Province pauses EMS overhaul

Alberta is pausing its planned overhaul of ground ambulance services, with Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announcing the province will halt its current procurement strategy and work more closely with affected municipalities on a new approach.The shift comes weeks after Strathcona County council voted to keep Strathcona County Emergency Services as its local ambulance provider, choosing to absorb a roughly $2.3 million to $3 million annual funding gap tied to earlier provincial changes.Those c