Hero's Posthumous Star of Courage

0:00A Toronto man named Matthew Zaidibal is being honored posthumously with the star of courage for his selfless actions during a deadly house fire more than five years ago. The 31-year-old rushed back into the burning building to try saving a woman and her seven-year-old son. His family will accept the rare award at a ceremony in Ottawa's Radoahal this Wednesday. The fire tore through a multifamily home under renovation in the city's east end on January 29, 2021. Zaidibal had just escaped the flames after waking others when he heard screams from inside. Tragically four people lost their lives that night, including the young boy, his grandmother and a family friend, while the boy's mother survived. This award stands out because it marks acts of exceptional bravery in extreme danger, with fewer than 500 given out since 19. Survivors have long-remembered Zaidibal's quick instincts and courage as truly heroic. Meanwhile, several other Canadians are receiving bravery medals at the same event.

1:02Adam Atala from Mississauga saved three children from a neighboring house fire in 2022. A woman from Fort Erie pulled two boys from drowning waters that same year, and another from Kitchener rescue people caught in a rip current back in. Two, two. These honors remind us how ordinary folks step up in crises across the country, from fires and floods to armed threats like the one stopped by British. Columbia residents in Salmon Arm back in 2019. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today. I'm Corey with A Story.