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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A loose tire hit a tour bus on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Niagara Region, leaving one person dead and three others injured, paramedics say. It happened Friday afternoon on the Toronto-bound QEW around the Garden City Skyway, prompting a closure of …
Read More »N.S. volunteer firefighters upset by long waits for paramedics at crash scenes
Volunteer firefighters say they’re feeling “helpless” as they endure long waits for paramedics to arrive at health emergencies in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. Dwayne Barteaux — who has been volunteering in the Annapolis Royal Fire Department for 35 years — says he waited at the scene of a highway car …
Read More »Saskatoon morning news rewind: Wednesday, Nov. 8 – Saskatoon
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Real estate in Saskatoon, violence against paramedics and warning signs from the Alzheimer Society. Here’s your morning rewind for the Wednesday, Nov. 8, edition of Global News Morning Saskatoon. Real Estate agent talks about resiliency in Saskatoon market Ashley Turner with Century …
Read More »Firefighter faces assault charges after clash with paramedics at Oakville hotel
An Oakville firefighter is facing a pair of assault charges after a fight with paramedics during a call for service at a local hotel. Police say the 52-year-old unlawfully engaged Halton EMS staff in a hotel room early Sunday after a request for assistance from Oakville Fire. “At some point, …
Read More »Saskatoon woman transported to hospital after being hit by vehicle
A woman was transported to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Saskatoon Thursday. News Source link
Read More »Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won’t release offload delay data
Several Ontario municipalities say their paramedic services are under immense pressure, with worrying stretches of times during which no ambulances are available to respond to calls — but the province doesn’t track the problem. The government does have data on the hours paramedics spend waiting in emergency rooms to transfer …
Read More »Brampton, Ont. man sexually assaulted female paramedics, police say – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police have arrested a man from Brampton, Ont., who had a “fixation” with female paramedics, which reportedly included sexual comments and unwanted physical touching. Peel Regional Police said the fixation with female first responders developed between April 2022 and February 2023. The …
Read More »Understaffed amid increased calls, Sask. paramedics address rise in demand
The Paramedic Services Chiefs of Saskatchewan (PSCS) said they have received more than 171,300 events this year for ground ambulances in the province, which equates to 470 events a day. Steven Skoworodko, president of PSCS, said that number has risen, noting that it had 171,000 events last year, and 143,000 …
Read More »New hospital program helps Toronto’s homeless, cuts ambulance offload time – Toronto
TORONTO — A Toronto hospital has opened a stand-alone clinic where paramedics can drop off homeless people who are intoxicated by alcohol so they can recover and then access services. Early results show dramatic improvements in ambulance offload times and freed-up beds at the hospital’s emergency department. Three weeks ago, …
Read More »As hospital backlogs grow, paramedics struggle to deliver timely care
Paramedics Colin Waterhouse and Josh Picknell are in their ambulance in Ottawa on a Friday afternoon when the call comes in: A Code 4, which means they need to get there fast. With lights flashing and sirens blaring, they race to the call’s address and assess the patient; he needs …
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