Emergency room doctors in Alberta say system is overloaded following three ER deaths on same day

Emergency room doctors in Alberta say system is overloaded following three ER deaths on same day

January 8, 2026 6:16 pm MST.

CityNews has confirmed the Edmonton father of three who died in the Grey Nuns emergency room just days before Christmas, was one of three deaths in the hospital’s ER that day -- and Alberta doctors are sounding the alarm.

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