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Stampeders’ Adams Hits 21 TDs, Calgary Homicide Raises Deportation Question & Albertans Mourn Parker — Calgary Saturday

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🏈 Sports

  1. Vernon Adams Jr. throws CFL-leading 21st TD as Stampeders beat Tiger-Cats 44-20. Calgary improved to 4-4 after the win in Hamilton; Adams finished 18-of-25 for 252 yards and Dejon Brissett had six catches for 109 yards, while Quincy Vaughn’s fourth-quarter four-yard TD sealed a 78-yard drive. Jude McAtamney kicked three field goals for Calgary.

  2. Tommy Stevens’ three short TDs lift Roughriders over West-leading Elks 28-26. Saskatchewan moved to 5-2 after the victory in Edmonton; Johnny Johnson returned an 87-yard kickoff to set up a Stevens one-yard TD, and a too-many-men penalty wiped out an Edmonton fumble recovery on a Stevens one-yard score after a weather delay of more than an hour.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Calgary man who stabbed friend with scissors could be deported, court hears. Court proceedings in Calgary considered deportation following a homicide where the accused stabbed a friend to death with scissors; details about the defendant’s immigration status and the court’s next steps were presented to the judge.

  2. Albertans grieve 11-year-old Parker’s death and demand better protections for vulnerable children. The boy’s disappearance prompted an 11-day search involving hundreds of police and volunteers, and Autism Edmonton’s executive director Cassandra Rascal urged public training on safely responding to a lost neurodivergent child, saying members have shared many near-miss wandering stories.

📰 Also Today

  • Enbridge postpones plans for 2nd phase of Mainline oil pipeline expansion.
  • Wetaskiwin mayor seeks judicial review after city restricts his access to city hall.
  • Alberta RCMP charge man with theft and forging documents in cattle rustling case.
  • WestJet cancels 81 flights ahead of Sunday strike deadline.
  • New integrated licences causing longer waits at Alberta registries.
  • One of Canada’s last Second World War veterans dies at 101.
  • Study: windshields cleaner after road trips can indicate heavy insect collisions.

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Source Articles (11)

Calgary man who stabbed friend to death with scissors could be deported, court hears

Hans Jimenez Varela, who got into a drunken fight with his friend Jose Miguel Gutierrez Polanco and stabbed him 12 times with a pair of scissors, is at risk of deportation, court heard at his sentencing hearing on Friday.

General Aug 1, 2026

One of Canada's last Second World War veterans dies at 101

Navy Capt. William (Bill) Wilson enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942, serving aboard HMCS Ottawa as a seaman gunner during the latter stages of the Battle of the Atlantic and taking part in the D-Day landings at Normandy.

General Aug 1, 2026

New integrated licences leading to longer waits at Alberta registries

Alberta’s new integrated drivers licences and identification cards are causing delays at registries across the province. Rolled out on July 2, the new licences and identification cards now include an individual’s citizenship status and health care number, eliminating the need for physical paper cards. Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally said that adding health care numbers and citizenship markers adds additional steps to the process, leading to longer wait times.

General Aug 1, 2026

WestJet cancels 81 flights ahead of Sunday strike deadline

WestJet announced early Saturday morning that 81 of the day's scheduled flights have been scrubbed ahead of the stike deadling on Sunday.

General Aug 1, 2026

Alberta RCMP charge man with theft, forging documents in cattle rustling case

Mounties say a man has been charged in an investigation into the theft and fraudulent sale of cattle in southern Alberta.

General Aug 1, 2026

Wetaskiwin mayor seeks judicial review into city restricting his access to city hall

The mayor of Wetaskiwin, Alta., has filed for a judicial review, after the municipal government he serves barred him from city hall earlier this year.

General Aug 1, 2026

Enbridge postpones plans for 2nd phase of Mainline oil pipeline expansion

Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge ‌has postponed the 250,000-barrel-per-day second phase of its Mainline crude pipeline network, it said on Friday, partly because Canadian oil producers have not committed to significant output increases.

General Aug 1, 2026

Is your windshield cleaner after road trips? It's a bad sign for bugs

Many people remember road trips back in the day that left windshields splattered with insects – and may get the uncomfortable feeling that things have changed. Here's what researchers are finding.

General Aug 1, 2026
Adams Jr. leads Stampeders past Tiger-Cats 44-20

Adams Jr. leads Stampeders past Tiger-Cats 44-20

Vernon Adams Jr. threw his CFL-best 21st touchdown pass of the season as the Calgary Stampeders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 44-20 on Saturday afternoon.

Sports Aug 1, 2026
Grieving Albertans seek ways to protect vulnerable children after Parker’s death

Grieving Albertans seek ways to protect vulnerable children after Parker’s death

Following the death of 11-year-old Parker, Autism Edmonton is urging Albertans to learn how to safely help lost or distressed neurodivergent children.

Canada Aug 1, 2026
Stevens helps Riders edge West-leading Elks 28-26

Stevens helps Riders edge West-leading Elks 28-26

Backup quarterback Tommy Stevens scored three touchdowns as the Saskatchewan Roughriders evened their season series with Edmonton, defeating the Elks 28-26 on Saturday.

Sports Aug 1, 2026