Missing Boy, Nenshi's Move & Métis Centre Returns — Calgary Friday

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

1. Calgary police are asking the public to help find an 11-year-old boy. Calgary Police Service issued an appeal on Friday seeking tips about the child's whereabouts and asked anyone with information to contact investigators, noting the missing person's age as 11.
2. A minivan collided with a CTrain in downtown Calgary. Police and Calgary Transit crews responded to the downtown collision involving a minivan and a CTrain on Friday; authorities worked at the scene to manage traffic and assess injuries.
3. Tornado warning lifted for parts of southern Alberta; advisory remains in effect. Environment Canada lifted a tornado warning for sections of southern Alberta on Friday while keeping a broader tornado advisory active for the region.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

1. Alberta's police watchdog has released new details after a man's death during an arrest in Calgary. The Independent Office of Police Conduct published an update Friday with additional information about the circumstances surrounding the in-custody death in Calgary and the ongoing review.
2. Crown seeks a 10-year prison sentence for man who beat a Calgary woman into a coma. Prosecutors asked for a decade behind bars in court filings on Friday in the case of the Calgary woman left in a coma following the violent assault.

🏛️ Government & Politics

1. Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi will run for a Calgary seat in the next Alberta election. Nenshi announced Thursday he will seek a Calgary riding instead of re-running in Edmonton‑Strathcona, saying he wants the NDP to win more seats in Calgary.
2. Calgary is exploring transit fare integration with Airdrie. City officials are discussing options to integrate fares between Calgary Transit and Airdrie Transit to simplify travel for commuters between the two cities.
3. Nearly 800,000 Albertans have applied for the $100 energy rebate, the premier says. The Alberta government reported on Friday that about 800,000 residents have submitted applications for the province's $100 energy rebate program.

💼 Economy & Business

1. Nearly 800,000 Albertans have applied for the $100 energy rebate, the premier says. (See government items above for details.)

🎨 Community & Culture

1. Construction has resumed on the McMurray Métis Cultural Centre after nearly a four-year delay. Work restarted on the cultural centre project on Friday following the prolonged pause, restarting a long-delayed community infrastructure build.
2. Calgary Stampeders host the Montreal Alouettes in a CFL rematch Saturday. Calgary (2-3) faces Montreal after a 37-30 loss last week; Jalen and Tyson Philpot, twin receivers, feature prominently in the matchup.

📰 Also Today

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• Convoy leader Pat King lost at appeal court, ordered to be resentenced.
• Two northern Alberta children remain missing, mother and partner wanted for abduction.
• Alleged Bishnoi gang associate agreed to deportation order, admitted discharging prohibited weapons.
• Lloydminster doctor and advocates urge publish of health‑needs report to Alberta and Saskatchewan.
• New York pauses new hyperscale data centres, raising Canadian regulatory questions.
• El Niño is here and expected to be powerful, meteorologists warn.
• Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi says he'll seek a Calgary seat in the next election.
• Six Albertans diagnosed with parasitic illness, no link to U.S. outbreak found.
• Banff's Bow Glacier Falls reopens after a 2025 fatal rock slide.
• Corus to cut dozens of media jobs across Canada.