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Nettoyage de tempête, accusations d'exploitation de jeunes et alerte à l'ours — Mercredi à Edmonton

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🚑 Actualités & Incidents

  1. Nettoyage après la tempête en Alberta suite à des dommages importants. Une tempête rapide a frappé le sud de l'Alberta, endommageant des toits et renversant des arbres avec des rafales de vent de plus de 100 km/h. Les communautés font maintenant face à d'importants efforts de nettoyage.

  2. Intempéries prévues avec d'éventuels nuages en entonnoir dans le centre de l'Alberta. Environnement Canada avertit que les conditions sont propices à la formation de nuages en entonnoir et à de possibles faibles tornades cet après-midi et ce soir.

  3. Zone du parc national Banff fermée en raison de l'activité des ours. Une grande section le long du lac Minnewanka est fermée après qu'un ours ait pénétré dans une tente inoccupée, suscitant des préoccupations de sécurité.

🚨 Criminalité & Sécurité publique

  1. Adolescents accusés de création d'images exploitantes par IA. Deux étudiants d'Edmonton font face à des accusations pour avoir utilisé l'IA afin de créer des images à caractère sexuel de leurs camarades, soulevant des préoccupations juridiques et éthiques sérieuses.

  2. Alerte à l'arnaque pour une foire d'artisanat de Fort Saskatchewan annoncée. La GRC met en garde les artisans contre un faux événement annoncé, qui a déjà fraudé des exposants.

  3. Enquête sur des graffitis haineux près d'une garderie à Edmonton. La police examine un incident impliquant des graffitis islamophobes, suscitant des préoccupations sur la sécurité communautaire.

🏛️ Gouvernement & Politique

  1. Référendum sur l'exploitation du charbon en Alberta incertain. La première ministre Danielle Smith laisse entendre qu'il pourrait être trop tard pour inclure une question anti-charbon dans le prochain référendum, malgré un soutien public significatif.

  2. La première ministre Smith répond aux accusations de trahison des chefs autochtones. Danielle Smith réfute les accusations de trahison à propos d'un référendum à venir et invite les chefs des Premières Nations à reconsidérer leur position.

🏥 Santé

  1. Nouvel accord avec les pharmaciens, légère augmentation des frais en vue. L'Alberta a conclu un nouvel accord pour les frais de distribution, visant à améliorer les services pharmaceutiques à travers la province.

🎨 Communauté & Culture

  1. Appel à de meilleures mesures contre l'itinérance chez les jeunes. Un défenseur des enfants en Alberta souligne la nécessité de stratégies plus efficaces pour lutter contre l'itinérance des jeunes.

🏈 Sports

  1. Alphonso Davies de retour pour le Canada contre le Qatar. Le joueur vedette est de retour après une blessure, renforçant les espoirs du Canada pour la Coupe du monde.

📰 Aussi aujourd'hui

  • Les Cactus Rats autorisés à jouer dans un nouveau stade : Aucun public autorisé.
  • Réactions des Canadiens à la perte par CBC de "Hockey Night in Canada".
  • Le Canada obtient le soutien du G7 pour le potentiel d'approvisionnement en énergie.
  • Smith va annoncer des mesures pour lutter contre le coût de la vie élevé.
  • Bibby suggère le retour de la CFL à l'expansion américaine.
  • Un juge rejette la tentative de bloquer la fermeture d'un site de drogue à Calgary.
  • Sundre annule un défilé après une controverse sur un char pro-Alberta.
  • Fermetures de piscines à l'échelle de la ville à Medicine Hat après la mort d'un enfant.
  • Hausse des assurances habitation en Alberta due aux conditions météorologiques extrêmes.

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Edmonton police investigate after Islamophobic graffiti found near daycare

“When someone vandalizes and puts intimidating graffiti next to a daycare or a school, the intent is pretty clear, and that's to ensure that Muslim families and children don't feel safe,” says a spokesperson for the National Council of Canadian Muslims. This story includes an image that shows graffiti depicting racist, hateful sentiments.

General Jun 17, 2026

Child's death in Medicine Hat prompts citywide pool shutdowns

An 11-year-old child has died of a suspected drowning during a field trip to a regional park near Medicine Hat, Alta., on Monday. That led to a shutdown of pools across the city the following day.

General Jun 17, 2026

Sundre cancels parade, citing 'overwhelming' harassment after pro-Alberta float disallowed

A central Alberta town won't host its annual parade this year after organizers said a decision to disallow a pro-Alberta float led to a barrage of "online criticism, personal attacks, harassment, and abusive messages."

General Jun 17, 2026

Extreme weather part of 400% hike in Alberta home insurance premiums over 20 years: StatsCan

New data from Statistics Canada suggests homeowners' insurance in Alberta increased nearly five times in a 20-year period — the highest increase of any province.

General Jun 17, 2026

Judge dismisses bid to stall closure of Calgary supervised drug site

A judge has dismissed a last-ditch legal effort to temporarily halt the closures of supervised consumption sites in Calgary and Lethbridge, citing a similar effort to stall another shuttered site.

General Jun 17, 2026

'Major shock': Canadians grapple with loss of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada tradition

Canadians are grappling with the loss of a cultural touchstone after CBC announced Tuesday its Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts have come to an end.

General Jun 17, 2026

Companies question cost of AI as tokenmaxxing spending adds up

Prominent tech businesses pushing to use AI intensively have been stung by sky high AI costs, especially for agentic chain-of-thought purposes. Now, they're looking at getting beyond experimentation to tokenomics: really breaking down the return on investment for big AI spending.

