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埃德蒙頓要聞 · 週二:伊美拉擬併加拿大公用事業、逾3,000張公投選票無效、醫師三年薪資協議通過

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🏛️ 政府與政治

  1. 亞伯達逾 3,000 份郵寄公投選票被判無效。 亞伯達選舉管理局表示,從逾 652,000 份寄出選票包裹中,有超過 3,000 份因缺少聲明表格、填寫錯誤或身分證明問題而被判無效;目前約三分之一的包裹已完成驗證,為在 10 月 19 日公投前處理選票所需的 60,000 名工作人員中,已有超過三分之二人選聘用完畢。

💼 經濟與商業

  1. 伊美拉(Emera)擬以全股交易併購加拿大公用事業(Canadian Utilities),交易規模約 720 億加元。 合併後公司估值約 720 億加元,總部仍設在哈利法克斯(Halifax),同時保留加拿大公用事業在卡爾加里與埃德蒙頓的營運中心;新公司計畫推動約 3200 億加元的資本計畫(註:數字單位按報導),由史考特·巴爾富爾(Scott Balfour)擔任執行長,服務範圍涵蓋加拿大、美國、墨西哥、加勒比海與澳洲,客戶約六百萬人。

🏥 衛生

  1. 亞伯達醫師通過擬議三年薪資協議。 亞伯達醫師協會報告,合資格會員投票率為 22%,其中 76% 投票贊成經調解後達成的三年主協議;醫院部長阿德里安娜·拉格蘭格(Adriana LaGrange)稱此協議公平,目標是維持醫療體系可持續性。

🎨 社區與文化

  1. 圖靈頓(Torrington)世界知名的土撥鼠洞博物館暫停開放,直到另行通知。 博物館館長勞拉爾·柯爾塔(Laural Kurta)表示,兩座已逾百年的建物需重建以控制標本的溫濕度;該展覽自 1996 年開放,位於距卡爾加里約 120 公里處,上週二起關閉,館方正尋覓新場館以保存標本場景收藏。

🏈 體育

  1. 卡爾加里踢球手雷內·帕雷德斯宣布於 2026 賽季後退休。 這位 41 歲資深球員為兩屆灰杯冠軍、五度聯盟明星,隊史得分榜居次位,生涯得分 2,535 分、出賽 253 場,將於 10 月 17 日在麥克馬洪球場對陣卑詩獅隊(B.C. Lions)完成最後一場例行賽。

🚨 犯罪與公共安全

  1. 一名 18 歲薩斯喀徹溫青年遭控涉恐相關罪行。 駐亞伯達皇家騎警情報特遣隊逮捕並收押這名來自約克頓(Yorkton)的少年,指控包括參與恐怖組織與協助恐怖活動,涉案組織為被加拿大在 2025 年 12 月列為恐怖實體的 764 網絡;被告預定於週二在約克頓省級法院出庭。

📰 其他要聞

  • 前埃德蒙頓警隊文職人員被控誘騙兒童與性侵犯,重審開庭。
  • 監督機構表示,美國境內舉行的亞伯達獨立運動會議不屬外國影響登記範疇。
  • 報導:伊美拉擬以 143 億加元收購加拿大公用事業。
  • 埃德蒙頓地區橋樑新公共藝術落成,紀念第六條條約簽署 150 週年。
  • 仲裁員裁定埃德蒙頓市因引擎冷卻劑爭議獲得 500 萬加元賠償。
  • 埃德蒙頓公校董事會擬討論改善移工子女就學機會。
  • 概覽:預測魁北克政黨少數政府後可能發生的情勢。
  • 社區團體動員,向民眾說明亞伯達公投相關資訊。
  • 事實查核:一名亞伯達分離主義者是真是假或為人工智慧生成?
  • 卡爾加里市長指控分離主義者把亞伯達出賣給美國利益。
  • MNP 調查:近半數亞伯達人表示轉向兼職或副業以增加收入。
  • 研究發現:埃德蒙頓人使用一次性購物袋減少,但垃圾分類仍有困難。
  • 亞伯達天主教主教呼籲選民評估公投對弱勢族群的影響。
  • 支持分離的廣告主呼籲對「永遠加拿大」採取更多行動。
  • 法官下令亞伯達衛生服務局與政府交出 Mentzelopoulos 案相關紀錄。
  • 與原住民的爭議中,亞伯達分離主義律師被拒絕取得更多凍結資金。
  • 亞伯達分離主義者稱讚魁北克指定省長保羅·聖皮埃爾·普拉蒙東為盟友。

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