At points this weekend there were upwards of 50 Toronto ambulances that were out of service at one time while paramedics waited to offload patients at local hospitals, a situation that officials say is increasingly impacting response times in the city.
The COVID-19 Omicron variant is hampering the ability of public services, including emergency response and health care, to operate at full capacity across Canada.
Peel paramedics are concerned about a shortage of emergency personnel in the wake of record-breaking COVID-19 cases that are overwhelming the region’s health-care system.