🎨 Community & Culture
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Fort Saskatchewan native named to SpaceX Crew 13 bound for ISS on Sept. 12. Joshua Kutryck is one of four crew assigned to the six-month International Space Station mission; the flight launches from Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 12 and includes a Canadian-led study on space travel and microgravity's effects on human health.
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Calgary boy's death spotlights wandering risks for autistic children. The story centres on parents of autistic kids prone to wandering after a Calgary boy's death and describes how families and caregivers who care for similar children are reacting to the fatality.
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Alberta and Canadian flags are being used as political signals ahead of an Oct. 19 referendum. Airdrie resident Sarah Batchelor reported a large blue Alberta flag in a neighbour's window and said she and others have put up Canadian flags; Premier Danielle Smith has ordered an Oct. 19 referendum on province's future.
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WestJet flight-attendants' strike ended after tentative agreement announced at 4:15 a.m. MT. CUPE local 8125 and WestJet reached a tentative deal early Monday; CUPE cited changes to flight-credit recognition and pay increases, and WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech called the agreement reflective of cabin crew professionalism.
🚑 Breaking & Incidents
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Wrong-way driver on Stoney Trail leaves four dead, several injured in late-night crash. Police say a 2011 Mercedes was travelling southbound in northbound lanes around 11 p.m. near Tsuut'ina Parkway and collided with a 2016 Subaru; three Mercedes occupants (including a woman and a child) and the Subaru's sole occupant, a 43-year-old man, were pronounced dead at the scene, and multiple people were taken to hospital.
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Calgary housing-complex fire sends six people to hospital. Fire response to the apartment/complex blaze resulted in six people being transported to hospital, per the report's headline.
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Man charged after shooting at downtown CTrain station, Calgary police say. The Calgary Police Service has laid charges related to a downtown CTrain station shooting, according to the report's headline.
📰 Also Today
- Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge pipeline under Great Lakes.
- Four dead and four injured in Stoney Trail crash, per early reports.
- Canada has thousands of mountains; story profiles people obsessed with them.
- WestJet and union reportedly reached tentative deal to end flight-attendant strike.
- Man who lost over $500,000 voices concerns about Alberta's new gambling landscape.
