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Another temporary closure of a department at a Lower Mainland hospital this weekend, this time at the maternity ward at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock. As Jordan Armstrong reports, it’s compounded by intermittent closures at another maternity ward in the Fraser Health region.

WATCH: A drop in educational assistants in schools is causing some students requiring more attention to be sent home as some schools no longer have the resource to support them.

With those budget talks just a few weeks away, a new survey shows the vast majority of Calgary police officers feel the service is understaffed. While officers say they feel Calgary is a safe city, there is concern the level of service is dropping. Adam MacVicar reports. 

The Emergency Department at Mission Memorial Hospital is facing overnight closures this week. Fraser Health blames staffing shortages and it’s one more on the growing list of ER closures in the province. Aaron McArthur has more.

New statistics show tens of thousands of Manitobans are facing months-long delays for specialists and diagnostic tests, while ER wait times spike to over 13 hours. The province says relief is on the way through new clinics and staffing. Hersh Singh reports.

The homicide unit is investigating after a stabbing on Friday in Liberty Village has left one man dead, as police continue to search for a suspect. Investigators are appealing to the public, and anyone who may have witnessed the incident. Lexy Benedict reports.

The Alberta Union of Professional Employees is speaking out after two patients assaulted a health-care worker at Alberta Hospital, a psychiatric facility on the northeast edge of Edmonton. While Recovery Alberta said workplace violence is rare, the AUPE says that’s not the case. Kabi Moulitharan explains.

The Travel Lady Lesley Keyter joins Global News Morning Calgary talking about the trend of ‘slow travel’ and why long stay get-a-ways abroad are so popular.

A former Lethbridge elementary school principal is STARS’ latest patient to have a show home named in his honour. As Justin Sibbet reports, it’s been a long road for Broc James Higginson, but thanks to STARS, his journey continues.

Toronto police have made an arrest in connection with two random, unprovoked stabbings in and around Dufferin Subway Station earlier this week. The news comes as a video of the incident emerges with a warning that some viewers may find the footage disturbing. Nicole Di Donato reports.

It was a comfortable flight to Mexico for a Redcliff man and his wife on Christmas Eve — that is, until the final round of garbage collection. As Justin Sibbet reports, the Alberta passenger claims a WestJet flight attendant ‘fat-shamed’ him just before they landed in Mazatlán, ruining his holiday vacation.

After missing out on attempts to lure other heavy hitters from the Pacific Rim, the Blue Jays have signed slugger Kazuma Okamoto. At a Tuesday press conference, Toronto’s GM said the team is better for the addition and isn’t ruling out further tweaks to the lineup ahead of opening day. Matthew Bingley reports.

The cold weather has arrived in Manitoba – but experts warn the ice on rivers and lakes still may not be thick enough to walk on. Global’s Katherine Dornian has more on how to stay safe around water in the winter.

Members of the local thoroughbred horse racing community are trying to keep their hopes up that their industry can survive next year. That’s after feeling blindsided earlier this fall, when the provincial government announced it was cutting them off from slot machine revenue at Hastings Racecourse. Darya Zargar reports.

We catch up with Canadian figure skating legend Elvis Stojko to get a preview of Stars on Ice 2026, with a focus on Canadian Olympians.

Cold and flu season is here, and for many Canadians, it’s not a matter of if someone in the house gets sick, but when. Pharmacist and author Sherry Torkos shared her cold season comeback plan with Global News Morning Edmonton.

Over the past two decades, crime has changed how businesses keep people and their property safe. That as the province announced it’ll be rolling out some security funding for businesses it says will prevent crime and make property damage clean up easier. Vasilios Bellos explains.

Quebec hospitals are urging residents to avoid emergency rooms unless absolutely necessary as cases of flu, COVID-19 and RSV are causing severe overcrowding. Dozens of ERs are now operating well over capacity, with some Montreal facilities exceeding their limit by two hundred per cent. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for...

Five accused World Junior hockey players from the 2018 team arrived in court in London, Ont. on April 22, almost seven years after an alleged assault that rocked the world of hockey. Global News looks back on the trial and the outcome.

Canada’s health-adjusted life expectancy dropped to 66.9 years in 2023, nearly two years lower than 2019 and 2020. New data from statistics Canada reveals the decline, which reflects the number of years a person is expected to live in good health. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Jan. 9, 2026.