Alberta paramedics are overworked and exhausted: HSAA union
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Alberta paramedics are overworked and exhausted: HSAA union
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02:13 | January 24, 2026
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06:11 | January 20, 2026
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05:20 | January 13, 2026
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01:58 | January 12, 2026
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02:05 | January 9, 2026
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02:09 | January 8, 2026
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00:24 | January 7, 2026
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04:11 | December 29, 2025
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02:06 | December 24, 2025
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01:57 | December 22, 2025
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Alberta’s syphilis spread is slowing, researchers say
05:30 | December 18, 2025
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Influenza cases take over Alberta emergency rooms
02:04 | December 12, 2025
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Respiratory illnesses plague Alberta pharmacies and emergency rooms
01:40 | December 11, 2025
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Nerve-blocking medication recommended for treating migraines in emergency departments
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Alberta paramedics are overworked and exhausted: HSAA union
Description
August 2, 2021
The Health Sciences Association of Alberta, which represents paramedics in the province, says its members are working overtime on back-to-back calls with no end in sight -- and it's taking a toll. Sarah Ryan has the details.
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Alberta paramedics are overworked and exhausted: HSAA union02:03 | August 2, 2021 -
Calgary hospital poised to launch first Pediatric Cellular Therapy Program in Canada02:29 | February 5, 2026 -
New technology can detect nerves “as fine as a strand of hair”, give better outcomes for tiniest of patients02:30 | February 5, 2026 -
Critical CritiCool system changing trajectory of newborns’ lives02:15 | February 5, 2026 -
A life-saving mission told by a patient and the pilot who flew him04:41 | February 3, 2026 -
Calgary single mother with mobility issues struggles to find suitable housing02:13 | January 24, 2026 -
Calgary’s Peter Lougheed Centre expansion set to open in February01:58 | January 20, 2026 -
Alberta ER doctors detail preventable deaths and ‘near misses’ in letter to province02:01 | January 20, 2026 -
Alberta woman facing years-long wait for endometriosis care relies on ER visits, pain medication02:45 | January 20, 2026 -
Alberta Medical Association’s Dr. Paul Parks on overcrowded hospitals and patient deaths06:11 | January 20, 2026 -
Calgary Counselling Centre talks about seasonal depression03:46 | January 19, 2026 -
Alberta doctors hope new triage doctor role is properly resourced01:51 | January 16, 2026 -
Health Matters: Doctors warn about new uptick in measles cases in Alberta02:33 | January 16, 2026 -
Alberta government addresses acute care capacity02:16 | January 15, 2026 -
‘Peaked’: Alberta’s top doctor weighs in on severe flu season02:01 | January 13, 2026 -
Alberta past the worst of flu season, province’s top doctor says02:00 | January 13, 2026 -
Alberta’s chief medical officer says respiratory viruses activity has ‘peaked,’ cases in ‘decline’05:20 | January 13, 2026 -
Alberta premier, ministers yet to address E.R. capacity issues face to face01:58 | January 12, 2026 -
E.R. doctors say Alberta hospitals in crisis even before call for state of emergency02:05 | January 9, 2026 -
Alberta doctors plea for province to declare state of emergency02:09 | January 8, 2026 -
Canada mandates front-of-package warnings for foods high in fat, sugar or sodium00:24 | January 7, 2026 -
Edmonton man’s death while waiting in ER sparks calls for change01:51 | December 29, 2025 -
Years after pandemic, long COVID patients struggle with daily life02:49 | December 29, 2025 -
New Year’s Resolutions and Mental Health04:11 | December 29, 2025 -
Breaking the cycle of ‘toxic masculinity’02:36 | December 26, 2025 -
Edmonton father dies waiting to see a doctor in hospital E.R.02:06 | December 24, 2025 -
Edmonton paramedics exhausted amid long response times, fewer staff: ‘It’s heartbreaking’01:57 | December 22, 2025 -
