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Canada’s ambulance system facing nationwide crisis
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CBC paid over $18M in bonuses after hundreds of job cuts
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Jasper residents allowed to return Friday
02:16 | August 12, 2024
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Canada tipped off to potential terror attack by ally
02:10 | August 12, 2024
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Jasper officials ask visitors to wait for services to be restored
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Canada wildfires: Alberta, B.C. forecasted to see ‘well-above average’ fire activity
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Trudeau urges Canadians to come home from Lebanon ‘while commercial routes available’
00:45 | August 12, 2024
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York Regional Police homicide unit investigates ‘suspicious’ disappearance of Markham woman
00:33 | August 12, 2024
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Toronto terror plot: Investigation ‘ongoing’ into Canada’s immigration system, Trudeau says
00:58 | August 12, 2024
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Canada’s ambulance system facing nationwide crisis
Description
September 18, 2022
In an emergency, every second matters, and when you call 9-1-1 you hope an ambulance arrives within minutes. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case with the pressures on Canada’s health-care system stretching beyond hospitals. As Heather Yourex-West explains, advocates say the remedy for that is a revamp.
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Canada’s ambulance system facing nationwide crisis02:20 | September 18, 2022
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Lobster Season: Inside Prince Edward Island’s celebrated tradition03:10 | 3 hours ago
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Air Canada pilots could go on strike before end of August05:40 | 4 hours ago
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Manitoba farmer offers charity sunflower selfie spot01:57 | August 15, 2024
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‘No hope’: Afghans feel abandoned by Canada 3 years after Taliban takeover03:13 | August 15, 2024
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How RCMP tracked father and son accused of Toronto terror plot01:37 | August 15, 2024
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DFO officers refusing to enforce Fisheries Act in N.S.02:07 | August 15, 2024
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People ‘took advantage’ of Matthew Perry before ketamine overdose death: prosecutors02:06 | August 15, 2024
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Canada’s housing market hit ‘pause’ in July despite rate cuts02:00 | August 15, 2024
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Business Matters: Canada’s summer housing market sluggish, but some neighbourhoods remain ‘hot’02:53 | August 15, 2024
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Nova Scotia company offers first-ever shark cage diving experience in Canada02:12 | August 14, 2024
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RCMP questioned Dong’s financial agent in 2019 Liberal nomination race03:00 | August 14, 2024
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Canada considers revoking terror suspect’s citizenship02:44 | August 14, 2024
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Paving scam alert: How residents can stay safe from shady workers targeting homeowners01:57 | August 14, 2024
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Miller objects to ‘slave owner’ label for those who employ temporary foreign workers01:48 | August 14, 2024
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Feds could revoke citizenship of Toronto ISIS suspect, Miller says01:02 | August 14, 2024
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‘Me-cession’: If the economy’s not tanking, why does it feel like it is?01:57 | August 14, 2024
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Why scientists are dumping microplastics into Ontario’s Experimental Lakes Area02:36 | August 13, 2024
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Nova Scotia launches take-home STI testing kits, as cases rise01:43 | August 13, 2024
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Canada’s temporary foreign worker program a ‘breeding ground’ for contemporary slavery: UN report01:59 | August 13, 2024
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How did Toronto terror suspects planning attack for ISIS enter Canada?02:31 | August 13, 2024
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Paris 2024: Canadian athletes receive warm welcome home from Paris Summer Games05:41 | August 12, 2024
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Athletes need ‘much more’ federal funding to succeed: Canadian Olympic Committee02:24 | August 12, 2024
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CBC paid over $18M in bonuses after hundreds of job cuts00:35 | August 12, 2024
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Jasper residents allowed to return Friday02:16 | August 12, 2024
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Canada tipped off to potential terror attack by ally02:10 | August 12, 2024
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Jasper officials ask visitors to wait for services to be restored01:46 | August 12, 2024
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Canada wildfires: Alberta, B.C. forecasted to see ‘well-above average’ fire activity02:28 | August 12, 2024
