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Weekly Calgary Set 21 - Set 27, 2026

Harapang Linggo sa Calgary: Flood Barrier, 673K Mail Ballots at Panalo ng Stampeders

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Inutos isara ang pangalawang pasilidad sa Balzac matapos ang sunog sa operator ng landfill sa Calgary. Naglabas ang Alberta Environment (ahensiya ng kapaligiran ng lalawigan) ng pansamantalang kautusan para ipasara ang kumpanya na nagpapatakbo ng matagal nang sunog sa isang landfill, at inutusan ang Balzac site na itigil ang operasyon habang nagpapatuloy ang imbestigasyon at remedasyon, ayon sa regulator ngayong linggo.
  2. Iniulat na napatay sa pag-atake ng oso sa Russia ang ama ng dating Calgary Flame na si Andrei Kuzmenko. Kinumpirma ng mga ulat mula Canada at Russia ang pagkamatay ng ama ni Kuzmenko sa isang panghuhuli na nauugnay sa pag-atake ng oso, kung saan binanggit ng lokal na pahayagan ang pangalan ng biktima at inangkin ng mga awtoridad ang mga detalye.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Resulta ng Operation Restore ng Calgary Police: mahigit 160 kaso ang kinasuhan. Sinabi ng Calgary Police Service (serbisyo ng pulisya ng Calgary) na ang kanilang summer crackdown ay nagbunga ng higit sa 160 na mga kriminal na kaso kabilang ang droga, pag-aari at marahas na mga paglabag bilang bahagi ng naka-target na pagpapatupad sa mga kapitbahayan.
  2. Binansagan ng korte ang isang Calgarian ng 12 taong pagkakakulong dahil sa panggagahasa na nagdulot ng ‘pagbabagong buhay.’ Nagpataw ang hukom ng provincial court (hukuman panlalawigan) ng 12-taong sentensya matapos marinig ang mga ebidensiyang nagpapakita ng epekto sa biktima at mga medikal na ulat na naglalarawan ng malubha at pangmatagalang pinsala mula sa pag-atake.
  3. Arestado ang isang lalaki mula Airdrie na kinasuhan ng anim na bilang ng sexual assault matapos ang mga insidente sa malalaking tindahan. Inaresto ng Alberta RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) ang 30-anyos na lalaki mula Airdrie at nagsampa ng maraming kaso matapos maugnay umano ang video evidence sa mga alegadong paghipo sa Walmart (tindahan), No Frills (supermarket), at iba pang mga retailer sa paligid ng Calgary; nakatakda siyang humarap sa korte sa susunod na linggo.
  4. Nagbabala ang pulisya sa mga magulang matapos diumano’y nasubaybayan ang dalawang kabataan gamit ang Snapchat location feature. Sinabi ng ALERT’s internet child-exploitation unit (unit ng ALERT para sa online na pang-aabuso sa bata) na ang inarestong suspek ay diumano’y sinundan ang lokasyon ng mga biktima, pinilit silang magpadala ng mga explicit na video, at nagpunta sa mga tahanan ng biktima; pinayuhan ang mga pamilya na suriin ang mga setting ng lokasyon sa app.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Inulat ng Elections Alberta ang 673,000 kahilingan para sa mail-in ballots bago ang referendum sa Okt. 19. Ayon sa ahensya, dapat maibalik ang aplikasyon bago mag-Okt. 16, 5 p.m.; ang advance in-person voting ay gaganapin Okt. 13–17; at ang kabuuan ay malayong mas mataas kaysa ~60,000 mail requests sa 2023 general election.
  2. Nagdala ng judicial review ang Alberta NDP laban sa bagong patakaran na naglilimita sa restricted voter-list. Naghain ang oposisyon ng paghingi ng judicial review sa Edmonton (lungsod) na nagsasabing ang regulasyon na nililimitahan ang data ng voter list na matatanggap ng mga partido (sa bilang lamang ayon sa lugar) ay lumalampas sa kapangyarihan ng gobyerno at sinisira ang layunin ng listahan ayon sa batas.
  3. Sasabihin sa referendum ni Premier Danielle Smith ang 10 tanong kasama ang imigrasyon at hiwalayan. Inilathala ng gobyerno ang buong balota na nagtatanong kung dapat ba humiling ang Alberta (lalawigan) ng mas mataas na kontrol sa imigrasyon, itulak ang mga konstitusyonal na reporma, at magdaos ng pangalawang binding vote tungkol sa pag-alis sa Canada (bansa).
  4. Kumakapitang tahimik ang ibang premiers tungkol sa mga panukala sa konstitusyonal na referendum ng Alberta. Sinabi ng mga pinuno ng lalawigan sa mga mamamahayag na hindi nila opisyal na sinusuportahan ang apat na pangunahing ideya ni Danielle Smith — pagsasantabi sa Senado, pagtatalaga ng mga appeal judge ng lalawigan, pag-opt-out sa mga pederal na programa, at pagtatakda ng mga batas ng lalawigan na mauuna sa Ottawa (kabiserang pederal) — habang pinag-aaralan pa ang mga ito.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. Nag-aakusang whistleblower na milyong-milyong berries ng Driscoll’s ang pumasok sa Canada na may sobrang residu ng kemikal. Ayon sa ulat, naglalaman ang mga padala ng prutas na may pesticide levels na lampas sa limitasyon ng Canada, na nag-udyok ng pagsusuri mula sa mga vendor at regulator ayon sa nakabinbing reklamo.
  2. Survey: hindi popular ang mga data centre sa Alberta; tanong kung magiging pabigat ito sa mga pulitiko. Ipinapakita ng isinagawang survey na may malaking lokal na pagtutol sa mga bagong proyektong data-centre sa Alberta, na nagbukas ng debate kung makakasama ito sa mga politiko na susuporta.
  3. Nagkaloob ang lalawigan ng $38.5 million sa Beaumont para sa imprastruktura ng driving-safety training campus. Sinabi ng Alberta na itatayo ang AMTA Safety Campus sa 160 acres sa planong Innovation Park ng Beaumont, at ang pondo ay ilalaan para sa mga kalsada, utilities at serbisyo upang makahikayat ng pagsasanay para sa commercial drivers at law-enforcement.