AHS pauses bell ringing ceremony for cancer patients at the Stollery01:52 | December 21, 2025 -
Alberta’s syphilis spread is slowing, researchers say05:30 | December 18, 2025 -
Influenza cases take over Alberta emergency rooms02:04 | December 12, 2025 -
Respiratory illnesses plague Alberta pharmacies and emergency rooms01:40 | December 11, 2025 -
Nerve-blocking medication recommended for treating migraines in emergency departments01:55 | December 5, 2025
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Alberta paramedics are overworked and exhausted: HSAA union02:03 | August 2, 2021
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Calgary hospital poised to launch first Pediatric Cellular Therapy Program in Canada02:29 | February 5, 2026
-
New technology can detect nerves “as fine as a strand of hair”, give better outcomes for tiniest of patients02:30 | February 5, 2026
-
Critical CritiCool system changing trajectory of newborns’ lives02:15 | February 5, 2026
-
A life-saving mission told by a patient and the pilot who flew him04:41 | February 3, 2026
-
Calgary single mother with mobility issues struggles to find suitable housing02:13 | January 24, 2026
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Calgary’s Peter Lougheed Centre expansion set to open in February01:58 | January 20, 2026
-
Alberta ER doctors detail preventable deaths and ‘near misses’ in letter to province02:01 | January 20, 2026
-
Alberta woman facing years-long wait for endometriosis care relies on ER visits, pain medication02:45 | January 20, 2026
-
Alberta Medical Association’s Dr. Paul Parks on overcrowded hospitals and patient deaths06:11 | January 20, 2026
-
Calgary Counselling Centre talks about seasonal depression03:46 | January 19, 2026
-
Alberta doctors hope new triage doctor role is properly resourced01:51 | January 16, 2026
-
Health Matters: Doctors warn about new uptick in measles cases in Alberta02:33 | January 16, 2026
-
Alberta government addresses acute care capacity02:16 | January 15, 2026
-
‘Peaked’: Alberta’s top doctor weighs in on severe flu season02:01 | January 13, 2026
-
Alberta past the worst of flu season, province’s top doctor says02:00 | January 13, 2026
-
Alberta’s chief medical officer says respiratory viruses activity has ‘peaked,’ cases in ‘decline’05:20 | January 13, 2026
-
Alberta premier, ministers yet to address E.R. capacity issues face to face01:58 | January 12, 2026
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E.R. doctors say Alberta hospitals in crisis even before call for state of emergency02:05 | January 9, 2026
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Alberta doctors plea for province to declare state of emergency02:09 | January 8, 2026
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Canada mandates front-of-package warnings for foods high in fat, sugar or sodium00:24 | January 7, 2026
-
Edmonton man’s death while waiting in ER sparks calls for change01:51 | December 29, 2025
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Years after pandemic, long COVID patients struggle with daily life02:49 | December 29, 2025
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New Year’s Resolutions and Mental Health04:11 | December 29, 2025
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Breaking the cycle of ‘toxic masculinity’02:36 | December 26, 2025
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Edmonton father dies waiting to see a doctor in hospital E.R.02:06 | December 24, 2025
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Edmonton paramedics exhausted amid long response times, fewer staff: ‘It’s heartbreaking’01:57 | December 22, 2025
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AHS pauses bell ringing ceremony for cancer patients at the Stollery01:52 | December 21, 2025
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Alberta’s syphilis spread is slowing, researchers say05:30 | December 18, 2025
-
Influenza cases take over Alberta emergency rooms02:04 | December 12, 2025
-
Respiratory illnesses plague Alberta pharmacies and emergency rooms01:40 | December 11, 2025
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Nerve-blocking medication recommended for treating migraines in emergency departments01:55 | December 5, 2025
Alberta paramedics are overworked and exhausted: HSAA union
Description
August 2, 2021
The Health Sciences Association of Alberta, which represents paramedics in the province, says its members are working overtime on back-to-back calls with no end in sight -- and it's taking a toll. Sarah Ryan has the details.
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