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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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Active shooter training still not sufficient following Portapique: paramedic unionThe union representing paramedics in Nova Scotia says the current active shooter training still isn't up to standard, two years after the mass shooting that claimed 22 lives.CanadaJun 15
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Mass shooting inquiry: N.S. paramedics offer dramatic testimony about their roleThe inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting heard dramatic testimony from the first paramedics dispatched to the scene in Portapique, N.S., on the night of April 18, 2020.CanadaJun 13
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Edmonton Humane Society reopens after 2-year COVID closure of in-person servicesThe Edmonton Human Society closed the facility to the general public in March 2020. It has been operating on a by-appointment-only basis ever since.FeaturesMay 20
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Security guard stabbed in Kelowna neighbourhood: RCMPThe assault is believed to have happened around 1:35 a.m. March 21 and the man was treated and released for serious, non-life-threatening injuries.CrimeMar 21
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Ambulance delays prompt calls for more Okanagan paramedicsOn the same day that there was a tragic fatal accident in Penticton, ambulances were delayed for three other calls, according to the daily dispatch list.CanadaNov 2, 2021
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NDP calls on Nova Scotia to waive all ambulance fees for COVID-19 emergenciesNova Scotia NDP leader has called on Premier Iain Rankin to waive all ambulance fees for COVID-19 patients regardless of when they became sick.HealthJun 16, 2021
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Nova Scotia COVID-19 survivor asks why the province won’t cover ambulance feesDanica Pettipas says she's on the hook for three ambulance bills the government won't cover, despite a policy waiving ambulance fees for COVID-19 patients after May 1.CanadaMay 20, 2021
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Dartmouth shooting victim dies from injuries, investigation now a homicidePolice say they've made three arrests and are not looking for any other suspects.CrimeMay 12, 2021
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Ambulance fees have been waived for COVID-19 patients, but why no one else?'This very logic which applies rightly to COVID, should apply to all medical circumstances across the board,' said NDP Leader Gary Burrill.HealthMay 5, 2021
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