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Barrera contra inundaciones, 673,000 votos por correo y Stampeders ganan — Resumen semanal de Calgary

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🚑 Últimas noticias e incidentes

  1. Operador de vertedero del área de Calgary ordenado a cerrar una segunda instalación en Balzac tras incendio. Alberta Environment emitió una orden temporal de cierre para la empresa detrás de un incendio de larga duración en un vertedero, exigiendo que el sitio de Balzac suspenda operaciones mientras siguen las investigaciones y las labores de remediación, dijo el regulador esta semana.
  2. Padre del exjugador de los Calgary Flames Andrei Kuzmenko reportado muerto en ataque de oso en Rusia. Informes canadienses y rusos confirmaron la muerte del padre de Kuzmenko en un ataque de oso relacionado con la caza en Rusia; medios locales nombraron a la víctima y citan relatos de las autoridades.

🚨 Crimen y seguridad pública

  1. Resultados de la operación de verano de la Policía de Calgary, Operation Restore: más de 160 cargos. El Servicio de Policía de Calgary informó que su operativo de verano produjo más de 160 cargos penales que abarcan delitos relacionados con drogas, propiedad y violencia como parte de acciones focalizadas en vecindarios.
  2. Hombre de Calgary sentenciado a 12 años por violación que causó “lesiones que alteran la vida”. Un juez de la corte provincial impuso una pena de 12 años de prisión tras escuchar pruebas sobre el impacto en la víctima e informes médicos que describen lesiones graves y permanentes por la agresión.
  3. Hombre de Airdrie acusado de seis cargos de agresión sexual tras incidentes en tiendas de grandes superficies. La RCMP de Alberta arrestó a un hombre de 30 años de Airdrie y presentó múltiples cargos después de que pruebas en video lo vincularan presuntamente con tocamientos en Walmart, No Frills y otros comercios del área de Calgary; debe comparecer en tribunal la próxima semana.
  4. La policía advierte a padres después de que dos jóvenes habrían sido acosados mediante la función de ubicación de Snapchat. La unidad de explotación infantil por internet de ALERT dijo que un sospechoso arrestado habría rastreado la ubicación de las víctimas, presionado para que compartieran videos explícitos y viajado a las casas de las víctimas, aconsejando a las familias revisar la configuración de ubicación de las aplicaciones.

🏛️ Gobierno y política

  1. Elections Alberta reporta 673,000 solicitudes de voto por correo antes del referéndum del 19 de oct. La agencia indicó que las solicitudes deben devolverse antes del 16 de oct. a las 17:00, que la votación anticipada en persona será del 13 al 17 de oct., y que el total supera con creces las ~60,000 solicitudes por correo en la elección general de 2023.
  2. NDP de Alberta presenta recurso judicial contra nuevas reglas que restringen listas de electores. La oposición pidió una revisión judicial en Edmonton alegando que una regulación que limita los datos de la lista de electores que reciben los partidos (a conteos por zona únicamente) excede la autoridad del gobierno y socava el propósito legal de la lista.
  3. El referéndum del 19 de oct. de la primera ministra Danielle Smith incluirá 10 preguntas, entre ellas inmigración y separación. El gobierno publicó la boleta completa que pregunta si Alberta debe buscar mayor control sobre inmigración, perseguir reformas constitucionales y realizar una segunda votación vinculante sobre la salida de Canadá.
  4. Otros primeros ministros mantienen silencio sobre las propuestas del referéndum constitucional de Alberta. Líderes provinciales dijeron a reporteros que no están respaldando públicamente las cuatro grandes ideas de reforma de Danielle Smith —abolición del Senado, nombramiento provincial de jueces de apelación, exclusiones de programas federales y leyes provinciales que prevalezcan sobre Ottawa— a la espera de más estudio.

💼 Economía y negocios

  1. Denunciante alega que millones de berries de Driscoll’s ingresaron a Canadá con residuos químicos en exceso. El informe afirma que los embarques contenían fruta con niveles de pesticida por encima de los límites canadienses y ha provocado escrutinio de proveedores y reguladores, según la denuncia.
  2. Encuesta muestra que los centros de datos son impopulares en Alberta; debate sobre si esto será un pasivo político. Un sondeo citado en el informe muestra una oposición local significativa a nuevos proyectos de centros de datos en Alberta, lo que genera debate sobre si el tema dañará a los políticos que los respalden.
  3. La provincia otorga 38.5 millones de dólares canadienses a Beaumont para infraestructura destinada a un campus de capacitación en seguridad vial. Alberta dice que el AMTA Safety Campus se ubicará en 160 acres dentro del planeado Innovation Park de Beaumont, con fondos destinados a carreteras, servicios públicos y obras que atraigan capacitación para conductores comerciales y fuerzas de seguridad.

