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Alerta Amber cancelada, compra de Cenovus por 5.7 mil millones y protestas por infill — Edmonton, lunes

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Alerta Amber cancelada después de que una niña de 7 años fuera hallada a salvo; sospechoso arrestado. La RCMP (Real Policía Montada de Canadá) emitió la Alerta Amber (alerta por secuestro infantil) provincial a las 10:15 a.m. MT y la canceló unos 90 minutos después cuando los oficiales encontraron a la niña sana y salvo y detuvieron al presunto secuestrador, informó la RCMP a través del sistema Alberta Emergency Alert.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. Cenovus firma un acuerdo de 5.7 mil millones de dólares canadienses para comprar Athabasca Oil Corp. Cenovus Energy pagará 5.7 mil millones de dólares canadienses en efectivo y acciones por Athabasca, adquiriendo 40,000 barriles por día de producción de arenas bituminosas que, según el director ejecutivo Jon McKenzie, la compañía puede ampliar a 115,000 bpd para 2032.
  2. Curaleaf mejora su oferta de adquisición por la edmontonense Aurora Cannabis. La empresa estadounidense Curaleaf elevó su oferta por Aurora Cannabis, con sede en Edmonton, en una propuesta revisada anunciada el lunes, según el informe.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Obispos de Alberta instan a los votantes a considerar el impacto del referéndum en personas vulnerables. Los cinco obispos católicos de Alberta y tres obispos anglicanos, en una carta conjunta del 1 de octubre, pidieron a los feligreses que valoren cómo las preguntas del referéndum del 19 de octubre sobre inmigración, requisitos de residencia y tarifas podrían afectar a niños, personas en situación de pobreza, enfermos y aislados.
  2. Diputado conservador califica de “preocupantes” los informes sobre separatistas buscando apoyo en Estados Unidos. Dane Lloyd, diputado por Parkland, dijo que los reportes de que operadores republicanos se reunieron con separatistas de Alberta en Washington para discutir el intercambio de agua y petróleo por apoyo son perturbadores y que “absolutamente nadie tiene derecho a prometer la herencia natal de Alberta”, declaró a los periodistas.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Cientos protestan en Churchill Square contra planes de infill en Edmonton. Una manifestación contra las políticas municipales de densificación atrajo a cientos de personas a Churchill Square el lunes, según la cobertura.
  2. Build Canada Homes cumple un año como startup que busca impulsar la oferta de vivienda. Build Canada Homes, lanzada hace un año, enfrenta dudas sobre si podrá escalar lo bastante rápido para cubrir la demanda local de vivienda, señala el informe.

🏈 Sports

  1. El defensa de los Oilers Evan Bouchard nombrado segunda estrella de la semana de la NHL tras sumar ocho puntos. Bouchard registró ocho puntos en tres partidos, incluyendo un hat trick y dos asistencias en la derrota 6-5 en tiempo extra ante Vancouver, y recibió el reconocimiento de segunda estrella de la semana, anunció la NHL.
  2. Alex Ovechkin jugará nueve partidos en Canadá en su última temporada de la NHL, incluido Edmonton. El capitán de Washington anunció que la temporada 2026-27 será la última; los Capitals visitan Edmonton el 28 de diciembre y disputarán nueve partidos en Canadá entre noviembre y abril, muestra el calendario de la liga.

📰 Also Today

  • Suncor vende participaciones offshore de Newfoundland por 1.2 mil millones de dólares canadienses, más hasta 350 millones contingentes.
  • La población de Alberta creció más rápido que la de Canadá el año pasado, informan datos de Statistics Canada.
  • Abogados de Alberta piden la publicación pública de la revisión sobre mala conducta policial, dicen grupos legales.
  • Tropas canadienses sufren el frío de Alaska mientras el ejército relee la guerra en el Ártico, indica un informe.
  • Naciones originarias de Alberta movilizan votantes antes del referéndum, comunidades preparan a sus miembros.
  • Encuesta halla que el referéndum por la independencia de la UCP beneficia al NDP de Alberta, muestran resultados de la sondeo.
  • Inicialmente se emitió una Alerta Amber por la desaparición de una niña de 7 años en Alberta, se publicó la alerta provincial.

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