🏈 Sports
- Riders beat Elks 28-26 as Tommy Stevens scores three TDs. Backup QB Tommy Stevens rushed for three one-yard touchdowns in Saskatchewan’s 28-26 win over the Edmonton Elks, moving the Riders to 5-2 while the Elks fell to 6-2; Johnny Johnson returned an 87-yard kickoff to set up a Stevens TD and a weather delay of more than an hour interrupted play.
- Vernon Adams Jr. throws CFL‑leading 21st TD pass in Stampeders’ 44-20 win. Adams finished 18-of-25 for 252 yards as Calgary beat Hamilton 44-20, with Dejon Brissett catching six passes for 109 yards and Quincy Vaughn scoring a fourth-quarter rushing TD to extend Calgary’s lead.
- Kilam credited with culture change that turned Edmonton Elks into contenders. The piece profiles how coach Jaime Kilam’s cultural changes reshaped the Elks’ locker room and on-field competitiveness, linking those adjustments to the team’s current West Division position.
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Man sentenced to six years for 2024 Whyte Avenue fatal stabbing. A judge handed a six-year prison sentence to the man convicted in the fatal stabbing on Whyte Avenue in 2024; the sentence follows the conviction reported in the court file.
- Albertans grieving Parker’s death and seeking better protections for vulnerable children. After the death of 11‑year‑old Parker, Autism Edmonton urged the public to learn safe responses for lost or distressed children, and executive director Cassandra Rascal spoke publicly about collective grief and the need for informed community responses.
📰 Also Today
- WestJet cancels 81 flights ahead of Sunday strike deadline.
- Enbridge postpones plans for 2nd phase of Mainline oil pipeline expansion.
- New integrated licences causing longer waits at Alberta registries.
- Wetaskiwin mayor seeks judicial review after restricted access to city hall.
- Canadian 4x100m relay teams advance to Commonwealth Games finals.
- Commonwealth Games guide: Warner takes silver; weekend watchlist.
- One of Canada’s last WWII veterans dies at 101.
