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Weekly Calgary août 3 - août 9, 2026

Tirs policiers, incendies de batteries et l’extension de Memorial Drive — la semaine à Calgary

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🚑 Urgences et incidents

  1. ASIRT (équipe d’intervention pour incidents graves de l’Alberta) détaille la fusillade impliquant la police à Calgary du 30 juillet. L’équipe indique que des policiers ont répondu à un domicile de Bridlemeadows Manor SW peu avant 2 h pour des signalements d’un homme tirant à l’arc ; les agents ont fait appel à un chien de service policier, à une arme à impact moins létale de calibre 40 mm et à un pistolet de service, puis ont prodigué les premiers soins avant que les ambulanciers transportent l’homme à l’hôpital dans un état critique.
  2. Trois incendies causés par des batteries au lithium poussent le Service d’incendie de Calgary à émettre un avertissement. Les équipes sont intervenues pour un feu de garage dans le bloc 0–100 de Covercreek Mews NE vers 9 h 25 le 6 août et pour un feu dans un compacteur d’entrepôt le 7 août ; les enquêteurs ont déterminé qu’une trottinette électrique en charge dans le garage était la source d’ignition et les ambulanciers ont évalué un occupant pour inhalation de fumée.

💼 Économie et affaires

  1. Importante prolongation de Memorial Drive pour desservir la croissance de l’est de Calgary. Les travaux ont commencé dans les quartiers Hollins et Halstead, à l’est de Stoney Trail, sur 54 hectares conçus pour loger 4 100 personnes ; le projet comprend une prolongation à quatre voies de Memorial Drive au‑delà de Stoney Trail jusqu’à la 84 Street NE, dont l’achèvement est visé d’ici la fin de 2028 pour un coût estimé à 105 millions de dollars canadiens.
  2. La prochaine phase de revitalisation de la 8th Street S.W. (30 millions de dollars canadiens) commence ce mois‑ci. Les travaux de la prochaine étape du projet de la 8th Street S.W., qui fait partie d’un plan plus vaste de 30 millions de dollars canadiens pour moderniser le corridor commercial du sud‑ouest de Calgary, doivent débuter en août (détails et calendriers fournis par la ville et le promoteur).
  3. Calgary avertit que les factures de gaz naturel pourraient augmenter tandis que la ville examine un déficit d’infrastructures. Des responsables municipaux ont signalé une possible hausse des coûts domestiques du gaz naturel liée au comblement d’un manque de financement pour les infrastructures, ce qui a déclenché des discussions sur les options pour réduire ce déficit.

🚨 Crime et sécurité publique

  1. Des experts s’inquiètent d’une pluie de publicités pour les jeux d’argent après le lancement de l’iGaming en Alberta. Des spécialistes de la dépendance et des universitaires de l’Université de l’Alberta affirment que le premier mois de l’iGaming réglementé en Alberta, comprenant plus de 20 sites enregistrés, a engendré une publicité omniprésente sur les panneaux d’affichage, les autobus et les réseaux sociaux, ce qui pourrait accroître les risques pour les jeunes ou les personnes vulnérables.
  2. L’Alberta « retire » 20 transporteurs routiers, dont une entreprise liée à un accident mortel au Manitoba. Une action provinciale a retiré 20 transporteurs du réseau routier albertaine ; l’un des transporteurs éliminés était lié à un accident mortel au Manitoba, selon des avis d’application provinciaux.

