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Explosion d’autobus, guide du référendum et finale des Stampeders — Vendredi à Calgary

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Trois morts et 16 blessés après une collision multiple en flammes sur Saddletowne Circle N.E. Deux autobus de Calgary Transit et plusieurs véhicules sont entrés en collision peu après 13 h jeudi dans le pâté de maisons 800 de Saddletowne Circle N.E.; la police indique que des réservoirs de gaz naturel comprimé ont pris feu, trois passagers du deuxième autobus ont été retrouvés décédés et 16 autres ont été traités, dont un agent de police qui a secouru un enfant.
  2. Séisme de magnitude 3,7 secoue Banff et Canmore. Le tremblement a été ressenti à Banff et Canmore jeudi; aucune blessure ni dommage majeur n’a été signalé dans les premiers bilans de Parcs Canada et des autorités locales.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. La journée de référendum fixée à lundi avec plus de 1 400 bureaux de vote ouverts. Le référendum contraignant de l’Alberta porte sur 10 questions et les responsables prévoient une participation record de 80–85 pour cent des près de trois millions d’électeurs; les lieux de vote par anticipation ferment samedi soir et les bureaux seront ouverts lundi de 9 h à 20 h.
  2. Jim Carney exhorte la foule de Calgary à « voter comme si le Canada en dépendait ». Carney s’est adressé à un rassemblement à Calgary à l’approche du référendum de lundi, alors que les campagnes entrent dans leurs derniers jours, appelant à la participation lors des événements tenus cette semaine en ville.
  3. Des chercheurs de McGill préviennent que des récits en ligne pourraient semer la contestation de la validité du référendum. L’Observatoire des écosystèmes médiatiques n’a noté aucune baisse des comptes inauthentiques après des rapports sur des frappes contre des fermes de bots, mais conclut que des bases ont été jetées pour contester le scrutin de la semaine prochaine.
  4. Smith et Carney font campagne ensemble à Calgary pour promouvoir l’unité avant le référendum. Le duo a appelé conjointement les Albertains à soutenir les liens fédéraux lors d’une apparition à Calgary cette semaine tandis que la province se prépare à un vote sur dix questions lundi.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. L’Alberta supprime les protections d’habitat pour la grande outarde des prairies en danger afin de favoriser le développement industriel. La décision provinciale annule des protections couvrant des habitats clés de l’outarde, un geste que le gouvernement lie à l’autorisation de projets industriels dans les zones concernées.
  2. Un homme de Lethbridge accusé d’avoir escroqué quatre entreprises de près de 3,5 millions. Les documents judiciaires allèguent que la fraude visait quatre entreprises locales; les autorités poursuivent des accusations liées à environ 3,5 millions de pertes.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. L’enquête de Parcs Canada sur le surintendant de Banff jugée cruciale pour la confiance du public. Une enquête est en cours sur la conduite du surintendant du parc national de Banff; des experts ont déclaré aux journalistes que l’issue de la probe influera sur la confiance envers les institutions publiques qui gèrent le parc.
  2. Les Stampeders doivent battre les B.C. Lions samedi pour garder espoir en séries. Les Stampeders de Calgary (8–9) accueillent les B.C. Lions (10–6) au McMahon Stadium lors de la finale de saison régulière; une victoire porterait Calgary à 9–9 et améliorerait ses chances en série tout en rendant hommage à la retraite prévue du botteur Rene Paredes.

📰 Also Today

  • Un homme de Lethbridge condamné à cinq ans pour trafic et détention d’adolescents.
  • La police publie des détails sur la collision d’autobus en flammes et mortelle de jeudi à Calgary.
  • L’ancien chef des élections de l’Alberta affirme que la règle des bulletins par la poste constitue un obstacle.
  • Poilievre exhorte les Albertains à ne pas « abandonner » le Canada avant le vote référendaire.
  • Chronique examinant si les souverainistes du Québec se comparent aux séparatistes de l’Alberta.
  • Les sondages montrent que la plupart des Albertains s’attendent à un autre vote sur la séparation à l’avenir.
  • Danielle Smith a refusé un second référendum; des limites juridiques pourraient annuler sa décision.
  • Les campagnes entrent dans la phase finale avant le référendum de l’Alberta lundi.
  • Le débat sur le séparatisme en Alberta met à l’épreuve les relations personnelles à travers la province.
  • (ID en double noté) Chronique comparant les mouvements séparatistes du Québec et de l’Alberta.
  • (Deuxième doublon) Analyse supplémentaire comparant les mouvements souverainistes au Canada.
  • Les Mammoth de l’Utah battent les Oilers d’Edmonton 4–2; les Mammoth affichent maintenant 6–2-0.
  • Un motocycliste décède après une collision avec un autobus scolaire à Medicine Hat.
  • Une nouvelle série de restrictions d’eau annoncée pour commencer le Nov. 4.
  • Trois morts et plusieurs blessés après la collision d’autobus en flammes à Calgary (premier rapport).

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