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Trudeau urges Canadians to come home from Lebanon ‘while commercial routes available’00:45 | August 12, 2024
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York Regional Police homicide unit investigates ‘suspicious’ disappearance of Markham woman00:33 | August 12, 2024
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Toronto terror plot: Investigation ‘ongoing’ into Canada’s immigration system, Trudeau says00:58 | August 12, 2024
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‘Baloney’: Trudeau slams Poilievre for comments on Chinese EV tariffs02:24 | August 12, 2024
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Canada’s ambulance system facing nationwide crisis02:20 | September 18, 2022
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Lobster Season: Inside Prince Edward Island’s celebrated tradition03:10 | 3 hours ago
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Air Canada pilots could go on strike before end of August05:40 | 4 hours ago
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Manitoba farmer offers charity sunflower selfie spot01:57 | August 15, 2024
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‘No hope’: Afghans feel abandoned by Canada 3 years after Taliban takeover03:13 | August 15, 2024
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How RCMP tracked father and son accused of Toronto terror plot01:37 | August 15, 2024
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DFO officers refusing to enforce Fisheries Act in N.S.02:07 | August 15, 2024
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People ‘took advantage’ of Matthew Perry before ketamine overdose death: prosecutors02:06 | August 15, 2024
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Canada’s housing market hit ‘pause’ in July despite rate cuts02:00 | August 15, 2024
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Business Matters: Canada’s summer housing market sluggish, but some neighbourhoods remain ‘hot’02:53 | August 15, 2024
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Nova Scotia company offers first-ever shark cage diving experience in Canada02:12 | August 14, 2024
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RCMP questioned Dong’s financial agent in 2019 Liberal nomination race03:00 | August 14, 2024
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Canada considers revoking terror suspect’s citizenship02:44 | August 14, 2024
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Paving scam alert: How residents can stay safe from shady workers targeting homeowners01:57 | August 14, 2024
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Miller objects to ‘slave owner’ label for those who employ temporary foreign workers01:48 | August 14, 2024
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Feds could revoke citizenship of Toronto ISIS suspect, Miller says01:02 | August 14, 2024
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‘Me-cession’: If the economy’s not tanking, why does it feel like it is?01:57 | August 14, 2024
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Why scientists are dumping microplastics into Ontario’s Experimental Lakes Area02:36 | August 13, 2024
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Nova Scotia launches take-home STI testing kits, as cases rise01:43 | August 13, 2024
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Canada’s temporary foreign worker program a ‘breeding ground’ for contemporary slavery: UN report01:59 | August 13, 2024
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How did Toronto terror suspects planning attack for ISIS enter Canada?02:31 | August 13, 2024
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Paris 2024: Canadian athletes receive warm welcome home from Paris Summer Games05:41 | August 12, 2024
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Athletes need ‘much more’ federal funding to succeed: Canadian Olympic Committee02:24 | August 12, 2024
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CBC paid over $18M in bonuses after hundreds of job cuts00:35 | August 12, 2024
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Jasper residents allowed to return Friday02:16 | August 12, 2024
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Canada tipped off to potential terror attack by ally02:10 | August 12, 2024
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Jasper officials ask visitors to wait for services to be restored01:46 | August 12, 2024
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Canada wildfires: Alberta, B.C. forecasted to see ‘well-above average’ fire activity02:28 | August 12, 2024
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Trudeau urges Canadians to come home from Lebanon ‘while commercial routes available’00:45 | August 12, 2024
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York Regional Police homicide unit investigates ‘suspicious’ disappearance of Markham woman00:33 | August 12, 2024
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Toronto terror plot: Investigation ‘ongoing’ into Canada’s immigration system, Trudeau says00:58 | August 12, 2024
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‘Baloney’: Trudeau slams Poilievre for comments on Chinese EV tariffs02:24 | August 12, 2024
Canada’s ambulance system facing nationwide crisis
Description
September 18, 2022
In an emergency, every second matters, and when you call 9-1-1 you hope an ambulance arrives within minutes. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case with the pressures on Canada’s health-care system stretching beyond hospitals. As Heather Yourex-West explains, advocates say the remedy for that is a revamp.
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