🏛️ Gouvernement et politique

  1. Chefs des Premières Nations de la Colombie‑Britannique pressent Ottawa et l’Alberta d’arrêter l’avancement d’un oléoduc sur la côte Ouest. L’Union des chefs indiens de la Colombie‑Britannique, dirigée par le grand chef Stewart Phillip, a envoyé une lettre au Premier ministre Mark Carney et à la première ministre de l’Alberta Danielle Smith pour leur demander de cesser toute démarche visant à faire avancer l’oléoduc, invoquant les récentes urgences causées par des incendies en C.-B. et publiant la lettre à l’occasion d’une journée internationale.
  2. Un rapport confidentiel de l’ASFC (Agence des services frontaliers du Canada) nomme des membres clés du gang Bishnoi avec présence au Canada. Un guide tactique de l’ASFC de décembre 2025 obtenu par Global News dresse le profil d’allégés dirigeants tels que Goldy Brar et Harry Boxer et met en garde contre la présence opérationnelle et le recrutement croissants du gang au Canada.
  3. Le syndicat du personnel de cabine de WestJet dévoile un accord de principe après une grève. Le syndicat a rendu publics les détails d’un accord de principe avec WestJet à la suite d’un arrêt de travail, incluant des modalités résumées dans un communiqué syndical publié pendant la période de règlement.

🏥 Santé

  1. Aire de jeux aquatique de Calgary fermée temporairement après trois cas d’E. coli. La ville a fermé une aire de jeux aquatique publique après trois infections confirmées à E. coli liées à l’installation ; les enquêteurs de la santé publique ont été avisés et le site restera fermé en attendant les travaux de assainissement et les tests.

🎨 Communauté et culture

  1. Le Canada pressé de produire plus d’avions bombardiers d’eau alors que la demande mondiale augmente. Le pays fait face à une demande internationale pour des bombardiers d’eau fabriqués ici afin de lutter contre les feux de forêt ; des responsables fédéraux et de l’industrie débattent de la capacité des fabricants nationaux à augmenter la production assez rapidement pour répondre aux besoins.
  2. Le tourisme à Jasper, deux ans après un important incendie, montre une reprise inégale. Un examen de l’économie touristique de Jasper constate des effets persistants deux ans après un grand incendie, avec des questions toujours présentes sur la fréquentation, la reprise des entreprises et le soutien provincial aux exploitants touchés.
  3. Conseils de sécurité « Floating the Bow » publiés pour les usagers estivaux de la rivière à Calgary. Les autorités ont diffusé des consignes de sécurité pour les personnes qui se déplacent à flot sur la rivière Bow cet été, soulignant les précautions nécessaires et les ressources locales de sauvetage pour les récréationnistes.

🏈 Sports

  1. Les Argonauts renversent la situation avec un botté de précision au dernier seconde et battent les Calgary Stampeders 33–30. Le coup de pied de 11 verges de Brady Lidster, à 11 secondes de la fin, a scellé la victoire en remontée de Toronto contre les Stampeders de Calgary ; la tentative de « Hail Mary » de Calgary a été interceptée au coup de sifflet final, laissant les Stampeders à 4–5.
  2. Trevor Harris dépasse les 40 000 verges de passes en carrière dans la victoire des Roughriders. Harris a complété 30 passes sur 38 pour 401 verges alors que les Saskatchewan Roughriders ont battu les Ottawa Redblacks 42–20, portant son total en carrière à 40 352 verges et le classant 12e de l’histoire de la LCF.

🌦️ Météo et routes

  1. Un juillet orageux entraîne plus de 4 000 demandes d’assurance récolte dans les Prairies. L’Association canadienne d’assurance grêle rapporte que les assureurs ont étudié plus de 4 000 réclamations couvrant plus d’un million d’acres après des orages destructeurs en juillet ; des communautés de la Saskatchewan comme Canora, Lloydminster et Maple Creek ont été parmi les plus touchées, tandis que des cultures albertaine telles que le maïs et le canola ont également subi des dommages.
  2. Des travaux routiers à l’est de Calgary commencent parallèlement à la construction de nouveaux quartiers. Alors que les promoteurs entreprennent les travaux dans les communautés Hollins et Halstead, les premières étapes d’extension de Memorial Drive et de l’installation des services souterrains ont débuté au début d’août dans le cadre d’un plan visant à combler une brèche est‑ouest dans les transports à Calgary.

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