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As Canada heads into a long weekend, the Lifesaving Society is urging parents and caregivers not to have their phones in hand while watching children playing near water or swimming. The society says there has been a spike in drowning deaths this year, particularly in Ontario and Quebec.Last week alone, three people — including two young children and a 24-year-old male kayaker — died in three separate drownings in Ontario.Although the specific circumstances of the deaths aren’t known, senior communications officer Stephanie Bakalar says absent or distracted caregivers are a factor in more than 90 per cent of drownings among…

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