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Caterpillar Invasion, School Bus Incident & Alberta Referendum Plans — Edmonton Friday

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. School bus crash sends students to hospital. Four students were taken to hospital for precautionary reasons following a school bus accident on Yellowhead Trail. The bus, carrying 49 students and seven adults, ended up in a ditch northeast of Edmonton, but all were reported safe.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Edmonton honors fallen Ontario officers. Edmonton and Calgary police lowered flags to half-mast in tribute to two police officers from Ontario recently killed in the line of duty. This gesture reflects standard protocol for fallen Canadian officers.
  2. Calgary's drug site to close. The supervised drug consumption site in Calgary is set to shutter on June 30, as confirmed by Alberta’s minister of mental health and addiction. Plans for new outreach teams are underway.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Alberta to assess separation costs. The University of Calgary was chosen to study the financial implications of Alberta potentially leaving Canada, with an expert panel set to evaluate the findings before an October referendum.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. Oilpatch seeks 72,000 workers. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers anticipates a major hiring spree over the next decade, highlighting demand for labor in Alberta's oil sector.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Caterpillars swarm Pigeon Lake. An influx of forest tent caterpillars has hit Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, unsettling campers as these insects consume foliage and cover campsites, creating an eerie environment.

📰 Also Today

  • Carney heads to G7 amid global tensions.
  • Rising serious crashes on Anthony Henday Drive.
  • New plan to improve Edmonton's business image.
  • Canada preps for World Cup opener vs. Bosnia.
  • Parental outrage over school shooting threat silence.
  • Imperial Oil fined $120K for spill.
  • Impact on mortgages if Alberta separates.
  • Handgun shooters unhappy with federal gun ban.
  • Carney's $3.2B plan to boost local food access.
  • Recall petitions against Alberta MLA dismissed.
  • ASIRT probes Edmonton police over homicide case.
  • Canada Post to cut delivery for 485,000 addresses.
  • Alberta appeals separatist petition rejection.
  • Separatism support among Smith's party organizers.
  • Criticism over AHS leadership changes.
  • Alberta leads Canada in economic growth.
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Alberta leading country in economic growth while rest of Canada stalls: report

Alberta’s economy is staying the course despite uncertain tariff policies from the United States and the impact of the U.S and Israel-Iran war on global oil supply, according to a new report released Thursday.

General Jun 12, 2026

Alberta health system 'rudderless,' doctor says, as latest AHS leader departs

Another key health leader in Alberta is out, more than two years after the provincial government launched its health system overhaul, sparking fresh frustrations and worries among frontline staff.

General Jun 12, 2026

Behind federalist Danielle Smith, many of her party's senior organizers back separatism

Several UCP board members attended a fall separation rally, while other officials campaign for independence.

General Jun 12, 2026

Alberta government files appeal on court decision to throw out separatist referendum petition

Alberta's government has filed its appeal of a judge's decision to quash a petition looking to force a vote on the province quitting Canada.

General Jun 12, 2026

Help wanted: The oilpatch will need 72,000 workers over the next decade

The plethora of hiring opportunities in the oil and gas sector comes at a time when the national economy is struggling and there is uncertainty in some industries because of the impacts of tariffs and artificial intelligence.

General Jun 12, 2026

Some Calgary homes among 485,000 more addresses to lose Canada Post delivery

Canada Post has announced nearly half-million addresses that will lose home delivery next year.

General Jun 12, 2026

ASIRT investigating letter from Edmonton police opposing homicide plea deal

The investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) focuses on a letter, sent on Sept. 8, 2025, in the middle of court proceedings regarding the criminal prosecution of Ashley Rattlesnake, according to a Thursday news release.

General Jun 12, 2026

Recall petitions against Alberta NDP MLA, former UCP cabinet minister dismissed

For the first time since October there are no active recall petitions looking to oust Alberta politicians from their seats in the legislature.

General Jun 12, 2026

Carney's new $3.2B strategy aims to boost access to local, affordable food

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new food security strategy that commits to spend $3.2 billion over a decade to produce more food in Canada and make it more affordable.