General Jun 17, 2026

Archaeology field school near Fort St. John reflects 12,500 years of Indigenous history

An archaeological field school at a national historic site near Fort St. John, B.C., is offering a look into 12,500 years of First Nations history, finding pieces of ancient stone tools and animal bones.

General Jun 17, 2026
Bibby proposes CFL return to American expansion

Bibby proposes CFL return to American expansion

Quebec City is very much on the CFL's expansion radar but Dr. Reginald Bibby feels the league should again incorporate American-based franchises.

Sports Jun 17, 2026

Edmonton teens charged with using AI to create sexually exploitative images of classmates

A pair of 14-year-old boys in Edmonton have been charged for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create child exploitation images of their classmates.

General Jun 17, 2026

How advanced drones, surveillance towers are helping to tackle remote Alberta crime

High-tech surveillance cameras, police drones and AI analytics are changing how law enforcement responds to property crime at remote, hard-to-access industrial sites across Alberta.

General Jun 17, 2026

Play ball: League votes to allow Cactus Rats to play in new stadium, but fans aren't allowed

An Alberta baseball team is scheduled to play ball Wednesday in its first home game. But there won’t be any fans allowed inside the stadium to witness the event. The Energy City Cactus Rats of Spruce Grove, Alta., has been given the green light to play this season's home games at the partially finished Energy City Metro Ballpark.

General Jun 17, 2026

Better measures needed to curb homelessness among Alberta youth, says child advocate

The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate says more intervention is needed before youth become homeless. That’s according to a special report released by the office on Wednesday.

General Jun 17, 2026

Alberta strikes new deal with pharmacists, dispensing fees to see small bump

Primary Health Minister Justin Wright says the government has signed a new three-year funding agreement with pharmacists, and as part of the deal Alberta is increasing dispensing fees for the first time in a decade.

General Jun 17, 2026
Funnel clouds, landspout tornadoes possible across much of central Alberta

Funnel clouds, landspout tornadoes possible across much of central Alberta

Conditions will be favourable Wednesday for the development of funnel clouds which could become weak tornadoes, Environment Canada said in a special weather statement.

Weather Jun 17, 2026
Trent University receives $57.7M in Ontario funding to prepare students for in-demand careers

Trent University receives $57.7M in Ontario funding to prepare students for in-demand careers

The province says the $57.7 million investment will prepare students to meet labour market demands and also help local students remain closer to home.

Education Jun 17, 2026
Man dead, boy seriously injured in collision with semi-truck south of Winnipeg

Man dead, boy seriously injured in collision with semi-truck south of Winnipeg

An Ontario man is dead and a 13-year-old boy from Steinbach, Man., suffered serious injuries following a collision with a semi-truck on Manitoba Highway 59, the RCMP said.

Canada Jun 17, 2026
Canada’s energy supply ‘potential’ gets G7 backing in push for global pivot

Canada’s energy supply ‘potential’ gets G7 backing in push for global pivot

Prime Minister Mark Carney has been looking to stimulate Canada's economy by pitching the country as a reliable energy exporter, and took that message to the G7 Summit.

Canada Jun 17, 2026
2 Edmonton students charged with using AI to sexually exploit classmates

2 Edmonton students charged with using AI to sexually exploit classmates

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's Internet Child Exploitation Unit has charged two Edmonton students with using AI to sexually exploit several female classmates.

Crime Jun 17, 2026
Alberta’s Smith to announce government action to help combat high cost of living

Alberta’s Smith to announce government action to help combat high cost of living

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to make an announcement Wednesday afternoon to help with the high cost of living in the province.

Politics Jun 17, 2026
Alberta’s Smith says it may be too late to put a question about coal to Oct. vote

Alberta’s Smith says it may be too late to put a question about coal to Oct. vote

Alberta's Premier suggested Wednesday that it may be too late to add a question about banning coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains to October's referendum.

Politics Jun 17, 2026
Large area in Banff National Park closed after bear seeking food, damages tents

Large area in Banff National Park closed after bear seeking food, damages tents

Parks Canada has closed several trails and campsites along the north shore of Lake Minnewanka after reports of a bear damaging several tents while looking for food.

Environment Jun 17, 2026
Danielle Smith tells First Nations chiefs to ‘check themselves’ over treason accusations

Danielle Smith tells First Nations chiefs to ‘check themselves’ over treason accusations

Chiefs representing First Nations across Alberta have asked the RCMP to look into whether the upcoming fall referendum amounts to criminal treason by Danielle Smith and the UCP.

Politics Jun 17, 2026
Cleanup underway after ‘nasty’ Alberta storm topples trees, damages roofs and buildings

Cleanup underway after ‘nasty’ Alberta storm topples trees, damages roofs and buildings

A huge cleanup is underway after a nasty storm swept across southern Alberta on Tuesday, leaving toppled trees, ripped off roofs and a trail of destruction.

Weather Jun 17, 2026
Advertised Fort Saskatchewan craft fair a scam, RCMP warn

Advertised Fort Saskatchewan craft fair a scam, RCMP warn

The Northern Prairie Craft, Food and Vendor Fair is being advertised as a three-day event taking place at the Dow Centennial Centre, but RCMP say the entire event is a scam.

Crime Jun 17, 2026
Alexander chases 14th straight regular-season win

Alexander chases 14th straight regular-season win

It's the Edmonton Elks' turn to try and do something no other CFL team has yet: hand Montreal Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander his first regular-season loss.

Sports Jun 17, 2026
Davies available for Canada against Qatar after injury absence

Davies available for Canada against Qatar after injury absence

Short-handed Canada got a boost Wednesday when coach Jesse Marsch said captain Alphonso Davies would be available after missing the opener because of a hamstring injury.

Sports Jun 17, 2026