Paramedics

• Data shows Alberta’s emergency medical services in crisis: NDP

  The Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services quarterly dashboard from early April shows ambulance response times in urban areas got progressively worse in the past year.

  Health

  May 11
  
• Man arrested after knife brandished at Peterborough paramedics: police

  Officers were called by Peterborough County-City Paramedics to a residence in the city's east end for an alleged assault.

  Crime

  Apr 25
  
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• ‘I was praying they would hurry’: Calgary woman waits almost 3 hours for ambulance

  A Calgary woman waited nearly 3 hours for help after a bad fall. First responders say this is an unfortunate reality with wait times getting worse.

  Health

  Apr 11
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• York Region considers donating 2 ambulances to Nunavut

  Ontario regulations require paramedic services to take ambulances out of service after five years or when they clock 250,000 kilometres.

  Health

  Apr 2
• 2021 was ‘busiest ever’ for Peterborough paramedics with surge in emergency calls

  In 2021, Peterborough County-City Paramedics saw patient volumes for Code 4 calls jumped nearly 16 per cent compared with 2021.

  Health

  Mar 16
• Paramedics stage protest, block access to SAQ distribution centres in Montreal, Quebec City

  Paramedics used bails of hay and ambulance trucks to block the main gates of the province's liquor board distribution centres as part of a protest.

  Canada

  Feb 25
• Woman injured in Kelowna parking lot robbery

  Before fleeing on foot, the suspect sprayed a sensory irritant, otherwise known as bear spray, inside the vehicle, RCMP said in a press release.

  Crime

  Feb 23
• Nova Scotia’s union for paramedics says higher pay needed to help retain workers

  The union says although highly trained, Nova Scotia's paramedics are among the lowest paid in North America.

  Canada

  Feb 16
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• Toronto police encourage use of what3words app in wake of emergency situation near Rouge River

  'They can just text you the link and all you do is click on the link and three random words will pop up ... and that can narrow down the location.'

  Crime

  Feb 3
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• Winnipeg councillors request plan to add more paramedics, relieve EMS pressure

  Winnipeg city councillors passed a motion Friday that directs the public service and Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service to explore ways to increase paramedic staffing amid shortages.

  Politics

  Jan 14