Global News Hour at 6 BC: Nov. 24
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.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Nov 24, 2023
Pair of ambulances being added to Lethbridge fleet: ‘There will be a decrease in response times’
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.
Feb 13, 2023
MD of Willow Creek fire departments begin transporting patients to hospital
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.
Global News at 5 Lethbridge
Feb 9, 2023
Municipalities to fight EMS dispatch changes
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.
Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton
Sep 20, 2020
Global News interview leads to petition to fire head of BC Ambulance Service
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.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Jul 6, 2021
Saskatoon Blades, MD Ambulance team up to help girl fighting cancer
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.
Health
Feb 2, 2016
One in critical following crash between school bus and car
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.
Dec 3, 2019
Saskatoon Fire Department armed with naloxone to battle fentanyl-related overdoses
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.
Global News at 10 Saskatoon
Jan 12, 2017
Fentanyl stolen from ambulance parked at Winnipeg hospital
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.
Global News at 6 Winnipeg
Nov 28, 2017
Reality show follows MD Ambulance paramedics
A new reality television show follows MD Ambulance paramedics as they deal with both routine and intense calls.
Global News Morning Saskatoon
Feb 14, 2017
Saskatchewan stabbing suspect Myles Sanderson dead after going into ‘medical distress’ in custody: RCMP
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...
Crime
Sep 7, 2022
‘Free Fry Day’ fundraiser helps keep Halo Air Ambulance in the sky
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.
May 29, 2020
B.C. ER nurse says ambulance took 30 minutes to respond to scene of deadly crash
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.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Jul 12, 2021
Anniversary celebration to help 8-year-old girl
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.
Health
Feb 1, 2016
Alberta government adding 19 ambulances to provincial fleet
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.
Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton
May 25, 2022
‘Paramedic Services Week’
MD Ambulance spokesperson Troy Davies joins us in studio to talk about “Paramedic Services Week” and a very busy May long weekend in Saskatoon.
Global News Morning Saskatoon
May 24, 2016
MD Ambulance paramedics recover after call volumes surge through the roof
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.
Global News at 10 Saskatoon
Dec 21, 2016
BCEHS adding new ambulances, paramedics to address shortage
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.
Health
Feb 5, 2016
Troy Davies with tips for a safe Halloween
Troy Davies from MD Ambulance with tips for parents and kids to have a safe Halloween when trick-or-treating.
Global News Morning Saskatoon
Oct 31, 2017
Trudeau calls Conservatives a party of ‘ambulance chasing politicians’ during heated McClintic debate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was heckled throughout another round of Terri -Lynne McClintic’s prison-to-healing lodge debate during Wednesday’s Question Period, to which he retorted that the Conservatives were a party of “ambulance chasing politicians.”
Politics
Oct 3, 2018