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ALERT nagsamsam ng $7M na droga; kahina-hinalang pagkamatay sa downtown ng Edmonton; e-scooter pilot sa Mill Woods — Huwebes sa Edmonton

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🚨 Krimen at Pampublikong Kaligtasan

  1. ALERT nagsamsam ng higit sa 7 milyong dolyar ng Canada na droga at 1 milyong dolyar ng Canada na salapi. Inanunsyo ng ALERT (koponang tumutugon sa pagpapatupad ng batas ng Alberta) ang pagsamsam ng mahigit 7 milyong dolyar ng Canada na halaga ng droga, 1 milyong dolyar ng Canada na salapi, 17 baril at walong sasakyan matapos ang mga paghahanap sa Edmonton, Calgary, St. Albert at Sturgeon County; ayon sa mga imbestigador, ito ang pinakamalaking salaping nakumpiska sa 20-taong kasaysayan ng ALERT at patuloy pa rin ang imbestigasyon na sinimulan noong Nobyembre 2025.

  2. Imbestigasyon ng pulisya sa Edmonton sa kahina-hinalang pagkamatay ng 48-taong-gulang sa downtown. Dumating ang mga opisyal bandang 12:59 ng tanghali Miyerkules sa 112 Avenue at 82 Street kung saan natagpuan ang isang 48-taong-gulang na lalaki na may malubhang pinsala; dinala siya sa ospital at idineklara nang patay. Tinawag ng Edmonton Police Service (EPS) ang kanilang specialized section at naka-iskedyul ang autopsy sa Huwebes.

🏛️ Pamahalaan at Pulitika

  1. Pangulo ng Alberta at isang ministro pumuna sa social-media post ng pulisya ng Edmonton tungkol sa pag-uulat ng poot. Naglabas ng kritisismo ang punong ministro ng Alberta (premier ng probinsya ng Alberta) at isang miyembro ng gabinete tungkol sa isang post sa social media ng Edmonton Police Service na nagtuturo kung paano mag-ulat ng hate; binanggit ng mga pinuno ng panlalawigan ang EPS post bilang dahilan ng kanilang pagbatikos.

  2. Mga klinika at tekniko nagtataka sa bagong self-referral na paraan ng Alberta para sa mga pagsusuri sa kalusugan. Naghahain ng mga alalahanin ang mga health clinic at laboratory technician tungkol sa bagong self-referral na pamamaraan ng lalawigan para sa ilang health test; umiikot ang debate sa mga operational na tanong mula sa mga nagbibigay ng pangangalaga tungkol sa pagbabago ng patakaran.

🌦️ Panahon at Mga Daan

  1. Naglunsad ang lungsod ng pilot para sa kaligtasan ng e-scooter sa Mill Woods. Inilunsad ng Edmonton ang isang pilot na proyekto para sa kaligtasan ng e-scooter sa kapitbahayan ng Mill Woods bilang isang municipal na pinamamahalaang pagsubok upang subukan ang mga patakaran at panukalang pangkaligtasan para sa shared e-scooter.

  2. Planong 'huminto para sa mga ahas' ng Strathcona County para protektahan ang garter snake sa rural na kalsada. Inanunsyo ng Strathcona County ang hangarin na pigilan ang pagkamatay ng mga garter snake sa isang rural na kalsada sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakilala ng mga hakbang para mabawasan ang road mortality ng lokal na populasyon ng ahas.

💼 Ekonomiya at Negosyo

  1. Sabi ng mga eksperto, bumaha ngayon ng mga patalastas para sa pagsusugal sa Alberta. Nagpapakita ang ulat na laganap ang mga advertisement ng pagsusugal sa buong Alberta, kaya nagsalita ang mga eksperto tungkol sa posibleng epekto nito sa lalawigan.

  2. Inihayag ng unyon ng cabin crew ng WestJet ang detalye ng pansamantalang kasunduan matapos ang welga. Inilathala ng unyon ng cabin crew ng WestJet ang mga detalye ng isang tentative agreement na naabot pagkatapos ng kamakailang welga ng cabin crew.

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  • Classified na ulat ng CBSA nagngangalang mga pangunahing miyembro ng Bishnoi gang ng India na kumikilos sa Canada.
  • Natuklasan sa pagsusuri: humuhupa ang legacy ng Canada sa peacekeeping.
  • Dobleng posibilidad ng mga kamakailang wildfire sa N.W.T. at Ontario dahil sa climate change, ayon sa pagsusuri.
  • Natuklasan ng DFO ang pagkasira ng kritikal na tirahan ng isda; hinarang ang imbestigasyon at nag-isyu ng mga permit sa pagtotroso.
  • Babaeng taga-Edmonton kabilang sa mga manggagawang Canadian na tutol sa workplace screen-time surveillance.
  • Namamangha ang mga residente ng isang bayan sa Alberta sa malaking pulong ng white supremacist.
  • Nakumpleto ng grupong naghahangad ng kalayaan ng Alberta ang blueprint para sa paghihiwalay, hinahanap ang pagsusuri ng mga eksperto.
  • Ina-asahan ang na-update na sistema ng babala sa bagyo at tornado mula Martes.
  • Nagsimulang muling mag-aspalto ang Alberta sa isang mahalagang highway papasok sa Fort McMurray.
  • Sabi ni Carney, 'lahat ng estratehikong sektor' pwedeng pag-usapan habang nakaamba ang banta ng taripa ng U.S.

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