Hospital Stabbing: Quick Response, Charges Filed

0:00A violent clash went down Friday evening at the Royal Alexandra Hospital Emergency Room in Edmonton, where one patient stabbed another, leaving a 42-year-old man with serious life-threatening injuries. Edmonton Police, already on site, jumped in around 6.15 p.m. to break it up fast, with hospital staff helping out, no visitors, patients, or workers got hurt beyond the victim. Alberta's hospital's minister, Matt Jones, called it unsettling on social media, stressing no one, patients, staff, or docs should feel unsafe in these places, and praised the quick response that got cared to the victim rolling. The attacker, caught with three-edge weapons, now faces charges like assault with a weapon and two counts of breaching probation as cops keep, digging into the details. Meanwhile, the government's speeding up a weapon screening program at the hospital, with bids closed, and more security folks already on the ground to, lock in better protection for everyone there.

1:01I'm Corey with the story, that's your Calgary News Today update, AI-powered, and always on.