🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Teenager dead, two seriously hurt after collision near Bassano, RCMP say. RCMP reported a multi-vehicle collision near Bassano that left one teenager dead and two people seriously injured; the force identified the scene as south-eastern Alberta and is leading the investigation.
- Sundre woman found guilty of sexual assault involving a 15-year-old. Court records show the accused from Sundre was convicted for sexual activity with a 15-year-old, with the verdict handed down by a judge in the relevant provincial court.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Justice Minister Mickey Amery refuses to move Alberta’s next election date from Oct. 18, 2027. In a letter to Elections Alberta, Amery said the government has “no intention of changing” the legislated fixed election date of on or before Oct. 18, 2027, responding to Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure’s suggestion to delay or vote on current boundaries; Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi has accused the unpublished boundaries report of amounting to gerrymandering in Lethbridge and Calgary.
- Physicist warns proposed data centre would dump energy equal to 23 Hiroshima-sized bombs per day. A physicist’s calculation cited in the proposal says the planned data centre’s waste heat would amount to the energy release equivalent to 23 Hiroshima-sized bombs every day.
