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Weekly Calgary sept. 7 - sept. 13, 2026

Qualification en séries, incendie au site d'enfouissement et fuite budgétaire — Retour sur la semaine à Calgary

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🚑 Faits saillants et incidents

  1. Un incendie au site d'enfouissement du sud-est de Calgary mobilise l'aide du secteur privé. Une entreprise de recyclage soutient les équipes de lutte contre l'incendie au site d'enfouissement du sud-est de Calgary, qui réclame une réponse coordonnée des services municipaux d'incendie et d'entrepreneurs privés, selon des rapports faisant état d'efforts continus de confinement et d'un appui logistique pour protéger les propriétés et les équipes.
  2. Les enquêteurs situent les meurtres d'enfants entre Calgary et Revelstoke. La Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC) estime maintenant qu'un père accusé de meurtre a tué ses enfants quelque part entre Calgary et Revelstoke, selon des divulgations judiciaires précisant l'étendue géographique des homicides allégués et l'enquête criminelle en cours.

🏈 Sports

  1. Les Elks obtiennent leur place en séries grâce à une victoire 53-16 lors du match de la Fête du Travail face aux Stampeders. Edmonton a battu Calgary 53-16 pour décrocher une place en séries de la LCF pour la première fois depuis 2019, portant la fiche des Elks à 10-3 et prolongeant leur série de victoires à quatre matchs, ont déclaré l'entraîneur-chef Mark Kilam et le quart-arrière Cody Fajardo après la revanche de la Fête du Travail.
  2. Nathan Rourke lance pour 317 verges et course pour 77 alors que les B.C. Lions battent Montréal 48-29. Rourke a totalisé 394 verges combinées, incluant une passe de touché et 77 verges au sol, aidant les Lions à l'emporter 48-29, alors qu'une cérémonie honorant Travis Lulay s'est tenue pendant le match à Vancouver.
  3. Les Blue Bombers remportent le Banjo Bowl 19-6 grâce aux derniers gestes défensifs de Kramdi. Redha Kramdi a provoqué un échappé et a intercepté une passe au quatrième quart alors que Winnipeg battait la Saskatchewan 19-6, portant sa fiche à 7-6 et resserrant la lutte pour les séries dans l'Ouest grâce à des stands défensifs au Princess Auto Stadium.
  4. Mathieu Betts signe pour un an et demeure avec les B.C. Lions. Le joueur défensif deux fois élu meilleur joueur défensif de la LCF, Mathieu Betts, 31 ans, a signé une prolongation d'un an après avoir mené la ligue avec 15 sacs la saison dernière et avoir auparavant enregistré un record d'équipe de 18 sacs en 2023 avec Edmonton.
  5. Ryan Phillips ajouté au Panthéon des B.C. Lions lors d'une cérémonie avant-match. L'ancien demi défensif des Lions et actuel entraîneur des demis défensifs, Ryan Phillips, a vu son nom inscrit aux côtés de Lui Passaglia et Geroy Simon à Surrey, un moment émouvant qu'il a dit avoir partagé avec les membres de sa famille présents.

🏛️ Gouvernance et politiques

  1. Un conseiller municipal de Calgary demande au ministre provincial d'enquêter sur des réunions budgétaires à huis clos. Le conseiller du quartier 14, Landon Johnston, qui a admis avoir divulgué des documents budgétaires préliminaires montrant une hausse possible de 20 % de la taxe foncière pour répondre à quelque 510 millions de dollars de demandes de financement, a écrit au ministre des Affaires municipales de l'Alberta pour demander un examen des réunions à huis clos du conseil et d'éventuelles modifications à la Municipal Government Act.
  2. La première ministre Danielle Smith renvoie à la souveraineté d'une Première Nation la décision sur un refuge pour soins trans. La première ministre Smith a déclaré qu'elle n'avait « aucune autorité sur la Première Nation » après que la Saddle Lake Cree Nation a annoncé son intention d'offrir des soins médicaux d'affirmation de genre; la nation a invoqué les droits issus des traités et qualifié la loi albertaine de déshumanisante en avançant pour fournir ces soins.
  3. Le gouvernement albertain lance une campagne publicitaire expliquant les questions du référendum. Le gouvernement du UCP a entamé une campagne d'affichage publique détaillant les questions du référendum en vue du scrutin d'octobre, diffusant de l'information destinée à expliquer les options pour se retirer de programmes fédéraux tout en conservant les paiements de transfert.
  4. Les deux camps du débat sur la séparation de l'Alberta misent sur la participation pour le référendum du 19 octobre. Les campagnes pour et contre un second référendum sur le départ du Canada concentrent leurs efforts sur des stratégies de mobilisation des électeurs en vue du vote du 19 octobre, les deux camps mobilisant bénévoles et moyens de communication pour ce que les organisateurs qualifient de scrutin provincial charnière.

