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Vancouver firefighters to proceed with plan limiting responses to some medical callsStarting Tuesday, firefighters will only respond to life-threatening calls, overdoses, burns, hazmat emergencies, motor vehicle crashes and technical rescues.HealthJul 26
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B.C. island residents worry lack of emergency ferry service putting lives at riskQuadra Island residents say BC Ferries used to transport ambulances at any hour in an emergency, but that a new system using helicopters or water taxis is putting lives at risk.HealthJul 21
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Coaldale looking to change ambulance services amid high call volumesWith strain being placed on its volunteer fire department as it responds to calls where ambulances cannot, the Town of Coaldale is looking to revert to its old EMS system.HealthJul 19
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Vancouver firefighters may stop responding to many medical callsVancouver firefighters could soon only respond to life-threatening calls, overdoses, burns, hazmat emergencies, motor vehicle crashes and technical rescues.HealthJul 12
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Woman, 91, dies on balcony after waiting 7 hours for ambulance in MontrealOfficials with Quebec's ambulance service providers are offering condolences to family members of a 91-year-old woman who died after waiting 7 hours for an ambulance to arrive.HealthJul 11
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Paramedics to deploy ‘pressure tactic’ protest against working conditions, union saysThe union of paramedics of Urgences-Santé, which covers the territories of Montreal and Laval, will apply pressure tactics on Monday to protest against working conditions.HealthJul 11
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N.S. to hire 100 more EHS transport operators to relieve pressure on ambulancesNova Scotia has announced Emergency Health Services will hire 100 more transport operators across the province, more than doubling the amount of operators currently working.HealthJul 6
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‘That day I really wanted EMS’: Parents of 3-year-old taken to hospital in fire truck speak outA family visiting Calgary is going public after their toddler was seizing. They called 911 but instead of being rushed to hospital in an ambulance, she rode in a fire truck.HealthJun 28
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Ambulance took 36 minutes to arrive at scene of Gimli skydiving accident: Shared HealthThose who witnessed a tragic skydiving accident in Gimli, Man., on Saturday had to wait 36 minutes until an ambulance arrived — a time span beyond Shared Health's standards.HealthJun 8
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London, Ont. man charged after displaying replica firearm in ambulanceOn Saturday, officers responded to the intersection of Hamilton Road and Rectory Street after a man displayed a replica firearm while being transported in an ambulance.CrimeJun 6
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