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WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Winnipeg paramedics say they are increasingly dealing with cases involving violent crime — and they aren't properly equipped to deal with it.

Other Canadian cities, including Toronto, Calgary and even the northern Manitoba city of Thompson provide paramedics with bulletproof vests — and Winnipeg should do the same, said Marc Savard, vice-president of the city's paramedic union.

Winnipeg paramedics are allowed to wear bulletproof vests, but they must provide them themselves.

Full Story: Violent encounters on the rise, paramedics say