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Daily Calgary août 11 - août 11, 2026

Entente Prairie Economic Gateway, policier blessé et hausse des textos à Kids Help Phone — Calgary, mardi

23 articles il y a 2 semaines 138

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Un policier de Calgary atteint de deux balles dans un parc a quitté l'hôpital. La police indique que la fusillade a commencé lorsque des policiers ont arrêté un homme dans un camion noir peu avant midi; le suspect s'est enfui, a été retrouvé plus tard mort dans la rivière Bow d'une blessure par balle auto‑infligée, et le bureau de surveillance policière de l'Alberta a été dépêché pour enquêter sur les lieux.
  2. Une enquête de 11 mois menée par le CPS mène à près de 60 chefs d'accusation contre huit personnes. L'équipe d'intervention contre le crime organisé de la police de Calgary a exécuté 15 mandats de perquisition, obtenu 74 autorisations judiciaires et déposé près de 60 accusations liées au trafic de stupéfiants, aux infractions aux armes à feu et à la fraude à Delacour, Chestermere et Calgary.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Calgary et le comté de Rocky View signent une lettre d'entente avec la Canada Infrastructure Bank pour un port intérieur. L'entente cible le site de 1 300 acres Prairie Economic Gateway le long de la 114 Avenue S.E. et vise à accélérer le passage de la conception à la construction d'un pôle logistique de plusieurs milliards de dollars centré sur le réseau ferroviaire CPKC.
  2. Kids Help Phone signale une hausse de 183 % des textos de nuit comparé au jour à l'échelle nationale. L'organisme dit que les textos de nuit (20 h–8 h HE) sont 183 % plus nombreux que ceux envoyés le jour et que des textos de crise arrivent environ toutes les 90 secondes, les problèmes relationnels et les pensées suicidaires figurant parmi les principales préoccupations.
  3. Environnement Canada lance des alertes météorologiques graves fondées sur des polygones pour réduire la « fatigue d'alerte ». Le nouveau système permet aux prévisionnistes de dessiner des polygones ciblés pour les avertissements de tornade et d'orages plutôt que d'utiliser un large zonage coloré, ce qui, selon Environnement Canada, réduira les notifications inutiles.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. Curaleaf présente une offre publique non sollicitée directement aux actionnaires d'Aurora. Curaleaf a annoncé à Aurora Cannabis qu'elle proposerait d'acheter toutes les actions après que le conseil aurait, dit‑on, refusé les pourparlers; Curaleaf affirme qu'une société fusionnée couvrirait 17 pays et se dit prête à avancer rapidement vers une entente définitive.
  2. La réserve stratégique pétrolière américaine est tombée à 298,7 millions de barils, un niveau le plus bas depuis janvier 1983. Le département de l'Énergie a rapporté une baisse de 6,1 millions de barils la semaine dernière dans le contexte de la guerre en Iran, rappelant une capacité de 727 millions de barils et une libération coordonnée de 400 millions de barils par l'IEA liée aux récents conflits.

📰 Also Today

  • Une étude associe les chiens non tenus en laisse à un risque accru de conflits entre humains et ours.
  • Service d'eau rétabli à Bowness après une rupture de conduite principale.
  • Une femme de Calgary lance une pétition pour expulser l'ambassadeur américain du Canada.
  • L'ancien gestionnaire des caribous de l'Alberta conteste la politique de chasse avec chiens.
  • Nouveau système d'avertissement pour tornades et orages violents déployé aujourd'hui.
  • L'Alberta soumettra les nominations judiciaires à un vote public, affirme le premier ministre.
  • Un groupe d'investisseurs propose une bouée de sauvetage possible à Sherritt International et sa raffinerie albertaine.
  • Des éleveurs du centre de l'Alberta refusent des offres de pâturage routières gratuites pour nourrir le bétail.
  • Des instruments chirurgicaux contaminés trouvés dans une salle d'opération de Grande Prairie en avril, montrent des dossiers d'AHS.
  • Une initiative agricole du comté de Westlock vise à autonomiser les nouveaux arrivants et à nourrir la communauté.
  • Consultations publiques en Alberta sur les centres de données d'IA; une manifestation prévue à Sturgeon County le 20 août.
  • Un officier de police de Calgary accusé de meurtre comparaît pour une enquête préliminaire.
  • Une panne de Rogers affecte certains Calgariens après une coupure de fibre liée à un vol, dit le fournisseur.
  • Le taux de chômage à Calgary a baissé en juillet mais demeure parmi les plus élevés au Canada.
  • Suspect décédé après qu'un policier a été atteint de deux balles lors d'un contrôle routier près du parc Edworthy.
  • L'Alberta examinera le système d'alerte d'urgence après une recherche de plusieurs semaines pour un garçon de Calgary.

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