🏈 Sports
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Stampeders hold off Riders 37-31 to extend win streak. Calgary beat Saskatchewan 37-31 in Regina on Friday, with coach Dave Dickenson winning two critical challenges that preserved a fourth-quarter interception and a penalty reversal; Jalen Philpot caught a four-yard touchdown during the scoring drive that made it 34-13. The victory was Calgary’s third straight and keeps their playoff momentum alive.
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Tyson Philpot sets multiple Canadian receiving records as Alouettes clinch East. Philpot had 11 catches for 207 yards as Montreal beat Winnipeg 37-10 before 23,035 fans, surpassing Terry Evanshen’s 1967 Canadian single-season receiving mark (1,662 yards) and setting new franchise (113 catches) and Canadian single-season reception records (surpassing Brad Sinopoli’s 116).
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Sean Whyte boots B.C. to 24-17 road win at Toronto with club-record eight field goals. Whyte made eight field goals and finished 40-of-43 on the season as the B.C. Lions beat the Argonauts 24-17 at BMO Field; B.C. also forced three Toronto turnovers and stopped two goal-line sneaks in the final seconds to preserve the win.
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Connor McDavid’s goal and assist lift Oilers to 3-1 win over Kraken. McDavid had a goal and an assist as Edmonton beat Seattle 3-1, Leon Draisaitl scored the go-ahead goal with 2:27 left, and Devon Levi made 19 saves in net; Edmonton improved to a 2-0-1 start while Seattle fell to 1-1-0.
🏛️ Government & Politics
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Report flags AI’s inconsistent answers as a wild card for Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum. The Media Ecosystem Observatory told reporters that Google AI Overview and OpenAI’s ChatGPT give changing answers about whether taxes in an independent Alberta would rise, and the report says Alberta’s Oct. 19 vote on 10 questions — including whether to stay in Canada — is a case study in AI-driven influence.
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Internal Ottawa documents show federal economic concerns about Alberta referendum. The article reports that federal internal documents detail Ottawa’s worries about the economic implications of Alberta’s referendum, with officials examining fiscal risks tied to the Oct. 19 vote on separation and related questions.
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Elections Alberta reaches compliance agreement with Forever Canadian. Elections Alberta has a compliance agreement in place with the group Forever Canadian, according to the report, as the agency enforces election-finance and third-party advertising rules ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum.
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
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Man fatally stabbed in Calgary’s East Village Friday night, police say. Calgary Police reported a man was fatally stabbed in the East Village on Friday night, and the homicide is under active investigation, according to the police statement.
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RCMP officer found not guilty of leaking police data to help Rwanda. A court verdict acquitted the RCMP officer charged with leaking police data alleged to assist Rwanda, the report states.
📰 Also Today
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- Panel discussion planned on ‘What Happens Next?’ for Alberta’s referendum.
- Stephen Harper warns Alberta separatism will bring ‘no benefit’.
- Alberta considers new regional air service subsidies.
- Host learned immigrants come for Canada, not a separate Alberta, from radio show.
- (duplicate) Carney, Smith argue pipeline could get oil companies building again.
- (duplicate) Ottawa internal documents detail economic worries over Alberta referendum.