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Edmonton·NewAn Edmonton physician says hiring more doctors won’t solve chronic overcrowding at Grey Nuns Community Hospital as the facility's five general medicine units have been operating above capacity. Probe into man’s death in Edmonton ER to continue in DecemberJesmeen Gill · CBC News · Posted: Oct 23, 2026 9:31 PM EDT | Last Updated: 14 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Prashant Sreekumar, 44, died on Dec. 22, 2025, after waiting about eight hours in the ER to see a doctor about his chest pain. (Codie McLachlan/CBC)An Edmonton physician says hiring more doctors won’t solve chronic overcrowding at Grey Nuns Community Hospital. The hospital's five general medicine units have been operating above capacity — with more patients than beds — since at least 2024, said Dr. Greg Hrynchyshyn, an internal medicine specialist and president of the general internal medicine section of the Alberta Medical Association.

Coastal communities across Southern California are preparing for several days of unusually high tides that could flood roads and low-lying properties, erode beaches and disrupt passenger rail service. The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood warning for the Orange County coast, urging residents to stay alert, be prepared and do what's necessary to protect life and property. The warning begins Sunday morning and lasts through Thursday afternoon. In Los Angeles and Ventura counties, the National Weather Service issued coastal flood advisories for the beaches. Beach parking lots, bike paths and walkways could see flooding, with the highest tides expected Monday through Thursday, with a peak on Tuesday morning. High tides could reach as much as 1½ feet above predicted levels. The greatest concern is during morning high tides, when water could move inland and erode vulnerable beaches. In Newport Beach, the city predicts tides will reach at least 6 feet beginning Monday, and could rise above 8 feet. The National Weather Service warned that low-lying properties, including homes and businesses along the Orange County coast, will be inundated.

Jennifer Holliday, the original “Dreamgirl,” performed three songs alongside a backing band filled with Boston Arts Academy alumni during the public high school’s annual HONORS celebration held at MGM Music Hall in Fenway. The Grammy and Tony award winner was honored for her contribution to music at the masquerade ball-themed night that raised $1.8 million for the school Thursday, the Boston Arts Academy Foundation said. The annual celebration raises private dollars to close the 30 percent gap between the amount of public money the school receives and its operating costs, the foundation said in a statement. The academy is the city’s only public high school dedicated to the performing and visual arts. The money helps to buy equipment, enrichment programs, and college scholarships, among other things, the foundation said. Boston Arts Academy students displayed their artworks and also performed at the event, the foundation said. Holliday, the music category’s honoree at the ball, performed “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” from “Dreamgirls,” which won her a Grammy, according to the statement.

British Columbia·NewA former manager at Simon Fraser University has been given a conditional sentence of two years less a day, to be served in the community, after pleading guilty to theft. Kristen Tanya Schiefke put family on university payroll, created false invoices, court hearsTara Carman · CBC News · Posted: Oct 23, 2026 9:23 PM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts is pictured in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Ben Nelms/CBC)A former manager at Simon Fraser University (SFU) has been given a conditional sentence of two years less a day, to be served in the community, after pleading guilty to theft. Kristen Tanya Schiefke received the sentence for stealing just over $180,000 from the university, according to an agreed statement of facts read out in court.

“We made a concerted effort in practice this week to say, ‘It’s not about [St. John’s] Prep, it’s not about CM, it’s about us,’” said Senecal, in his second year in charge of the Pioneers. “We just wanted to play good football tonight. I don’t know if we had that score on our bingo card, but we’re really happy that we played good football.”Get Varsity NewsYour weekly look at the top high school sports stories. Enter EmailWith control from the opening minutes after a Jack Hanlon touchdown, the Pioneers (6-1) kept it up with an interception. Moments later, a 59-yard Liam Deso catch-and-run from Brad Perry pushed the cushion to two scores. Seconds after the Knights (6-1) cut it to a one-score game with an Aidan Moran 6-yard TD, Deso broke another one off for a 68-yard rushing touchdown. The lead only ballooned from there. Score after score, the Pioneers made certain that this was no fluky start. This is a defining result as the program grows. They scored the game’s final 20 points. A loss to No. 1 St. John’s Prep “humbled” the group, unbeaten through its first five. But after a thorough win, that swagger from the early wins is back.

An inquest into the death of a man shot by Peel Regional Police in 2020 has been scheduled for November 12, 2026. Jamal Francique was shot while being arrested on Jan. 7, 2020, in Mississauga. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) cleared police officers of wrongdoing in his death a year later.