I don't know why any of this is a surprise to anyone. The paramedic union has been raising the alarm on this for a long time....
August 2021 - Calgary EMS had no ambulances available more than 3,500 times this past year
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...nton-1.6152107
October 2021 - Code Red: Alberta's paramedics union declares state of crisis due to staffing shortages
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/code-red-...ages-1.5640888
October 2021 - Alberta paramedic union raises red flag over ambulance red alerts
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...ovid-1.6227647
Dec 2021 - Alberta communities ran out of ambulances 31 times last weekend, union warns
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...tage-1.6281900
Jan 2022 - Head of Alberta paramedic union wants more done to protect staff
https://globalnews.ca/news/8517615/a...staff-burnout/
May 2022 - ‘We’re on our knees’: Alberta EMS union says system on the verge of collapse
https://globalnews.ca/news/8820808/a...tial-collapse/