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In West Kelowna, first responders from local fire halls, police, ambulance crews, BC wildland firefighters, and emergency support services were thanked for their efforts during last summer’s destructive McDougall Creek wildfire.

A tentative deal will give Vancouver police officers improved benefits and pay, but the new agreement could also present challenges for other policing agencies. The B.C. government releases its 10-year labour forecast, showing areas of opportunity to find work. And a Vancouver Island patient doesn’t appreciate the added drama when his ambulance losses a wheel.

Efforts to improve health care delivery in southern Alberta are continuing. The latest plan has Lethbridge adding two more ambulances to its fleet. Erik Bay has more, including how the new units are expected to improve response times both within the city and surrounding areas.

Extended wait times for ambulances have been an issue throughout Alberta. But with a new operating guideline, the MD of Willow Creek believes it will get medical help to patients sooner. Erik Bay has more on the plan.

Four Alberta mayors are warning that waiting for an ambulance will soon take longer, and that could endanger lives. The province is changing how EMS is dispatched in Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer and Fort McMurray, and as Breanna Karstens-Smith explains, the mayors are promising to fight the changes.

A controversial interview on Global News has sparked a petition to have the COO of the BC Ambulance Service Darlene McKinnon fired. Jordan Armstrong now with the frustrated paramedic who decided enough was enough.

The Saskatoon Blades and MD Ambulance are teaming up at the Blades game Tuesday evening to help Naomi, a young girl who is fighting cancer.

STARS air ambulance responded to a crash involving a school bus and a car on Highway 59 near the turn off to Otterburne, MB shortly after noon December 3, 2019. All the children are said to be in good condition.

In Saskatoon, there are three to four fentanyl related overdoses each week, according to MD Ambulance. It’s a deadly drug, doses smaller than a snowflake can kill you. And that’s why the Saskatoon Fire Department is arming themselves with an antidote. Jacqueline Wilson reports.

An investigation has been launched after dangerous drugs were taken from an ambulance parked at St. Boniface Hospital around 3 a.m. Monday. Global’s Amber McGuckin reports.

A new reality television show follows MD Ambulance paramedics as they deal with both routine and intense calls.

Saskatchewan RCMP confirmed at a news conference on Wednesday that Myles Sanderson, a suspect in one of the worst mass killings in Canadian history, died after being in police custody. “Shortly after his arrest, he went into medical distress,” Saskatchewan RCMP Commanding Officer Rhonda Blackmore said, adding that he was taken by ambulance to hospital...

WATCH ABOVE: In order to support Halo Air Ambulance after it faced financial woes, Western Tractor, McCain and JBS Transport teamed up to raise money for the service while encouraging southern Albertans to eat potatoes. Eloise Therien looks at whether this event will help keep Halo in the sky despite a lack of provincial funding.

A B.C. ER nurse is adding her voice to the growing chorus of complaints about the province’s emergency services, after she says it took 30 minutes to get an ambulance to a deadly crash on the Sea to Sky Highway. Grace Ke reports.

Mon, Feb 1: MD Ambulance is celebrating 40 years in the province by teaming up with the Saskatoon Blades for a good cause. Joel Senick tells us about the young girl battling cancer who will benefit from the team effort.

The UPC government announced Wednesday it is ceating 100 new EMS positions and extending 70 temporary positions, which will put 19 new ambulances and five support vehicles on the streets. Tom Vernon reports.

MD Ambulance spokesperson Troy Davies joins us in studio to talk about “Paramedic Services Week” and a very busy May long weekend in Saskatoon.

MD Ambulance paramedics were left running off their feet on Tuesday after call volumes went through the roof. As Meaghan Craig reports, some of the situations required a visit to a family physician, not an ambulance.

Fri, Feb 5: B.C. Emergency Health Services has announced it will add eight ambulances and 34 full-time paramedics. But will this be enough to cut down on ambulance wait times in Metro Vancouver? Rumina Daya reports.

Troy Davies from MD Ambulance with tips for parents and kids to have a safe Halloween when trick-or-treating.