The Ontario government’s recent announcement to launch the province’s first Automated External Defibrillator (AED) registry is being widely applauded by health advocates and organizations alike. Heart & Stroke, a key champion of heart health in the province, has hailed this initiative as a monumental step toward creating safer communities and improving emergency response times for cardiac events. For the first time, Ontarians will now be able to easily locate lifesaving AEDs in their communities when every second counts during a cardiac emergency. This new registry, led by the AED Foundation of Ontario, will provide a centralized platform for residents, …