Green Line alignment, Saddledome closures & 62-yard field goal — Calgary Sunday

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

1. Road closures, detours set for Saddledome Farewell season. The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation released road-closure schedules running into mid-November that will close 6th Street south of 12 Avenue S.E. from mid-September to early October and restrict Northbound Macleod Trail between 18 Avenue and 12 Avenue S.E.; Emma Stevens, CMLC director, said there will always be access to the Saddledome by train, car, bike or foot.

🏛️ Government & Politics

1. Council to finalise Green Line downtown alignment next Tuesday. A city committee endorsed one of three routes that runs east-west at street level on 10 Avenue S.W. from the Event Centre in Victoria Park to a station between 1 and 2 Street S.W., a route officials say "fit within the budget envelope" after the province pulled its $1.5-billion share and scrapped a downtown tunnel plan.
2. UCP riding group demands leadership review as separatist leader criticizes Danielle Smith. A UCP riding group has formally demanded a leadership review while a separatist leader publicly criticised Premier Danielle Smith's stance on unity, according to the reporting in this article; the coverage names the UCP riding group and identifies Smith as the target of the leadership-review demand.
3. Alberta government mulling regulations for micromobility vehicles. The provincial government is considering new regulations for e-scooters and similar micromobility devices in Alberta, as reported in this item describing the government's regulatory review of those vehicle classes.

🎨 Community & Culture

1. Alberta teens reap business and life lessons in first garden. An Alberta youth garden project taught participating teens business and life lessons during their first season, with the article describing the program's educational outcomes and local participants.
2. New wave of 'kid-preneurs' earning money beyond lemonade stands. The article profiles children launching small businesses, noting that a growing number of kids in Alberta are operating micro-enterprises and keeping their revenues as part of hands-on entrepreneurship learning.
3. Alberta researchers investigate how 'zombie' parasites control ant brains. Researchers based in Alberta are studying parasitic manipulation in ants to understand how parasites alter host behaviour, with the article describing the provincial research effort and its scientific focus.

🏈 Sports

1. Paredes' 62-yard field goal lifts Stampeders to 40-38 win over Redblacks. Calgary Stampeders kicker Paredes made a 62-yard field goal that completed a 40-38 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks, the article reports, recording the final score and the decisive play.

📰 Also Today

• MPs return to Parliament Hill as a new sitting begins.
• National debate surfaces on whether to slow AI development.
• Analysis outlines Alberta separation what-ifs from trade to disaster costs.