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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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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Having the time of their lives: Morris and Bleema Mincovitch don't think any man and wife should suffer silently through the trauma of impotence when there are so many treatments available
Having the time of their lives: Morris and Bleema Mincovitch don't think any man and wife should suffer silently through the trauma of impotence when there are so many treatments available
6/19/1989
Calling all moose: Believe it or not, real moose think this man is one of them - at least, when they hear him calling
Calling all moose: Believe it or not, real moose think this man is one of them - at least, when they hear him calling
6/2/1986
Rolf Meinecke Examines a kitchen knife in store. There are many specialty cookware shops catering to Metro's good cooks.
Rolf Meinecke Examines a kitchen knife in store. There are many specialty cookware shops catering to Metro's good cooks.
10/11/1972