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Weekly Calgary juil. 20 - juil. 26, 2026

Fumée, recherche et un record des Stampeders — La semaine à Calgary

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. La police de Calgary a déplacé le poste de commandement des recherches pour l'enfant disparu de 11 ans, Parker, vers Nose Hill Park. Le poste a été transféré d’environ un kilomètre vers l’ouest, depuis l’école Thorncliffe, afin d’améliorer l’accès aux installations pour les activités de recherche et d’enquête alors que la recherche entrait dans son neuvième jour ; Parker a été vu pour la dernière fois le 16 juillet près de Travis Crescent N.E. et ne parle pas et est neurodivergent.

  2. Un paddleboarder a été retiré de la rivière Bow et transporté à l’hôpital dans un état critique après avoir heurté un culée près du pont de la 85 Street. Le Service d’incendie de Calgary (Calgary Fire Department) a commencé la réanimation sur l’homme après l’avoir retrouvé face contre l’eau vers 13 h 10 jeudi et l’a remis aux paramédics d’AHS pour transport au Foothills Medical Centre ; le service a mis en garde contre l’utilisation de la laisse à la cheville sur des cours d’eau en mouvement.

  3. Des employés du CTrain ont déclaré avoir vu un homme « faire de la conduite amusante » sur un train de marchandises de CPKC avant le déraillement à Calgary. Le personnel du transit a observé l’individu sur le train de marchandises avant l’accident, un témoignage relayé par les responsables tandis que les enquêteurs examinaient l’incident et ses répercussions sur les opérations ferroviaires et du CTrain dans la ville.

  4. Des résidents près du feu de forêt Fiftynine Creek en Colombie‑Britannique disent qu’ils tenteront de défendre leurs maisons alors que les évacuations s’intensifient. Environ 193 propriétés faisaient l’objet d’un ordre d’évacuation et 104 d’une alerte d’évacuation dans le district régional Thompson‑Nicola ; le village de Clinton a émis un ordre d’évacuation pour toutes les propriétés et certains résidents ont déclaré qu’ils tenteraient d’utiliser de la machinerie lourde pour protéger les bâtiments.

🏈 Sports

  1. Tyreik McAllister a marqué l’histoire de la LCF alors que les Stampeders de Calgary ont battu les Blue Bombers 52-30. McAllister a inscrit un touché au sol, un touché sur réception et un retour de 118 verges sur un field goal raté — le premier joueur à marquer de trois façons différentes dans un même match de la LCF depuis 1988 — menant Calgary à une victoire dominante vendredi soir à Winnipeg.

  2. Nick Arbuckle est entré de la réserve pour aider les Argonauts à l’emporter 26-12 contre les B.C. Lions. Arbuckle a complété 13 passes sur 20 pour 134 verges après que le partant Chad Kelly ait quitté le match blessé ; Toronto s’est amélioré à 3-4 et a mis fin à une série de trois défaites lors de la confrontation à Vancouver.

  3. Le réserviste Chase Brice débutera pour les B.C. Lions alors que Nathan Rourke est blessé. Rourke s’est blessé à l’épaule en début du match la semaine dernière, et Brice — qui a complété 20 passes sur 32 pour 226 verges et un touché en remplacement — prend les commandes après une semaine de répétitions à l’entraînement.

  4. Le botté de 57 verges de Vincent Blanchard a donné aux Edmonton Elks une victoire de 36-34 contre les Roughriders. Le coup de pied de Blanchard sur la dernière action a scellé une rencontre où Cody Fajardo a lancé pour 510 verges et quatre touchés, permettant aux Elks d’améliorer leur dossier à 6-1.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Parcs Canada a porté des accusations réglementaires contre deux randonneurs dont le chien sans laisse a suivi un grizzli dans le parc national Banff. Les gardes ont identifié le couple à partir d’une vidéo de la rencontre du 19 juillet sur le sentier Taylor Lake et les ont accusés en vertu de la Loi sur les parcs nationaux du Canada pour avoir eu un chien sans laisse près de la faune.

