🏛️ Government & Politics
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City of Calgary seeks bidders for $875,000 stadium feasibility study. The city has posted two contracts to hire a firm to assess market, financial and operational feasibility for a proposed outdoor sports and event facility and to inform decisions about the future of 66-year-old McMahon Stadium; the contract award is expected in October and the study’s estimated cost is $875,000. ↗
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith rejects taxing oil exports as leverage. Smith warned a 50% tariff on four million barrels a day exported to the U.S. would prompt retaliatory tariffs and said such measures could cost “about half a million jobs at a minimum,” affecting Alberta, Ontario and Quebec; she urged doubling down on diplomacy with U.S. officials instead. ↗
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Saskatchewan to add 50% levy on U.S. alcohol but shields potash and oil. Premier Scott Moe announced a 50% tariff on U.S. booze in Prince Albert while explicitly ruling out export tariffs on potash and oil, saying such levies would risk job losses and long-term customers like farmers and international buyers. ↗
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Officer-involved shooting in southeast Calgary leaves one woman dead; ASIRT investigating. Calgary police responded to a welfare check on the 200 block of Legacy Circle around 1:30 a.m.; officers say a woman exited the home with a weapon around 2:30 a.m., one officer fired and the woman was declared dead at the scene, and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has taken over the investigation. ↗
💼 Economy & Business
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Experts warn history shows risks to restricting U.S. access to Canadian oil. The article recalls Canada’s 1970s export tax and the National Energy Program, noting past moves led to Western alienation and creation of Petro-Canada, and quotes Heather Exner-Pirot saying using energy exports as leverage would be “wildly crazy.” ↗
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Montreal Alouettes ride seven-game win streak into Winnipeg; Davis Alexander leads CFL passing. The league-leading Alouettes (9-1) visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-5) Friday, with quarterback Davis Alexander leading the CFL with 3,400 passing yards, 73.3% completion, 20 TDs and two interceptions and receiver Tyson Philpot at 83 catches for 1,229 yards. ↗
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- Fact-check examines Canada’s natural gas leverage over the U.S. ↗
- Naheed Nenshi urges premier to cancel Alberta separation vote amid trade war. ↗
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- Alberta premier to provide update on tariffs and Canada–U.S. trade war. ↗
- Danielle Smith urges Ottawa to resume U.S. trade talks before counter-tariffs. ↗
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- U.S. tariffs fuel Alberta separatism debate in new analysis. ↗
- New effort targets invasive carp at eastern Alberta reservoir. ↗
- RCMP probe threat to shoot students on school’s first day in northern Alberta. ↗
- Edmonton Pride worked with EPS after receiving bomb threat. ↗