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Amber Alert kinansela; Cenovus $5.7 bilyon deal at protesta sa infill — Edmonton Lunes

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Amber Alert kinansela matapos matagpuan ang 7-taong gulang na ligtas; suspek inaresto. Inilabas ng Alberta RCMP ang provincial Amber Alert (pambansang alerto para sa nawawalang bata) noong 10:15 a.m. MT at kinansela mga 90 minuto matapos matagpuan ng mga pulis ang bata na ligtas at dalhin sa kustodiya ang hinihinalang nang-aabuso, ayon sa Alberta Emergency Alert system ng RCMP.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. Cenovus pumirma ng 5.7 bilyong dolyar ng Canada na kasunduan para bilhin ang Athabasca Oil Corp. Magbabayad ang Cenovus Energy ng 5.7 bilyong dolyar ng Canada sa cash at stock para sa Athabasca, kukunin ang 40,000 barrels kada araw ng oilsands production na sinasabi ng Cenovus na kaya nilang palawakin hanggang 115,000 bpd pagsapit ng 2032, ayon kay punong ehekutibo Jon McKenzie sa mga analyst.
  2. Curaleaf pinatamis ang alok para kunin ang Edmonton-based Aurora Cannabis. Itinaas ng U.S. cannabis company na Curaleaf ang bid para sa Aurora Cannabis, ang kumpanya na nakabase sa Edmonton, sa isang binagong alok na inanunsiyo nitong Lunes, ayon sa ulat.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Mga obispo ng Alberta hinihikayat ang mga botante na isaalang-alang ang epekto ng referendum sa mga nasa marupok na kalagayan. Sa isang pinagsamang liham na inilabas noong 1 Oktubre, hinihikayat ng limang Katolikong obispo ng Alberta at tatlong Anglican bishops ang mga parokyano na timbangin kung paano maaapektuhan ng mga tanong sa referendum sa 19 Oktubre tungkol sa imigrasyon, residency requirements at fees ang mga bata, mga naghihirap, may sakit at mga isolated.
  2. Conservative MP tinawag na nakakabahala ang ulat na naghahanap ng suporta sa U.S. ang mga separatista. Sinabi ni Parkland MP Dane Lloyd na nakakabahala ang mga ulat na nakipagkita ang mga Republican operatives sa mga separatista ng Alberta sa Washington para pag-usapan ang pagpapalitan ng tubig at langis kapalit ng suporta, at “walang sinuman ang may karapatang ipangako ang pinagmulan ng Alberta,” aniya sa mga reporter.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Daang-daang nagprotesta sa Edmonton dahil sa mga plano sa infill sa Churchill Square. Dumalo ang daan-daang tao sa isang protesta laban sa mga patakaran ng lungsod sa infill nitong Lunes, ayon sa coverage.
  2. Build Canada Homes nagmarka ng isang taon bilang startup na sumusubok tugunan ang kakulangan sa pabahay. Itinatag isang taon na ang nakalipas ang Build Canada Homes; tinatanong ngayon kung kaya nitong mag-scale nang mabilis para matugunan ang lokal na demand sa pabahay, ayon sa ulat.

🏈 Sports

  1. Pinamagatang second star ng NHL si Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard matapos makapuntos ng walong puntos. Nakapagtala si Bouchard ng walong puntos sa tatlong laro, kabilang ang hat trick at dalawang assist sa 6-5 overtime loss sa Vancouver, kaya nakuha niya ang ikalawang 'star' ng linggo, anunsiyo ng NHL.
  2. Maglalaro si Alex Ovechkin sa siyam na laro sa Canada sa kanyang huling NHL season, kasama ang laban sa Edmonton. Inanunsiyo ng kapitan ng Washington na ang 2026-27 season ang kanyang huling season; bibisita ang Capitals sa Edmonton sa Dis. 28 at maglalaro ng siyam na laro sa Canada mula Nobyembre hanggang Abril, ayon sa iskedyul ng liga.

📰 Also Today

  • Suncor nagbenta ng offshore stakes sa Newfoundland para sa 1.2 bilyong dolyar ng Canada, plus hanggang 350 milyong dolyar ng Canada contingent.
  • Lumago ang populasyon ng Alberta nang mas mabilis kaysa Canada noong nakaraang taon, ayon sa datos ng Statistics Canada.
  • Hiniling ng mga abogado sa Alberta ang publikong paglalathala ng review sa police-misconduct, ayon sa mga legal group.
  • Nahihirapan ang mga tropang Canadian sa malamig ng Alaska habang muling pinag-aaralan ng militar ang Arctic warfare, ayon sa ulat.
  • Nag-mobilize ang mga First Nations sa Alberta para himukin ang mga botante bago ang referendum, naghahanda ang mga komunidad ng kanilang mga miyembro.
  • Nagdagdag ang poll na tumutulong ang UCP independence referendum sa Alberta NDP, ayon sa resulta ng survey.
  • Inisyal na inisyu ang Amber Alert para sa nawawalang 7-taong gulang na babae sa Alberta, inilathala ang provincial alert.

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