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Weekly Calgary jul. 13 - jul. 19, 2026

Alerta AMBER, etiqueta del precio de la vivienda y derrota de los Stampeders: resumen semanal de Calgary

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🚑 Últimas noticias e incidentes

  1. Se emitió una AMBER Alert (alerta AMBER para menores desaparecidos) por el niño Parker de 11 años en Calgary. El Calgary Police Service (Servicio de Policía de Calgary) y Alberta Emergency Alert emitieron el aviso a la 1:35 p.m. del sábado después de que Parker —un niño no verbal y neurodivergente de 11 años— desapareciera de una guardería doméstica en Thorncliffe entre las 11:08 a.m. y las 11:41 a.m. del jueves; imágenes de CCTV lo mostraron a las 12:52 p.m. en Travis Crescent NE.
  2. Siguen desaparecidos dos niños tras un secuestro en el norte de Alberta; la RCMP (Real Policía Montada de Canadá) dice que los sospechosos están prófugos. Actualización de la RCMP: el 7 de julio la madre biológica Krista Morrison y su pareja Daniel Ludwig se llevaron al niño de seis años Lanakai Morrison de Valhalla Centre; hubo reportes de avistamientos en Columbia Británica y se vinculó una Toyota Tundra 2015 (placa CTN9517) con el caso.
  3. Montreal venció a los Calgary Stampeders 38-32 en el McMahon Stadium. El mariscal de campo Davis Alexander de Montreal fijó un récord de la CFL con 336 pases consecutivos sin intercepción, completando 25 de 32 para 402 yardas; Calgary (2-4) congregó una asistencia anunciada de 19,228 espectadores, Dedrick Mills corrió para dos anotaciones y 130 yardas.

🚨 Delitos y seguridad pública

  1. Un supuesto asociado de la banda Bishnoi aceptó una orden de deportación tras admitir haber disparado armas prohibidas. Sahibjot Singh admitió en una audiencia de inmigración que disparó armas prohibidas para una organización criminal y aceptó la deportación; había solicitado una prohibición de publicación que Global News impugnó con éxito.
  2. La policía de Edmonton acusa a una mujer tras un presunto atropello con motivación de odio que golpeó a una mujer musulmana. EPS (Servicio de Policía de Edmonton) informó que el choque en un estacionamiento cerca de 82 Street y 144 Avenue el 27 de mayo incluyó comentarios racistas y xenófobos antes de que la conductora golpeara a la víctima y huya; la unidad de crímenes de odio de la EPS investiga.
  3. La RCMP continúa buscando a los sospechosos de sustracción de custodia en el caso del norte de Alberta que contravino una orden judicial. La policía dice que Krista Morrison y Daniel Ludwig son buscados por llevarse a Lanakai en contravención de una orden de custodia/parental; la RCMP señaló múltiples avistamientos pero no ha localizado a la familia.

🏛️ Gobierno y política

  1. Calgary necesita más de 500 millones de dólares canadienses anuales para cumplir objetivos de vivienda asequible, dice un informe. La administración municipal dijo a los concejales que alcanzar la meta de 3,000 nuevas unidades no comerciales en cuatro años probablemente requiere una inversión anual superior a 500 millones de dólares canadienses; tres opciones de financiamiento oscilaron entre 93 millones y 214 millones de dólares canadienses anuales según la escala.
  2. La primera ministra dice que la elección parcial de Calgary no se convocará hasta que los albertabenses puedan «prestar atención» a la política. Danielle Smith dijo a reporteros que la elección parcial de Calgary‑Shaw se anunciará en las próximas semanas y sugirió que el calendario veraniego mantiene el tema fuera de la agenda pública; el escaño quedó vacante hace alrededor de dos meses tras la renuncia de Rebecca Schulz.

💼 Economía y negocios

  1. Casi 800,000 albertabenses han solicitado el reembolso energético de 100 dólares canadienses, dice Smith. La primera ministra Danielle Smith afirmó que se han presentado cerca de 800,000 solicitudes y espera que los primeros pagos empiecen a aparecer en cuentas bancarias en los próximos días; la provincia estimó que 3.4 millones de albertabenses son elegibles y reportó haber bloqueado unas 35,000 solicitudes fraudulentas.

