🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Vigil held for 11-year-old Calgary boy found dead in pipe system. A vigil at Calgary city hall honoured Parker after he was found inside a labyrinth of water pipes following a two-week search; Mayor Jeromy Farkas and Calgary Police Chief Katie McLellan spoke at the event on Wednesday. The disappearance prompted calls to improve public alerting for vulnerable children, according to reports.
- DFO identifies destroyed 'critical habitat' for fish but calls investigation off and issues logging permits. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans found a designated critical habitat had been destroyed, yet the investigation was halted and logging permits were issued, according to the report.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Alberta premier and minister publicly criticise Edmonton police over social-media post on hate reporting. The premier and a cabinet minister condemned an Edmonton Police Service social-media post about how the public should report hate incidents, with senior provincial figures speaking out this week. The criticism came from the provincial government, per coverage.
- Alberta independence group unveils separation blueprint and seeks expert review. The provincial secession group released a formal plan outlining how it would pursue independence and has asked experts to review the blueprint, according to the group's announcement. The document is being circulated this week for analysis.
- Clinics and technicians question Alberta's new self-referral method for health tests. Alberta has introduced a self-referral pathway for some health tests, and clinic operators and lab technicians have publicly raised concerns about the new process, according to reporting.
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- ALERT seizes over $7 million in drugs, $1 million cash, 17 firearms and eight vehicles in multi-city raids. Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team-led warrants in Edmonton, Calgary, St. Albert and Sturgeon County recovered more than $7 million worth of drugs, $1 million in cash (the largest cash seizure in ALERT's 20-year history), 17 firearms and eight vehicles; several arrests were made but charges have not yet been laid.
- Large white-supremacist meeting unsettles residents of an Alberta town. A major gathering of white supremacists took place in an Alberta town and left local residents shaken, according to local accounts in the coverage.
💼 Economy & Business
- WestJet cabin crew union discloses details of a tentative deal after a strike. The WestJet cabin crew union reported a tentative agreement following their recent strike, according to the union's release this week. The disclosure came as the airline and crew negotiators moved to pause labour action.
- Gambling advertisements saturate Alberta, experts comment on effects. Reports show gambling ads are pervasive across Alberta at present, and policy experts have weighed in on potential consequences in recent coverage.