🏥 Salud

  1. Datos de la Junta de Compensación para Trabajadores (WCB) muestran aumento de la violencia contra trabajadores de salud en Alberta. Las estadísticas publicadas esta semana indican un incremento en los asaltos reportados y en las reclamaciones por lesiones entre el personal de salud de Alberta en los periodos informados.
  2. Estudio de la University of Calgary encuentra que la atención plena y el tai chi ayudan en medidas de recuperación del cáncer. Investigadores de la University of Calgary reportaron beneficios medibles en resultados informados por pacientes y en medidas funcionales entre participantes en programas de atención plena y tai chi para la recuperación tras el cáncer.

🎨 Comunidad y cultura

  1. Jueza de Manitoba falla que Gowling debe rendir cuentas ante la abogada de escuelas residenciales que inició el caso de sobrevivientes. La jueza Shauna McCarthy determinó que Gowling WLG incumplió obligaciones al no presentar las reclamaciones de honorarios de las demandantes para su aprobación, revocando un resultado previo y confirmando el papel de Joan Jack en el expediente del acuerdo de 1.5 millones de dólares.
  2. Dolly Parton Day observado el 25 de sept. tras la firma de la ley por la gobernadora de California. California declaró oficialmente el 25 de sept. como Dolly Parton Day anual mediante SB 931, honrando el trabajo de Parton en alfabetización y su legado tras su muerte a los 80 años; seguidores conmemoraron la fecha en todo el mundo.
  3. Estudio sobre el bramido del alce muestra que los machos en toda Norteamérica emiten llamadas con dialectos distintos. Investigadores de vida silvestre publicaron hallazgos que indican que las poblaciones de alces usan patrones de bramidos regionalmente variados, basados en análisis acústicos de llamadas durante la época de celo.

🏈 Deportes

  1. Los Stampeders de Calgary vencen a los Ottawa Redblacks 45-31; Vernon Adams Jr. lanza para 422 yardas. Deonta McMahon anotó dos touchdowns, Rene Paredes convirtió tres goles de campo y la victoria mantuvo vivas las esperanzas de playoff de Calgary con un récord de 7-8.
  2. Los Edmonton Elks superan a Hamilton 37-35 en tiempo extra; el pateador Vincent Blanchard establece un récord de la CFL. Blanchard logró nueve goles de campo —récord de la CFL— mientras los Elks mejoraron a 11-4 y Cody Fajardo lanzó para 298 yardas.
  3. La contratación de Mike Babcock sigue siendo una distracción para los Edmonton Oilers durante el campo de entrenamiento. Jugadores dicen que Babcock ha acaparado la atención mediática tras una investigación de la NHL que lo habilitó para trabajar; el veterano Zach Hyman comentó que el foco se desplaza de los asuntos de los jugadores.

🌦️ Clima y carreteras

  1. Calgary implementará nuevas medidas de seguridad peatonal en intersecciones en toda la ciudad. Funcionarios municipales aprobaron cambios en el diseño de intersecciones y en los tiempos de semáforo destinados a mejorar la visibilidad de peatones y disminuir incidentes al cruzar en ubicaciones prioritarias no especificadas.
  2. Proyecto de barrera contra inundaciones de Sunnyside completado 13 años después de las destructivas inundaciones. La ciudad anunció la finalización de la barrera en Sunnyside, un esfuerzo de infraestructura de varios años destinado a reducir el riesgo de inundaciones en el vecindario afectado por las inundaciones de 2013.
  3. La TSB pide un nuevo proceso de monitoreo de ruedas de vagones tras descarrilamiento en Alberta en 2023. La Transportation Safety Board recomendó métodos mejorados para identificar el deterioro de ruedas de vagones con el fin de prevenir futuros descarrilamientos tras investigar el incidente de 2023 en Alberta.

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