🏛️ Government & Politics
- Forever Canadian registers as a third-party advertiser and will urge voters to pick Option A. Founder Thomas Lukaszuk said the group will campaign for Albertans to “check off option 1” on Question 10; the group collected 404,293 verified signatures after forming in July 2025 and has distributed more than 80,000 lawn signs.
- Elections Alberta posts 1,400+ referendum polling locations and expects record turnout. Officials published just over 1,400 polling stations and 310 advance polling sites for Oct. 13–17; more than 520,000 people have applied to vote by mail, and the referendum is set for Oct. 19.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Family marks one year since six-year-old Darius MacDougall vanished near Crowsnest Pass. Darius disappeared on Sept. 21, 2025 from a public camping area near the Alberta–B.C. border; RCMP said investigators remain committed to reviewing leads and pursuing information in the ongoing missing-person probe.
- Edmontonians mend clothing at a University of Alberta repair café amid rising attendance. The Human Ecology Clothing Repair Café has run monthly for five years and saw dozens attend this Saturday; coordinator Samantha Barrios Mendoza attributed recent growth to affordability pressures and rising interest in repair skills.
🏈 Sports
- Evan Bouchard vows to simplify his game after leading NHL defencemen with 95 points. Bouchard, 26, led defencemen with 21 goals and 95 points last season and plans to “focus on the defensive side” while keeping his offensive role, saying he will make simpler plays to avoid recurring miscues.
- Darnell Nurse was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to San Jose as part of a cap-clearing move. The 31-year-old defenceman joined the San Jose Sharks after a deal that the Oilers said clears salary-cap space; Nurse had 24 points (7 goals, 17 assists) in 2025–26.
📰 Also Today
- Brent oil fell to about US$100.29 a barrel, easing markets and U.S. stocks' rebound.
- Paul Cotter joined Vancouver Canucks as a free agent, saying the team signed him in July.
- Human Ecology café repeat: monthly mending runs five years, event coordinator Samantha Barrios Mendoza cited affordability.
- Etsy's AI goods affecting knitters, story examines makers on the platform.
- NHLers living in different cities this season, feature on new Canadian-based players.
- Edmontonians learning mending and sustainability, community workshops highlighted.
- Forecast piece on a potential 'super' El Niño, looks at Prairie weather implications.
- Jann Arden to headline Calgary unity concert, artist booked ahead of Alberta referendum.