🚨 Crime et sécurité publique

  1. Le tribunal entend le récit d'un « héros » tué après qu'un conducteur a grillé un panneau d'arrêt. Lors d'une audience, les procureurs ont décrit la victime comme un homme de famille tué lorsqu'un conducteur aurait brûlé un panneau d'arrêt; le procès a inclus des témoignages et des éléments de preuve routière présentés au juge.
  2. Un homme de Calgary condamné à 6,5 ans pour avoir tué un ami avec des ciseaux; risque d'expulsion. Un homme de Calgary a reçu une peine de 6,5 ans de prison après avoir été reconnu coupable d'avoir tué un ami à l'aide de ciseaux lors d'une bagarre; les documents de condamnation indiquent qu'il fait maintenant face à une éventuelle expulsion.
  3. Une entreprise d'Edmonton frustrée après la libération d'un suspect arrêté pour vol avec effraction. Le propriétaire de Valvo Electrical Supply Ltd. a déclaré qu'un agent de sécurité avait détenu un suspect que la police avait accusé de vol avec effraction, de possession d'outils de cambriolage et de méfait; la police a confirmé que le suspect a été libéré sous engagement avec conditions.
  4. La police de Calgary teste un nouveau programme de drones pour usage opérationnel. Le Service de police de Calgary pilote un nouveau programme de drones pour appuyer les opérations, incluant la surveillance et la gestion d'incidents, dans le cadre d'un essai évaluant capacités et implications politiques pour la police locale.

💼 Économie et affaires

  1. SCHL : l'écart d'offre de logements à Calgary pour retrouver l'abordabilité d'avant la pandémie se réduit. La Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement (SCHL) indique que Calgary a besoin de 4 000 à 5 000 unités de logement supplémentaires par année d'ici 2036 pour restaurer l'abordabilité d'avant la pandémie; la ville a enregistré 27 000 mises en chantier l'an dernier et est en voie d'environ 19 000 cette année.
  2. La Ville de Calgary affiche un surplus de 110 millions de dollars pour le premier semestre de 2026. Les états financiers municipaux indiquent un surplus de 110 millions de dollars au premier semestre de 2026, les responsables municipaux soulignant les priorités de dépenses en infrastructure alors qu'ils planifient le reste de l'exercice et les délibérations budgétaires à venir.

🎨 Communauté et culture

  1. Un duo de jazz local contribue à l'essor des concerts « pops » à Calgary. Un duo de jazz établi à Calgary collabore avec des musiciens orchestraux pour développer une scène croissante de concerts « pops » en ville, organisant concerts et projets communautaires destinés à élargir le public de la programmation orchestrale.
  2. 25 ans après le 11-Septembre, une famille de pompiers d'Edmonton revient sur l'impact sur leur carrière. Le chef de district à la retraite Don Cherniawski et son fils pompier Tyler racontent comment les attentats du 11 septembre 2001 ont influencé leurs carrières de pompier et leurs priorités de formation au cours des décennies suivantes.

🌦️ Météo et routes

  1. Mises à jour sur l'incendie affectant l'accès aux routes du sud-est de Calgary et les itinéraires d'intervention. La poursuite des opérations contre l'incendie du site d'enfouissement du sud-est de Calgary a entraîné des fermetures de routes et la modification des itinéraires d'intervention d'urgence pendant que les équipes travaillent au confinement et coordonnent la logistique avec des entrepreneurs privés de soutien.

📰 Aussi aujourd'hui

  • Les détails sur les audiences judiciaires liées à des collisions mortelles.
  • Mobilisation des partisans et impact sur la course aux séries à l'approche de la fin de la saison.

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