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Ponts, Planeurs et Plus : Votre Récapitulatif du Mardi à Edmonton

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🚗 Routes et Circulation

  1. Les ponts bien-aimés d'Edmonton sont à un tournant. Les ponts High Level et Low Level vont être remplacés après plus de 100 ans de service. Leur durée de vie est de 75 à 100 ans, et avec des millions de personnes transportées à travers la rivière Saskatchewan Nord, leurs remplaçants devront honorer cet héritage.
  2. Tous les trajets en bus ne sont pas paisibles. Un bus de Calgary a basculé après une collision avec un semi-remorque pendant l'heure de pointe, envoyant trois personnes à l'hôpital. Heureusement, les enquêteurs travaillent dur pour garantir la sécurité du transport en commun pour tous.

🏥 Santé et Sécurité

  1. Sommes-nous en route vers un référendum sur la séparation ? Le NPD de l'Alberta tire la sonnette d'alarme sur de potentielles discussions concernant un référendum sur la séparation lors d'une réunion de comité de dernière minute. Pourquoi est-ce important ? Une décision de ce type pourrait redéfinir l'avenir de l'Alberta et ses relations avec le Canada.
  2. Le Premier ministre de la Colombie-Britannique critique les discours séparatistes. David Eby insiste sur le fait que l'Alberta ne devrait pas être récompensée pour son « mauvais comportement » avec l'approbation d'un pipeline, mais qu'il faut plutôt appeler à la collaboration. C'est toujours un bon rappel que mieux ensemble.

💔 Communauté et Culture

  1. À la recherche d'enfants disparus dans les archives. La Nation crie Sturgeon Lake a découvert que 82 enfants sont morts à l'École Résidentielle Saint-François-Xavier. Leur recherche sincère de la vérité met en lumière l'héritage douloureux de notre passé, nous rappelant l'importance de la réconciliation.
  2. Le logement de remplissage suscite des réactions ! Les Edmontoniens utilisent des clauses restrictives pour combattre les développements de remplissage dans leurs quartiers. Un témoignage que quand il s'agit de maison douce maison, tout le monde veut avoir son mot à dire !

🎉 Histoires Inspirantes

  1. Une tragédie en planeur. Malheureusement, un accident de planeur dans le nord de l'Alberta a entraîné la mort d'un pilote. C'est un rappel frappant des frissons et des risques des sports aériens.
  2. Le dernier vol d'un pilote. La GRC a confirmé qu'une vie a été perdue suite à l'accident de planeur près d'Edmonton. Sincères condoléances à ceux qui ont été touchés, et un rappel de la fragilité de la vie.

🏞️ Environnement

  1. Les signes d'alerte de la nature. Environnement Canada avertit les Albertains de possibles nuages en entonnoir. Restez prudents et gardez les yeux sur le ciel !
  2. Problèmes de mine de charbon. Après un important effondrement de bermes, un opérateur de mine de charbon fait face à des actions réglementaires pour avoir souillé les rivières locales. Il est crucial de protéger notre environnement et les eaux qui nous nourrissent.

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How should Canada handle Alberta separatism?

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Canada's updated its plant hardiness map — and growers are seeing their options bloom

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Why Edmontonians are using restrictive covenants to shield against infill

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TSB investigating glider crash that killed pilot in Alberta

TSB investigating glider crash that killed pilot in Alberta

Cpl. Mathew Howell says police responded to the crash in Lamont County, northeast of Edmonton, shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday.

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Snowbirds to be grounded following 2026 season until new aircraft arrive

Canada’s iconic Snowbirds demonstration squadron will be grounded following the 2026 flying season until new aircraft arrive, the Department of National Defence said Tuesday.

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Alberta coal mine operator issued regulatory order after berm collapse sullies river

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Environment and Climate Change Canada warns of potential funnel clouds across Alberta

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Alberta's timeline for West Coast pipeline 'best-case scenario': CIBC analysts

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Calgary high school coach charged in alleged sexual assault of a minor

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3 people taken to hospital after Calgary Transit bus rollover

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NDP worried UCP government may be forging ahead with referendum on Alberta’s future

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Politics May 19, 2026
Canada can’t work if ‘separatist premiers’ get all the attention from Ottawa: Eby

Canada can’t work if ‘separatist premiers’ get all the attention from Ottawa: Eby

On Friday, Eby said that the federal government is rewarding Alberta for 'bad behaviour' by agreeing to push for a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.

Politics May 19, 2026
First Nation says it has evidence dozens of children died attending residential school

First Nation says it has evidence dozens of children died attending residential school

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has spent years digging in provincial archives, looking for death records of children from the time a residential school operated on the nation.

Perspectives May 19, 2026
Edmonton’s historic High and Low level bridges to be replaced: ‘Run their course’

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