General Jun 12, 2026

Competitive handgun shooters feel targeted by federal gun ban

The International Practical Shooting Confederation has about 6,000 Canadian members — but with no way for most people to legally acquire handguns, competitive shooters fear their sport’s days are numbered.

General Jun 12, 2026

What happens to mortgages, banking if Alberta were to separate?

The group pushing for separation says mortgages would carry over, and Canada's big banks would seek to operate in an independent Alberta. But analysts say there are a lot of unknowns, and the process would likely be very complicated.

General Jun 12, 2026

Imperial Oil fined $120K for wastewater spill at oilsands site north of Fort McMurray

Court documents say the spill occurred because sensors designed to detect an increase in liquids at a storage pond did not account for sediment that had accumulated in recent years.

General Jun 12, 2026

Lack of communication about school shooting threat upsets parents in northern Alberta town

Parents of some Sexsmith Secondary School students are upset with how the school district communicated with them during a school shooting threat on June 5. The RCMP arrested and charged a youth, confiscating a gun from his northern Alberta home.

General Jun 12, 2026

'We are ready to get after this': Canada eager to open World Cup Friday against Bosnia and Herzegovina

It’s still hard to imagine, even though we’re now only hours from kickoff rather than months or years away. Canada was awarded co-hosting duties for this summer’s World Cup in 2018. On Friday afternoon, the first game in Toronto will finally be played.

General Jun 12, 2026

City’s new economic plan aims to tackle perception that Edmonton is ‘business unfriendly’

The City of Edmonton has launched a new plan aimed at attracting global investment and developing a thriving local economy, but critics say the strategy doesn’t go far enough to achieve those goals.

General Jun 12, 2026

Serious crashes a growing problem on south sections of Edmonton's Anthony Henday Drive

The City of Edmonton has flagged southern portions of Anthony Henday Drive as injury collision hot spots through five years of data.

General Jun 12, 2026

Carney heads to Europe for G7 summit as U.S. and Israel-Iran war escalates

One year after hosting the G7 summit in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to rejoin world leaders — including U.S. President Donald Trump — for their first meeting since the start of the U.S.-Israeli offensive in Iran.

General Jun 12, 2026

4 grizzly bears killed by hunters through Alberta's 'problem wildlife' program so far

Four grizzly bears have been killed by authorized hunters since the Alberta government introduced the Wildlife Management Responder Network in June 2024. The most recent lethal grizzly removal happened on June 8, south of Pincher Creek, where the province says a grizzly bear killed several cattle.

General Jun 12, 2026
Alberta picks university to cost out separation, panel to assess ahead of referendum

Alberta picks university to cost out separation, panel to assess ahead of referendum

The University of Calgary has been chosen by the Alberta government to study the potential costs of the province leaving Canada with a report to be made public before the vote.

Economy Jun 12, 2026
Calgary supervised drug consumption site to close on June 30

Calgary supervised drug consumption site to close on June 30

Alberta's minister of mental health and addiction has confirmed that Calgary's only supervised drug consumption site will be closing at the end of June.

Crime Jun 12, 2026
4 students taken to hospital after school bus crashes into ditch in Edmonton

4 students taken to hospital after school bus crashes into ditch in Edmonton

The Edmonton Catholic School Division confirms four students have been taken to hospital after a school bus crashed into a ditch on Yellowhead Trail, in Edmonton.

Traffic Jun 12, 2026
Calgary, Edmonton police forces pay tribute to slain Ontario officers

Calgary, Edmonton police forces pay tribute to slain Ontario officers

The Calgary and Edmonton police services have lowered all flags to half-mast in honour of two police officers in Ontario who were slain in the line of duty this week.

Crime Jun 12, 2026
An army of ‘very hungry caterpillars’ invades a popular Alberta campground

An army of ‘very hungry caterpillars’ invades a popular Alberta campground

Visitors to Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, southwest of Edmonton, are being forced to contend with an army of visitors that are in the midst of a 'cyclical boom.'

Environment Jun 12, 2026
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