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Invasión de Orugas, Accidente de Autobús Escolar y Planes de Referéndum en Alberta — Viernes en Edmonton

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Choque de autobús escolar envía a estudiantes al hospital. Cuatro estudiantes fueron llevados al hospital por precaución tras un accidente de autobús escolar en Yellowhead Trail. El autobús, que transportaba a 49 estudiantes y siete adultos, terminó en una zanja al noreste de Edmonton, pero se informó que todos estaban a salvo.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Edmonton honra a policías caídos de Ontario. La policía de Edmonton y Calgary izó las banderas a media asta en homenaje a dos oficiales de policía de Ontario recientemente asesinados en cumplimiento del deber. Este gesto refleja el protocolo estándar para oficiales canadienses caídos.
  2. Cierra sitio de consumo de drogas en Calgary. El sitio supervisado de consumo de drogas en Calgary cerrará el 30 de junio, según confirmó el ministro de salud mental y adicciones de Alberta. Se están planificando nuevos equipos de alcance comunitario.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Alberta evaluará costos de separación. La Universidad de Calgary fue elegida para estudiar las implicaciones financieras de que Alberta potencialmente deje Canadá, con un panel de expertos que evaluará los resultados antes de un referéndum en octubre.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. El sector petrolero busca 72,000 trabajadores. La Asociación Canadiense de Productores de Petróleo anticipa un gran aumento de contrataciones en la próxima década, destacando la demanda laboral en el sector petrolero de Alberta.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Orugas invaden Pigeon Lake. Una afluencia de orugas de tienda forestal ha invadido el Parque Provincial Pigeon Lake, inquietando a los campistas mientras estos insectos consumen el follaje y cubren los campamentos, creando un ambiente inquietante.

📰 Also Today

  • Carney se dirige al G7 en medio de tensiones globales.
  • Aumento de accidentes graves en Anthony Henday Drive.
  • Nuevo plan para mejorar la imagen empresarial de Edmonton.
  • Canadá se prepara para el inicio del Mundial vs. Bosnia.
  • Indignación de padres por el silencio ante la amenaza de tiroteo en escuela.
  • Multa de $120K a Imperial Oil por derrame.
  • Impacto en hipotecas si Alberta se separa.
  • Tiradores de armas cortas descontentos con la prohibición federal de armas.
  • El plan de $3.2 mil millones de Carney para mejorar el acceso local a alimentos.
  • Desestimadas peticiones de destitución contra un MLA de Alberta.
  • ASIRT investiga a la policía de Edmonton por caso de homicidio.
  • Canada Post reducirá entregas para 485,000 direcciones.
  • Alberta apela rechazo de petición separatista.
  • Apoyo al separatismo entre organizadores del partido de Smith.
  • Críticas por cambios en la dirección de AHS.
  • Alberta lidera en crecimiento económico en Canadá.

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Articulos Fuente (23)

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