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Pagsasanib ng Emera at Canadian Utilities, 3,000 iregular na mail-in na balota at pagreretiro ni Paredes — Calgary Martes

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🏛️ Gobyerno at Pulitika

  1. Mahigit 3,000 mail-in referendum na balota sa Alberta ang ibinalik na may pagkakamali at idineklarang hindi wasto. Ayon sa Elections Alberta, mahigit 3,000 package ang naibalik na nawawala ang declaration forms at may mga pagkakamali sa pagkakakilanlan; nahalal na ng mga opisyal ang humigit-kumulang isang-katlo ng mahigit 652,000 ipinadalang package at sinabi nilang dalawang-katlo ng kinakailangang 60,000 manggagawa ay na-hire na.

  2. Pagsasanib ng Emera at Calgary-based Canadian Utilities sa transaksiyong nagkakahalaga ng 72 bilyong dolyar ng Canada. Ang all-stock na kasunduan ay lilikha ng pinagsamang utility na may halagang humigit-kumulang 72 bilyong dolyar ng Canada, pananatiliin ang corporate at operational headquarters ng Canadian Utilities sa Calgary (lungsod sa Alberta) at Edmonton (lungsod sa Alberta), at nangangako ng 32 bilyong dolyar ng Canada na plano para sa kapital sa ilalim ng CEO na si Scott Balfour.

  3. Pinagtibay ng mga doktor sa Alberta ang tatlong-taong pangunahing kasunduan sa suweldo sa pamamagitan ng 76% ng mga boto. Iniulat ng Alberta Medical Association na 22% ang turnout ng botante sa mga kwalipikadong miyembro at sinabi nitong 76% ng mga bumoto ang nagpatibay sa mediated agreement, na tinawag ng gobyerno na isang balangkas para sa kompetitibong kompensasyon at katatagan.

  4. Pinangalanan ng mga separatista sa Alberta si Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, premier-designate ng Quebec, bilang kakampi. Sinabi ng mga lider separatista kasama si Jeffrey Rath na ang tagumpay ng Parti Québécois ni Plamondon at ang kanyang pangako na magdaos ng panibagong referendum sa Quebec ay nagsinyal ng politikal na suporta; inilarawan ni Rath ang mga pribadong pagpupulong kasama si Plamondon noong pagbisita nito sa Calgary (lungsod sa Alberta).

  5. Ang World Famous Gopher Hole Museum sa Torrington isinara nang walang takdang petsa dahil sa pagkabulok ng mga isang-daan-taong gusali. Sinabi ng direktor na si Laural Kurta na ang museong itinatag noong 1996 sa isang dating schoolhouse at grain office ay isinara noong Martes dahil hindi na makapagbigay ang dalawang heritage na gusali ng kinakailangang kontrol sa init at halumigmig para sa mga koleksyon ng taxidermy.

  6. 18-anyos mula Yorkton kinasuhan ng terorismo na may kaugnayan sa 764 Network. Kinasuhan ng RCMP’s INSET sa Alberta ang binatilyo ng paglahok, pagpapa-facilitate ng aktibidad at pagkomisyon ng mga krimen para sa isang terrorist group; ang kabataan ay in-remand at nakatakdang humarap sa Yorkton provincial court, at sinabi ng pulisya na ang 764 Network ay idineklarang terrorist entity noong Disyembre 2025.

🏈 Palakasan

  1. Magreretiro si Stampeders kicker Rene Paredes pagkatapos ng 2026 season. Inanunsiyo ng Calgary na tatapusin ni Paredes, 41, ang kanyang 15-taong karera matapos ang regular-season game noong Oct. 17 sa McMahon Stadium (stadium sa Calgary); siya ang pumapangalawa sa kasaysayan ng franchise na may 253 laro, 2,535 puntos, 649 field goals at 547 converts.

  2. Inilabas ng B.C. Lions ang Canadian defensive back na si Josh Hagerty matapos ang suspensiyon. Pinutol ng Lions ang kontrata kay Hagerty, 28, kasunod ng dalawang-larong suspensiyon sa CFL dahil sa pananapak kay Liam Talbot ng Montreal noong Sept. 17; sumailalim si Talbot sa operasyon at inilagay sa six-game injury list ng Montreal.

📰 Gayundin Ngayon

  • Natuklasan ng watchdog na ang mga nakaraang pagpupulong ng separatista ng Alberta sa U.S. ay hindi napailalim sa foreign influence registry.
  • Ulat: Babalikarin ng Emera ang Canadian Utilities sa transaksiyong nagkakahalaga ng 14.3 bilyong dolyar ng Canada (duplicate/kaakibat ng pagsasanib).
  • Nag-oorganisa ang mga community group para magbigay impormasyon sa mga botante bago ang referendum sa Alberta; iba-ibang mga kaganapan ang nakaplano.
  • Lalaki na pumatay sa sex worker sa Lethbridge, nagsaksi para sa sariling depensa sa paglilitis ng pagpatay.
  • Inakusahan ng mayor ng Calgary ang mga separatista na 'ibinebenta ang Alberta' sa interes ng U.S.
  • Ulat ng MNP: halos kalahati ng mga taga-Alberta ang kumukuha ng side hustles dahil sa mga alalahanin sa pananalapi.
  • Hinimok ng mga obispo Katoliko sa Alberta ang mga mananampalataya na isaalang-alang ang epekto ng referendum sa mga pinaka-bulnerable.
  • Nanawagan ang isang pro-separation advertiser ng karagdagang aksyon laban sa Forever Canadian.
  • Inutos ng hukom sa AHS at gobyerno na isumite ang mga rekord sa kaso ni Mentzelopoulos.
  • Tinanggihan ang kahilingan ng abogado ng separatista sa Alberta na makakuha ng higit pang frozen funds sa alitan kontra isang First Nation.

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