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03/06/2015

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Ambulance wait times slower than normal due to weather, overcrowding
Abbotsford, British Columbia – Transfer ambulance medics win bid for mediator
Edmonton, Alberta – Paramedics sign up for Alberta’s Tomorrow Project study on cancer
Regina, Saskatchewan – $5,000 ambulance bill shocks widower
Chicago, Illinois – Interior cracks send new ambulance back for repair 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – US investigators continue crackdown on ambulance Medicare swindles
Cleveland, Ohio – Unified police, fire, EMS recruiting strategy aims to diversify forces
Lancashire, UK – NHS in crisis: Paramedics recruited from abroad as more quit ambulance service
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Friday, March 6, 2015

** Funeral services Friday for Pennsylvania LODD EMT
UNITED STATES NEWS
** Funeral services are set for today in Cambria County for a female Pennsylvania EMT killed Monday at an MVA scene when she was  hit by a coal truck. WTAJ (February 5) said the service remembering the life of Janice Livingston will take place this morning at 11 a.m. at the Cambria County War Memorial. A viewing was held yesterday at the Hyndman Funeral Home. Police continue to investigate the accident that claimed Livingston’s life. Icy road conditions are thought to have played a role.
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03/05/2015

Halifax, Nova Scotia – City emergency rooms severely overcrowded;ambulances piling up outside
Washington, D.C. – DC mayor names former Seattle fire chief to lead embattled EMS/Fire department
Johnstown, Pennsylvania – Community remembers fallen paramedic
Littlehampton, UK – Van driver should have faced prosecution for blocking ambulance on way to emergency call to baby:community activists
East of England, UK – Hundreds of paramedics may quit due to stress
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Dad dies of heart attack hours after paramedics refuse to take him to A & E
Dublin, Ireland – Plan for ambulance services merger sparks threat of strike
Dublin, Ireland – People have died due to lack of ambulances
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