Paramedics

• Quebec paramedics, ambulance technicians to strike Dec. 24 but keep essential service

  The 39 unions are associated with the Fédération du préhospitalier du Québec and represent more than 2,000 paramedics and ambulance technicians across the province. 

  Canada

  Dec 23
  
• Ontario makes paramedic program caring for seniors permanent after successful pilot

  On Tuesday, Ontario announced it would be spending $89 million to turn the 2020 pilot, which served roughly 81,000 people, into a full-time offering. 

  Health

  Aug 5
  
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• HALO Air Ambulance expands fleet of helicopters

  The newest addition to the HALO Air Ambulance fleet has taken flight in an expanded effort to bring lifesaving services to southern Alberta.

  Features

  Jul 11
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• ‘Punched in the face’: B.C. paramedic attacked on the job says violence is a fact of life

  "I knew if I was unconscious at that point, who knows what would happen. You know, (he) could have come back and curb-stomped me, broke my neck, or it could have been over."

  Crime

  Mar 18
• ‘Attempted stabbings, sexual assaults’: B.C. paramedics decry on-the-job violence

  The Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. says for years its members have faced physical, verbal and sexual violence in the field, but have felt obliged to tolerate it as "part of the job."

  Health

  Feb 4
• B.C. health minister responds as paramedics warn ambulances ‘just sitting empty’

  The union says B.C. relies heavily on overtime to keep ambulances staffed, but as of Jan. 1 has stopped scheduling overtime shifts in advance, instead relying on last-minute calls.

  Health

  Jan 20
• B.C. paramedics’ union says ambulances left unstaffed due to overtime policy

  Ian Tait of Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. said B.C. Emergency Health Services has long relied on overtime to ensure shifts are filled and that a policy change has left units empty.

  Health

  Jan 19
• Lethbridge protective services saw positive trends in 2024 despite busy final week

  Following a day with two high-risk incidents in Lethbridge, protective services in the city say new changes are coming in 2025.

  Features

  Dec 31, 2024
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• Record year for emergency calls in Saskatoon

  A year of broken records for Saskatoon, 2024 saw increased emergency responses and more than double the community paramedic events compared with 2023.

  Health

  Dec 30, 2024
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• Alberta paramedics sound the alarm over shift vacancies ahead of the holidays

  An Alberta paramedic is raising concerns that more than 200 paramedic shifts are currently vacant on Christmas Eve, Day and New Year's Eve.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2024