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‘System in crisis’: Edmonton EMS overtime up 81 per cent since 2021

Data highlights cycle of understaffing, stress and attrition among Alberta paramedics

Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

29 Jul 2025 • 3 min read

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An Alberta Health Services ambulance drives down a street.
The amount of overtime worked by Edmonton EMS has increased steadily in recent years, and clocked in at 134,573 hours in 2024. (Brett McKay/The IJF)

Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Brett McKay is an Edmonton-based reporter specializing in investigative and data-driven stories. His work has appeared in The Tyee, APTN, The Breach, CTV News and Great West Media.

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