  2. Un juge a déclaré quatre hommes coupables d’avoir participé à l’émeute de Falconridge en 2023. Le tribunal a rendu des verdicts contre les prévenus dans l’affaire liée aux perturbations survenues dans le quartier Falconridge en 2023.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Elections Alberta a vérifié environ 223 000 signatures sur une pétition séparatiste, dépassant le seuil de 178 000. Les responsables ont compté près de 223 000 noms valides sur presque 280 000 soumissions, bien que la pétition ait été annulée en cour et soit sujette à des appels liés à la question du référendum provincial du 19 octobre.

  2. La première ministre Danielle Smith a remis en question les finances d’un tiers parti alors que le groupe Forever Canadian défendait ses règles de dépenses. Smith a dit être surprise que le groupe n’ait pas eu à divulguer son financement ; Forever Canadian et la Loi sur le financement et la divulgation des contributions électorales ont été citées lors de cet échange.

  3. La mairesse de Calgary, Naheed Nenshi, a mis en garde contre la hausse des coûts du référendum provincial. Les préoccupations de la ville ont été soulevées alors que la planification du référendum se poursuivait ; Nenshi a décrit les dépenses liées au référendum comme croissantes, signalant l’examen municipal des dépenses provinciales pour le vote.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. Les agents de bord de WestJet ont voté à 99,4 % en faveur d’un mandat de grève, invoquant le travail non rémunéré comme enjeu central. Les 4 400 membres de la section locale 8125 de la CUPE (Fédération canadienne des syndicats publics) ont fixé une date de grève possible dès le 2 août, poussant WestJet à offrir des modifications ou annulations sans frais pour les réservations du 30 juillet au 4 août.

  2. WestJet a annoncé que les passagers peuvent modifier ou annuler certains vols sans frais en raison de la menace de grève. La compagnie a offert de la flexibilité aux voyageurs ayant des vols durant la période critique de fin juillet à début août pendant la poursuite des négociations.

🏥 Health

  1. La qualité de l’air à Calgary a atteint plus de 10 sur l’indice AQHI (indice de qualité de l’air d’Environnement Canada) et s’est classée parmi les pires au monde sur IQAir. La fumée des feux de forêt a poussé la ville dans la catégorie la plus élevée de l’AQHI, « risque très élevé », vendredi, la voisine Red Deer figurant aussi dans cette fourchette de très haut risque.

  2. Une étude canadienne a trouvé que les visites à l’hôpital liées à la migraine augmentent pendant les épisodes de fumée de forêt. Les chercheurs ont lié la hausse des consultations d’urgence pour migraine aux événements de fumée, notant la corrélation entre l’exposition et les impacts neurologiques observés dans les données hospitalières.

  3. Le virus du Nil occidental a été détecté chez des moustiques de Calgary plus tôt que d’habitude cette année. La surveillance de la santé publique a identifié le virus dans des échantillons locaux de moustiques à une date saisonnière plus précoce que les périodes de détection habituelles.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Des agents immobiliers de Calgary coordonnent des vérifications de maisons vides dans le cadre des recherches pour l’enfant disparu de 11 ans, Parker. Des courtiers inspectent placards, remises et garages dans les rues que la police a identifiées comme d’intérêt particulier, notamment Travis Street et Thomas Street N.E., et sont en contact régulier avec les enquêteurs.

  2. Le Calgary Folk Fest a ouvert malgré des conditions chaudes et enfumées qui affectent la ville. Organisateurs et festivaliers ont lancé le festival pluri‑journées alors qu’Environnement Canada avait émis des avertissements de chaleur et que la fumée des feux de forêt réduisait la qualité de l’air dans la région.

🌦️ Weather & Roads

  1. Les comtés de Thorhild et Westlock ont déclaré l’état de catastrophe agricole après des pluies estivales persistantes. Thorhild a déclaré la catastrophe le 17 juillet, invoquant des précipitations record en juin et des orages intenses en juillet ; Westlock a rendu une déclaration similaire le 12 juillet en raison de champs saturés.

  2. Des avertissements de chaleur ont été émis pour la plupart du sud et du centre‑est de l’Alberta. Environnement Canada a publié les avertissements alors que les températures montaient dans la région au cours de la semaine, entraînant des avis locaux en santé et services.

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