Queen St. E. home yesterday. [Incomplete]
6/8/1987
He saved her: Stan Misa, 41, holds 8-year-old Beverley Pypher, whom he rescued from a burning apartment yesterday
He saved her: Stan Misa, 41, holds 8-year-old Beverley Pypher, whom he rescued from a burning apartment yesterday
10/24/1981
Angry but unhurt: Thomas Roper, 72, was attacked and robbed of $400 in his apartment. You got to be pretty low to rob a man in a wheelchair, he says.
Angry but unhurt: Thomas Roper, 72, was attacked and robbed of $400 in his apartment. You got to be pretty low to rob a man in a wheelchair, he says.
8/30/1990
Charlie Martin: Mississauga man with Canadian tank helmet he found on beach when he revisited Normandy in 1953 and a picture of himself as a wounded soldier in 1945
Charlie Martin: Mississauga man with Canadian tank helmet he found on beach when he revisited Normandy in 1953 and a picture of himself as a wounded soldier in 1945
5/31/1984
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
6/1/1977