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Author: Alanna Smith
Publication Date: January 15, 2026 - 08:00
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Senior with influenza waited 90 hours in Edmonton emergency department, family says
January 15, 2026
Carla Peck didn’t think to pack more than a change of clothes and slippers for her 79-year-old dad who was rushed to an Edmonton hospital with what she learned was a serious influenza infection. She imagined it might be hours before he was seen, not days.
But for more than 90 hours − nearly four full days − her dad was confined to a stretcher in an overflow area of the emergency department waiting room, and briefly in the actual ED, at the University of Alberta Hospital. Ms. Peck said her father’s health deteriorated as he was immobilized in bed, unable to comfortably rest, use the washroom or eat without help.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jews throughout North America are increasingly worried by rising antisemitism. The latest figures from both B’nai B’rith and the Anti-Defamation League reflect a shocking rise in antisemitic incidents, with the ADL audit showing a whopping 900 per cent rise over the past decade.
Canada saw an all-time high of hatred against Jews, with 6,219 incidents in 2024, according to B’nai B’rith. Meanwhile, campuses like McGill, University of Toronto, Columbia, and others have become flashpoints for anti-Israel protests in the wake of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel...
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