Paramedics under pressure and a city running out of ambulances

The extraordinary pressure on hospitals across Canada is having a ripple effect on ambulances and paramedics. CBC The National got exclusive access inside the Ottawa Paramedic Service as it faces an unprecedented number of “level zero” incidents - when there are no ambulances left to respond to 911 calls.
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