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CTV News
Red River College has announced that it is suspending six programs and reducing the capacity for two others.
In an email to staff at the school obtained by CTV News, Dr. Christine Watson, who is the vice-president, academic at the college, said the school reviewed its academic programs as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic to "ensure organizational, academic and financial sustainability."
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Paramedic Association of Manitoba
Dear Paramedic Association Members,
Since receiving notice regarding the suspension of the Red River College ACP Program, we have had dialogue with staff at Red River College, multiple media outlets and have put forward requests for further discussion with the Minister of Health and Shared Health.
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North Thompson Star/Journal
July 1, might have been a wet one in the North Thompson, but the spirits of Barriere and area residents were raised when the First Responders Parade (with some representatives and staff from the municipality) drove through subdivisions and along Barriere Town Road with lights flashing and sirens on.
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Travel Week
The Travel Agent Next Door is putting Essential Workers first with a new contest that includes two free trips to Cancun.
The contest, launched earlier this week, awards one trip to a frontline worker and the other to a first responder. Prize includes roundtrip economy airfare on WestJet for up to two adults (one of whom must be the winner), from any Canadian gateway that WestJet currently serves, and seven-night standard accommodations at any all-inclusive Palace Resort (excluding Le Blanc Spa Resort).
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The Northern View
Prince Rupert first responders honoured the life and contributions of Mike Sorensen, patient care delivery manager of the BC Emergency Health Service in a procession outside the RCMP detachment on July 7. “We are profoundly sad to have lost our friend and colleague Mike Sorensen, who passed away on Saturday July 4. Mike was a paramedic and Patient Care Delivery Manager for the North, based out of Station 684 in Prince Rupert,” Darlene MacKinnon, chief operating officer of BCEHS, said.
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Renfrew Today
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces and veterans will walk continuously from Garrison Petawawa to Parliament Hill to raise money for Wounded Warriors Canada.
The group of four current military members and veterans will walk a distance of 168 km with weighted vests doing 22 push-ups every hour on the hour.
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Drone Life
Drone Delivery Canada has delivered some “shocking” news. The Toronto-based company recently completed Phase Two of a plan to deliver automated external defibrillators (you know, the thing they use to jump-start a failing heart on every episode of ER right before George Clooney yells “CLEAR”?)
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La Voix du Sud
Les paramédicaux œuvrant dans le secteur de Saint-Charles reviennent à la charge et réitèrent que la couverture actuelle est dangereuse pour la population, car elle ne fournit pas un temps réponse adéquat sur les appels aux ambulanciers.
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CBC
Health-care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are at risk of severe stress that could cause long-term psychological damage, the Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder says.
The centre at the Royal Ottawa Hospital has teamed up with the Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health to develop a guide for facilities including hospitals and peer-support organizations in an effort to reduce the impact on those susceptible to so-called moral injury, a type of PTSD.
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Prince Albert Daily Herald
Parkland Ambulance has seen a slight increase in overdose calls within the last week. The organization's weekly report showed 18 incidents related to overdoses in the past seven days.
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L’annonce faite hier soir par la députée du comté de Laviolette-St-Maurice, Marie-Louise Tardif, concernant le projet-pilote qui sera mis sur pied afin de modifier les horaires de faction en horaire à l’heure a été accueillie avec enthousiasme par les paramédics.
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Ambulance Paramedics Of BC via Facebook
As many of you may know, last Tuesday morning, Critical Care Paramedic Unit Chief Ross Hallaway retired after what has been a well distanced and exemplary career of over 43 years’ service to the citizens of BC.
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Ambulance Paramedics Of BC via Facebook
It is with profound sadness that we learn and inform you of the tragic passing of one of our colleagues.
On Saturday, July 4, 2020 Mike Sorensen passed away. Mike had been working as a paramedic for 20 years, working in stations throughout Northern BC as well as in Vancouver.
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North Shore News
For more than 30 years, North Vancouver residents Randy Block and Dave Marklund have ridden to the rescue, side by side, as partner paramedics.
It is exceedingly rare in B.C. Emergency Health Services to have the same partner on the road for so long. From chest pains to gunshot wounds, they’ve seen it all and it’s likely anyone who rode in the back of their ambulance benefited from the friendship.
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Kimberley Bulletin
Paramedics are among those workers who were unable to work from home when the COVID-19 pandemic showed up and had to carry forth with modified procedures and a great deal more stress.
The Kimberley Bulletin caught up with a few local paramedics to see how they’ve been impacted by the coronavirus.
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Moose Jaw Today
For Moose Jaw primary care paramedic Aimée Astick, seeing her own artwork in the April/May issue of Canadian Paramedicine was an incredible opportunity to share a bit of herself — and what her career means to her.
Astick was one of three paramedics included in the feature, titled “Voices of Change: Impressions from the Profession,” and she was thrilled to be chosen.
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EMS1.com
A Canadian paramedic has released a music video focused on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paramedic Nicholas Hennink, who was named 2020 Paramedic of the Year by the Paramedic Association of Canada, released the video for his song "I AM STRONG" on July 3, which features images of first responders and healthcare providers on the front line of the pandemic and concludes with resources for those struggling with their mental health.
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Star Advertiser
An ambulance crew captured a live, ball python snake in Hilo and turned it in to authorities.
The crew from American Medical Response found the snake — measuring about 4 feet long and weighing about 3 pounds — early Monday morning near Old Airport Road.
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Woodstock Sentinel-Review
Oxford County paramedics have tested more than 1,800 people for COVID-19, worked in county long-term care homes and have distributed tens of thousands of pieces of donated protective equipment, according to a new county report.
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CBC
Paramedics and police in Saskatoon are using naloxone, an aid to block the effects of an opioid overdose, many times more frequently in the last few months than they did last year.
In the most recent example, police administered the drug to three separate people in a four-hour span on late Monday night and early Tuesday morning. In all three cases, the two men and one woman were not breathing and had no pulse.
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