🏈 Sports
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Vernon Adams Jr. throws CFL-leading 21st TD as Stampeders beat Tiger-Cats 44-20. Calgary improved to 4-4 after the win in Hamilton; Adams finished 18-of-25 for 252 yards and Dejon Brissett had six catches for 109 yards, while Quincy Vaughn’s fourth-quarter four-yard TD sealed a 78-yard drive. Jude McAtamney kicked three field goals for Calgary. ↗
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Tommy Stevens’ three short TDs lift Roughriders over West-leading Elks 28-26. Saskatchewan moved to 5-2 after the victory in Edmonton; Johnny Johnson returned an 87-yard kickoff to set up a Stevens one-yard TD, and a too-many-men penalty wiped out an Edmonton fumble recovery on a Stevens one-yard score after a weather delay of more than an hour. ↗
🏛️ Government & Politics
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Calgary man who stabbed friend with scissors could be deported, court hears. Court proceedings in Calgary considered deportation following a homicide where the accused stabbed a friend to death with scissors; details about the defendant’s immigration status and the court’s next steps were presented to the judge. ↗
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Albertans grieve 11-year-old Parker’s death and demand better protections for vulnerable children. The boy’s disappearance prompted an 11-day search involving hundreds of police and volunteers, and Autism Edmonton’s executive director Cassandra Rascal urged public training on safely responding to a lost neurodivergent child, saying members have shared many near-miss wandering stories. ↗
📰 Also Today
- Enbridge postpones plans for 2nd phase of Mainline oil pipeline expansion. ↗
- Wetaskiwin mayor seeks judicial review after city restricts his access to city hall. ↗
- Alberta RCMP charge man with theft and forging documents in cattle rustling case. ↗
- WestJet cancels 81 flights ahead of Sunday strike deadline. ↗
- New integrated licences causing longer waits at Alberta registries. ↗
- One of Canada’s last Second World War veterans dies at 101. ↗
- Study: windshields cleaner after road trips can indicate heavy insect collisions. ↗