🏥 Salud

  1. Aumentan los casos de Cyclospora en Quebec y Columbia Británica; Canadá no lo vincula a un gran brote en EE. UU. Al 11 de julio, Quebec reportó 107 casos en 2026 frente a 30 a la fecha en 2025; Columbia Británica informó 93 casos, y las autoridades dijeron que la mayoría de los casos de Quebec están ligados a viajes a México más que al brote estadounidense centrado en Michigan.
  2. Comunidades rurales de Alberta recurren a médicos de urgencias virtuales para cubrir vacantes de personal. El reportaje describe cómo modelos de atención de emergencia virtual se usan en comunidades rurales de Alberta para complementar los servicios presenciales ante la escasez de personal (el artículo perfila el cambio y las implementaciones locales).

🎨 Comunidad y cultura

  1. Calgary es ideal para la investigación de tormentas de granizo, dice el director del Northern Hail Project. Julian Brimelow dijo a investigadores que la ubicación de Calgary —cerca de montañas, llanuras y la corriente en chorro— la hace idónea para estudios de granizo; la tormenta del 5 de agosto de 2024 causó más de 2.8 mil millones de dólares canadienses en daños y subraya la urgencia de la investigación local.

🏈 Deportes

  1. Los Edmonton Elks se mantienen y vencen a los B.C. Lions 19-17; la defensa y el pateador Blanchard fueron clave. Vincent Blanchard acertó cuatro goles de campo mientras los Elks mejoraron a 5-1; el entrenador Mark Kilam elogió a una defensa sobresaliente que registró cuatro intercepciones y aseguró la victoria en Edmonton.

🌦️ Tiempo y vías

  1. Se emitió una advertencia roja por tornados para Clearwater County; se activaron alertas públicas. Las advertencias ambientales se intensificaron para Clearwater County, Alberta, provocando avisos de tornado de nivel rojo (el artículo informó sobre la advertencia y las alertas públicas asociadas durante el periodo).

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Inside rural Alberta's shift to virtual ER doctors

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Flags and patriotic ads: Why the rules around referendum advertising are causing a stir

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Alberta still in Assembly of First Nations limbo with regional chief position 5 years vacant

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Assembly of First Nations questions ministers on major projects, reconciliation

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Driver accused of deliberately hitting Muslim woman due to race: Edmonton police

Driver accused of deliberately hitting Muslim woman due to race: Edmonton police

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Where cyclosporiasis cases stand in Canada as U.S. parasite outbreak rages

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Updated 28 mins ago Close to 800,000 have applied for $100 rebate, payments coming: Alberta’s Smith

Updated 28 mins ago Close to 800,000 have applied for $100 rebate, payments coming: Alberta’s Smith

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Djabome a quick study on Elks defence

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Nearly 800,000 Albertans have applied for $100 energy rebate, premier says

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Corus to cut dozens of media jobs across Canada

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Rapist who beat Calgary woman into coma should spend 10 years in prison: Crown

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Banff's Bow Glacier Falls reopens after 2025 fatal rock slide

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6 Albertans hit with parasitic illness, province says no link to U.S. outbreak found

Health officials in Alberta are investigating an uptick in cyclosporiasis, a parasitic illness that can cause severe diarrhea and is responsible for a large outbreak in the United States.

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Tornado warning lifted for parts of southern Alberta, tornado advisory remains in effect

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Alberta's police watchdog releases new details following man's death during arrest in Calgary

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Calgary area ‘very uniquely situated’ for study of hailstorms, says researcher

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Science Jul 16, 2026
Byelection in Calgary to be called when people can pay attention to politics: premier

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says an announcement about a provincial byelection in the riding of Calgary-Shaw will be made in the coming weeks.

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Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says he'll seek Calgary seat in next election

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says he will seek a Calgary seat in next year's general election.

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Minivan collides with CTrain in downtown Calgary

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Calgary exploring transit fare integration with Airdrie

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El Niño is here, and it’s already looking like it could be 'mind-blowing'

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New York is pausing new hyperscale data centres. Could the same happen in Canada?

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Doctor, advocates in Lloydminster call on Alberta, Saskatchewan governments to publish report on health needs

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Construction resumes on McMurray Métis Cultural Centre after nearly four-year delay

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Nenshi seeks Calgary seat in next election as Estabrooks vies for Edmonton-Strathcona

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Calgary police asking for public help in search for 11-year-old boy

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Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation surprised by trust fees levied by Jeff Rath, seeks to remove him as trustee

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AFN calls on Ottawa, provinces to protect treaty rights in wake of Alberta separatism

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Accused Bishnoi gang associate agrees to deportation order

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