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Weekly Calgary Set 14 - Set 20, 2026

Green Line Decision, 62-Yarder ni Paredes at Groundbreaking ng Green Library — Linggo sa Calgary

50 artikulo 11 oras ang nakalipas 14

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Babaeng nasa panganib ng kamatayan matapos mabangga ng school bus sa southwest Calgary. Tumugon ang Calgary police at EMS sa banggaan malapit sa 85 Avenue S.W. noong Sept. 18; ayon sa police report na inilabas nang araw na iyon, dinala ang babae sa ospital na nasa life-threatening condition.
  2. Mga pagsasara ng kalsada inihayag para sa Saddledome Farewell season; iskedyul mula mid-September hanggang mid-November. Inilista ng Calgary Municipal Land Corporation ang mga pagsasara kabilang ang 6th Street timog ng 12 Avenue S.E. mula mid-September hanggang early October at pa-panahong pagsasara sa 5A Street S.E. hanggang mid-November; sinabi ng mga opisyal na palaging magkakaroon ng alternatibong access sa Saddledome at BMO Centre.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Kongreso gagawing pinal ang alignment ng Green Line downtown sa susunod na Martes matapos pagpili ng committee. Magdedesisyon ang city council sa Sept. 15 sa pagitan ng tatlong ruta; ang inendorso ay tumatakbo east-west sa street level sa 10 Avenue S.W. mula Victoria Park papuntang istasyon sa pagitan ng 1 at 2 Street S.W., pinili dahil pasok ito sa budget envelope ng proyekto matapos umatras ang probinsya sa $1.5-billion tunnel plan.
  2. Pagtatayo ng $43-million Symons Valley Centre Library para palitan ang maliit na 1,700-sq-ft Sage Hill branch. Nakatalagang maging handa ang bagong 15,000-square-foot library sa northwest Calgary ng mid-2028 at inilahad ng City of Calgary at Calgary Public Library na ang pansamantalang sangay ay nag-circulate ng mahigit 180,000 item noong nakaraang taon.
  3. Mahigit 500,000 Albertans ang nag-apply bumoto sa pamamagitan ng mail para sa referendum, ayon sa Elections Alberta. Kinumpirma ng Elections Alberta ang bilang noong Sept. 14 habang naghahanda para sa Oct. 19 referendum na may tanong tungkol sa hinaharap ng Alberta sa loob ng Canada.
  4. Pansamantalang pagbabago sa mga patakaran ng voter-list bago ang Alberta referendum nagdulot ng pag-aalala sa NDP. In-adjust ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ang mga pamamaraan ng voter-list para pabilisin ang mga rehistrasyon para sa Oct. 19 vote; hayagang itinuligsa ng NDP ang mga pansamantalang hakbang noong Sept. 12.
  5. Hinimok ni Premier Danielle Smith ang mga Albertan na manatili sa Canada sa isang virtual forum habang ipinagtatanggol ang plano sa referendum. Sa isang online assembly noong Sept. 12 na co-host nina Preston Manning at Gordon Campbell, sinabi ni Smith na naglabas siya ng provincial referendum para sa Oct. 19 na may kasamang tanong tungkol sa pagdaraos ng binding separation referendum.
  6. Nagkanya-kanyang panig ang Calgary council tungkol sa pagkuha ng opisyal na posisyon hinggil sa Alberta separatism. Pinagusapan ng mga councillor noong Sept. 14 kung dapat bang mag-adopt ang lungsod ng posisyon habang nagpaplano ang mga pinuno ng probinsya ng referendum; walang napagkasunduan at nananatiling pinag-uusapan ang usapin.

