Toronto EMS is defending its budget proposal to city hall in order to hire 59 news paramedics as part of its plan to meet the needs of the city.

Toronto EMS is defending its budget proposal to city hall in order to hire 59 news paramedics as part of its plan to meet the needs of the city. January 17, 2025 at 1:13PM EST ...

The closure of supervised consumption sites across Toronto will put an additional strain on emergency services ...

More than 2,600 people died from opioids in 2023, the latest year of data available, and 528 of those deaths occurred in Toronto. That same year, Toronto Paramedic Services attended 2,802 calls for ...

TPH report recommends the province increase access to supervised consumption sites to prevent fatal overdoses, allow needle exchange at Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs.

Toronto Fire and EMS say more first responders will become necessary for the city once the province shuts down safe consumption sites in March. CTV News App Contact Us Newsletters Team Twitter feed ...

That same year, Toronto Paramedic Services attended 2,802 calls for suspected opioid overdoses, the report said. There were nearly 3,000 emergency department visits and 456 hospitalizations due to ...