Hal Newman

by Hal Newman A seven-month-old baby died shortly after arrival at Sainte Justine children's hospital in Mont…

by Hal Newman Do you want to know the best kept secret in Quebec's health care system? Our network of ambulan…

By Hal Newman My nightmares can be spectacularly realistic. So realistic I need to wake myself up to convin…

"No family should ever have to grieve knowing that their loved one died alone waiting for help that never cam…

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of The Last Ambulance, a collaboration between The Rover and former paramedic tur…

by Hal Newman As I put the finishing touches on this column, paramedics from Montreal were telling me the s…

By Hal Newman The elements that make up our health system are in simultaneous freefall. We have reached tha…

Mohawk paramedics are the only ambulance service in their region to be denied a secondary vehicle request by …

If a paramedic makes a medical error after working more than 16 hours in a 24-hour period, who shoulders the …

Paramedics are on the frontlines of the homelessness crisis. Their compassion is critical care for those livi…

In December of 2023, we reported on the decision by the police and fire services of Montreal and Laval to sto…

In Granby, the ambulance shortage is so bad that cops are routinely called to mop up the blood

Les répartiteurs médicaux d’urgence (RMU) pratiquent un art noir — une mystérieuse combinaison de science et …

If you’ve been a paramedic as long as I have, you’ve rolled on thousands of calls and interacted with people …