🏈 Sports

  1. Si Rene Paredes nag-kick ng 62-yard field goal para duplihin ang Stampeders sa 40-38 panalo kontra Ottawa. Noong Sept. 19 sa McMahon Stadium, pinasok ni Paredes ang career-long 62-yarder sa natitirang dalawang segundo habang umangat ang Calgary sa 6-8; naianunsyong attendance ay 20,113.
  2. Report ng laro kinukumpirma na tinira rin ni Paredes ang field goals mula sa 57, 23 at 19 na yarda sa parehong laban. Nag-ambag ang kicker ng Stampeders ng apat na convert points bukod sa kanyang mga field goal habang bumawi ang Calgary noong Sept. 19.
  3. Si Sean Millington ininduct sa Canadian Football Hall of Fame kasama ang 2026 class. Inarangal si Millington at ang kapwa inductees kabilang sina Brandon Banks, Charleston Hughes at Calvin Tiggle sa mga Hall of Fame events sa linggo ng Sept. 14; inilarawan ni Millington ang sandali bilang "surreal."
  4. Pumasok si Tristan Jarry sa Oilers camp na naglalayong mabawi ang starter role sa gitna ng kumpetisyon ng mga goalie. Naka-lista ang Oilers ng pitong goaltender sa training camp at inaasahan ang pagbabalik ni Frederik Andersen mula sa playoff knee injury sa huling bahagi ng October; naka-penciled si Jarry bilang pangunahing netminder ng Edmonton sa pagsisimula ng NHL season sa Sept. 29.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Natagpuan nang ligtas sa isang rural na ari-arian sa West Kelowna ang dalawang batang Alberta na nagdulot ng Amber Alert. Sinabi ng Alberta RCMP noong Sept. 18 na ang mga batang lalaki mula Valhalla Centre ay natagpuan sa B.C., nasa mabuting kalagayan, at naaresto sina Krista Morrison at Daniel Ludwig sa mga warrant para sa paglabag sa isang custody order.
  2. Si Richard Mantha hinatulan ng 12 taon para sa sexual assaults sa tatlong bulnerableng babae. Binigyan ng hukuman si Mantha ng 12 taong pagkakakulong matapos makulong kaugnay ng mga pag-atake sa tatlong babae; iniulat ang sentencing noong Sept. 15.
  3. Alegasyon ng lungsod: nakasaksi ang deputy fire chief ng kompanyang nagtatapon ng nasusunog na basura sa landfill ng Calgary. Naghain ang City of Calgary ng alegasyon noong Sept. 16 na nakita ng isang deputy fire chief ang isang kompanya na nagtatapon ng basura sa landfill habang ito ay nasusunog; bahagi ang reklamo ng isang nagpapatuloy na municipal investigation.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Binalikan ang McCann Family Studio Theatre bilang bahagi ng pagpapalawak ng Werklund Centre sa University of Calgary. Inbukas ng mga opisyal ng University of Calgary noong Sept. 17 ang bagong studio theatre bilang bahagi ng paglago ng Werklund Centre (sentro para sa performing-arts ng University of Calgary) upang suportahan ang performing-arts programming.
  2. Isang malaking wildlife corridor project kinilala bilang unang Earthshot Prize finalist ng Canada, kasama ang mga kasaping grupo mula sa Alberta. Umusad bilang pambansang finalist ang transboundary corridor project noong Sept. 14; binanggit sa anunsyo ang mga kasaling conservation groups na nagtatrabaho sa mga tanawin ng Alberta.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. Ilang sandwich brand na binebenta ng kompanya sa Calgary ini-recall dahil sa posibleng Listeria contamination. Ang recall notice na inilabas noong Sept. 13 ay nagngalan ng ilang ready-to-eat sandwiches na ipinamahagi sa Calgary; hinikayat ng public-health guidance ang mga consumer na itapon ang apektadong produkto at tingnan ang mga abiso ng retailer.
  2. Ang mga pagsasara sa distrito ng Saddledome iskedyul upang umayon sa huling hockey season at gawaing redevelopment. Inlathala ng Calgary Municipal Land Corporation ang iskedyul ng pagsasara noong Sept. 18 na sumasaklaw sa 6th Street at 14 Avenue S.E. hanggang mid-November, at sinabi na magpapatuloy ang mga event sa Saddledome at BMO Centre na may mga alternatibong access options.

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