The Lede

Birds vs. Mammals Sunday is the one day of the year when GREY skies are more than welcome. In a fitting finale featuring two Canadian Football League giants, the Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Elks face each other in the 113th GREY CUP, live from McMahon Stadium in Calgary, on TSN, CTV, and Crave. The Als were the best team in the East Division all season, while the Elks dominated the West Division, and both convincingly won their playoff games last weekend, so the CFL on TSN panel has plenty to mull about the marquee matchup. Sarah McLachlan will sing the national anthem, following featured pre-game performances by Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo, and The James Barker Band. Then, country singer-songwriter Riley Green headlines the Bud Light GREY CUP Halftime Show. For up-to-date news and a schedule of everything that’s happening all weekend, click here.

Southern Surgery Here’s even more exciting GREY news: the upcoming GREY’S ANATOMY spinoff has found its lead actress. Karla Souza, best known for her role as Laurel Castillo in HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, will star as Carolina “Lina” Hall, a haunted and cynical doctor who heads a small-town West Texas medical centre that’s described as “the last chance for care before miles of nowhere.” The still-unnamed show, which got a straight-to-series order last spring, is slated to begin filming in early 2027. GREY’S ANATOMY creator Shonda Rhimes, and current showrunner and Texas native Meg Marinis, are co-creators and writers of the first episode. “We’re digging into the actual communities and true stories of what happens in rural West Texas,” Marinis explained. “It’s related to GREY’S, but its stories are going to be different.” As for the mothership, Season 23 of GREY’S ANATOMY continues to air new episodes Thursdays on CTV and Crave.