B.C. woman, puppy shocked by electricity walking on heated driveway
The owner of an 11-month-old puppy says her goldendoodle cross is afraid to go out for walks ever since the dog was jolted by electricity.
Rajleen Panaych and her dog Milo were walking along 207 Street in Langley Township on Dec. 29 when they crossed in front of an underground garage with a heated driveway.
Milo began to wail and move frantically, and when Panaych felt his coat, she felt a strong vibration.
“He’s crying, he’s like my baby,” said Panaych. “I was like, what the heck is going on?”
She didn’t know it yet, but they were both being shocked by electricity. There are two scars and significant bruising on Panaych’s body, and her doctor believes the power entered through her knee and then left through her arm.
Firefighters called the incident unusual, but confirmed to CTV News a crew did attend, and it did happen.
“(The puppy) was crying and yelping but couldn’t move,” said Panaych's sister, Raveen. “His hair was all matted, and destroyed around his neck.”
CTV News reached out to the strata of the building where the garage is located, but did not hear back.
The heated driveway system has been shut down while engineers investigate the wiring.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Quebec nurse had to clean up after husband's death in Montreal hospital
On a night she should have been mourning, a nurse from Quebec's Laurentians region says she was forced to clean up her husband after he died at a hospital in Montreal.
Northern Ont. lawyer who abandoned clients in child protection cases disbarred
A North Bay, Ont., lawyer who abandoned 15 clients – many of them child protection cases – has lost his licence to practise law.
Bank of Canada officials split on when to start cutting interest rates
Members of the Bank of Canada's governing council were split on how long the central bank should wait before it starts cutting interest rates when they met earlier this month.
Maple Leafs fall to Bruins in Game 3, trail series 2-1
Brad Marchand scored twice, including the winner in the third period, and added an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series Wednesday
Cuban government apologizes to Montreal-area family after delivering wrong body
Cuba's foreign affairs minister has apologized to a Montreal-area family after they were sent the wrong body following the death of a loved one.
'It was instant karma': Viral video captures failed theft attempt in Nanaimo, B.C.
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren't reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.
What is changing about Canada's capital gains tax and how does it impact me?
The federal government's proposed change to capital gains taxation is expected to increase taxes on investments and mainly affect wealthy Canadians and businesses. Here's what you need to know about the move.
New Indigenous loan guarantee program a 'really big deal,' Freeland says at Toronto conference
Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was among the 1,700 delegates attending the two-day First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) conference that concluded Tuesday in Toronto.
'Life was not fair to him': Daughter of N.B. man exonerated of murder remembers him as a kind soul
The daughter of a New Brunswick man recently exonerated from murder, is remembering her father as somebody who, despite a wrongful conviction, never became bitter or angry.