🏥 Health

  1. Ipinapakita ng datos ng Workers’ Compensation Board ang pagtaas ng karahasan laban sa mga health-care worker sa Alberta. Ang mga istatistika na inilabas ngayong linggo ng Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) ay nagpapahiwatig ng pagtaas ng iniulat na mga pananakit at claims ng pinsala sa mga staff ng health-care sa Alberta sa mga kamakailang reporting period.
  2. Pag-aaral ng U of C: nakakatulong ang mindfulness at tai chi sa mga panukat ng pagbangon mula sa kanser. Iniulat ng mga mananaliksik sa University of Calgary (U of C) na may nasusukat na benepisyo sa mga patient-reported outcomes at functional measures para sa mga kalahok sa cancer-recovery na nakatalaga sa mindfulness at tai chi programs.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Hukom sa Manitoba: kailangang mag-account si Gowling sa day-school lawyer na naglunsad ng kaso ng mga survivor. Natuklasan ni Judge Shauna McCarthy na nilabag ng Gowling WLG ang mga obligasyon sa hindi paghain ng mga fee claims ng mga plaintiffs para aprubahan, binawi ang naunang desisyon at kinilala ang papel ni Joan Jack sa $1.5-billion day-school settlement file.
  2. Ipinadalang pag-alala ang Dolly Parton Day tuwing Set. 25 matapos lagdaan ng governador ng California ang panukalang batas. Opisyal na idineklara ng California ang Set. 25 bilang taunang Dolly Parton Day sa pamamagitan ng SB 931 bilang pagkilala sa gawaing pampanitikan at pamana ni Parton matapos ang kanyang pagkamatay sa edad na 80; naggunita ang mga tagahanga sa buong mundo.
  3. Pag-aaral sa rut ng elk: iba’t ibang ‘diyalekto’ sa bugle ng mga toro sa Hilagang Amerika. Ipinahayag ng mga wildlife researcher ang mga natuklasan na nagpapakita na gumagamit ang populasyon ng elk ng rehiyonal na iba't ibang bugling patterns, batay sa acoustic analyses ng tawag sa rut-season.

🏈 Sports

  1. Calgary Stampeders tinalo ang Ottawa Redblacks 45-31; si Vernon Adams Jr. nag-throw ng 422 yards. Nakapuntos ng dalawang touchdown si Deonta McMahon, naka-kick ng tatlong field goal si Rene Paredes, at pinanatili ng panalo ang pag-asa ng Calgary sa playoff sa rekord na 7-8.
  2. Edmonton Elks nilampasan ang Hamilton 37-35 sa overtime; kicker na si Vincent Blanchard nagtala ng rekord sa CFL. Nakagawa si Blanchard ng siyam na field goal — rekord sa CFL — habang umangat ang Elks sa 11-4 at si Cody Fajardo ay nag-pass ng 298 yards.
  3. Ang pagkuha kay Mike Babcock patuloy na dahilan ng distraksyon para sa Edmonton Oilers sa training camp. Sabi ng mga manlalaro, nakakuha si Babcock ng atensyon ng media matapos malinis sa isang imbestigasyon ng NHL at payagang magtrabaho; sinabi ng beteranong si Zach Hyman na naililipat nito ang pokus mula sa mga usaping pampalaro.

🌦️ Weather & Roads

  1. Ipapatupad ng Calgary ang bagong mga hakbang para sa kaligtasan ng mga pedestrian sa mga intersection sa buong lungsod. Inaprubahan ng mga opisyal ng lungsod ang mga pagbabago sa disenyo ng intersection at timing ng signal na nilayon para mapabuti ang visibility ng pedestrian at mabawasan ang mga insidente sa pag-cross sa mga tinukoy na priority location.
  2. Natapos ang Sunnyside flood barrier project 13 taon matapos ang mapaminsalang pagbaha. Inanunsiyo ng lungsod ang pagkumpleto ng barrier sa Sunnyside, isang multi-taong proyekto ng imprastruktura na naglalayong bawasan ang panganib ng pagbaha sa kapitbahayang naapektuhan noong 2013 floods.
  3. Hiniling ng TSB ang bagong proseso para sa pagmamanman ng railcar-wheel matapos ang derailment sa Alberta noong 2023. Inirekomenda ng Transportation Safety Board (TSB) ang pinahusay na mga pamamaraan ng pagkilala para sa mga umiipit na gulong ng railcar upang maiwasan ang mga susunod na derailment kasunod ng imbestigasyon sa insidenteng 2023 sa Alberta.

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