AISH Reversal, Plane Pull & Nugent‑Hopkins Out — Calgary Tuesday

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🚨 Crime & Public Safety

Accused in 2024 Edmonton Corn Maze killing says victim was a Nazi. Michael George Ferzli, 43, is on trial for second-degree murder in the Aug. 27, 2024 death of 53-year-old Joseph Farnsworth and is asking Justice Bob Aloneissi to find him not criminally responsible due to schizophrenia. Court heard both men lived in the same supervised group home and were on a scheduled outing to the maze in Parkland County when the attack occurred.
Sherwood Park man charged over AI-made child sexual abuse material. ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit says a 51-year-old man arrested June 25 allegedly used AI to sexualize photos and videos of multiple victims known to him; investigators found an extensive collection during forensic analysis of seized devices and have laid additional charges beyond earlier possession and distribution counts.

Severely disabled 18-year-old briefly denied AISH until media attention. Kristi Hall-Busque’s non-verbal, wheelchair-bound son Ben, who requires 24/7 care including an overnight nurse, was told he was employable and denied Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped earlier this year; the province reversed the decision the morning after the family’s case reached the media.
Edmonton plane pull raises funds for Hope Air medical travel. Hope Air, which arranged more than 277,000 free flights since 1986 and helped 38,392 travel arrangements in 2025, held Haul for Hope at Edmonton International Airport where teams pulled a 30,000 kg WestJet Dash 8 plane 100 metres to raise funds for patients who must travel for care.

Condo owners say investment firms making coordinated offers to force deconversions. Residents at The Berkeley near 101 Avenue and 116 Street in Edmonton report firms sending multiple simultaneous offers to buy units and promote converting condominiums to rentals via deconversion; Realtors Association of Edmonton’s Darlene Reid warned firms can seek board control and impose special assessments.
Oilers’ veteran Ryan Nugent-Hopkins out for season opener with lower-body injury. The Oilers announced Nugent-Hopkins will miss the opener versus the Vancouver Canucks on Sept. 29, 2026; coach Mike Babcock said “day to day” usually means two weeks and confirmed Tristan Jarry will start while Frederik Andersen is out until December with a knee injury.

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