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Telus outage, advisory sa Lake Sundance at pulis na nagnakaw — Biyernes sa Calgary

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🏛️ Pamahalaan at Pulitika

  1. Pederal‑provinsiyal na kasunduan naglalabas ng humigit‑kumulang 510 milyon para sa imprastruktura ng pabahay sa Alberta. Nangako ang Ottawa ng 510 milyon dolyar sa pamamagitan ng Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund at sasagutin ng Edmonton ang humigit‑kumulang isang‑ikatlo ng mga karapat‑dapat na gastos ng proyekto, na magbubukas ng mga 428 milyon dolyar na pondo mula sa lalawigan; sinabi ni Tanya Thorn, alkalde ng Okotoks (lunsod sa Alberta), na hihingin ng kanilang bayan ng 33,000 katao ang kabayaran para sa 50 milyon dolyar na utang sa karagdagang pipeline ng tubig.
  2. Tinatanggihan ng Elections Alberta ang mga paratang na nag‑deregister ng botante bago ang plebisito ng 19 Oktubre. Sinabi ni Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure na hindi kayang tanggalin ng Voterlink ang mga rehistrasyon at na ang mga botanteng bumoto noon at hindi lumipat malamang nakarehistro pa rin; kinumpirma rin ng Elections Alberta na hindi diretso naka‑access ang Voterlink sa List of Electors system.
  3. Polis ng Calgary umamin sa pagnanakaw ng higit sa 20,000 dolyar na gamit mula sa Home Depot. Inamin ng isang pulis ng Calgary ang pagkakasala sa pagnanakaw na umabot sa higit sa 20,000 dolyar sa mga paninda ng Home Depot (tindahan ng hardware), ayon sa mga rekord ng korte; nagsumite ng guilty plea ang opisyal at haharap sa disiplina at mga legal na kahihinatnan kaugnay ng mga kasong iyon.
  4. Naglabas ang AHS ng advisory ukol sa cyanobacteria sa Lake Sundance matapos matuklasan ang toxin. Kinumpirma ng Alberta Health Services (AHS) ang presensya ng blue‑green algal toxins sa Lake Sundance (lawa) at nagbabala ng mga sintomas tulad ng pangangati ng balat, lagnat at pagduduwal na karaniwang lumilitaw sa loob ng isa hanggang tatlong oras; binanggit ni Marc Strous ng University of Calgary (pananaliksik) na ang mas maiinit at mas mahahabang tag‑init ay nagpapataas ng dalas ng mga bloom.

🚑 Balita at Insidente

  1. Ilang araw na outage ng Telus nagiwan ng humigit‑kumulang 1,600 customer sa Calgary nang walang serbisyo. Ayon sa Telus (kumpanyang telekomunikasyon), dumoble ang mga pagnanakaw ng tanso noong 2026 at mga 1,600 customer sa Calgary (lunsod) ang naapektuhan ngayong buwan, na may outage sa Ogden, Kingsland at Bowness dahil sa pinutol na mga cable at pinsalang collateral sa fibre; nagrereport ang mga customer ng pagkawala ng serbisyo mula pa noong 3 Agosto at mabagal ang takbo ng pagkukumpuni.
  2. Iniligtas ng mga rescue crew ang drayber ng pickup na natagpuang nasa Bow River. Nakuha ng emergency responders ang drayber ng isang pickup mula sa Bow River (ilog); dinala ng mga crew ang drayber sa ospital pagkatapos ng insidente, ayon sa mga ulat ng serbisyo ng emergency.

🎨 Komunidad at Kultura

  1. Labindalawang international students sa protesta sa Calgary tinukoy at nirefer sa CBSA matapos beripikasyon ng status. Labindalawang international students na nagprotesta sa Calgary ay nirefer sa isang tanggapan ng Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA; ahensiya ng hangganan) matapos ang pagsusuri ng kanilang status, ayon sa pag‑uulat tungkol sa demonstrasyon at mga kasunod na referral.
  2. B.C. Lions tinalo ang Calgary Stampeders 30‑26 sa McMahon Stadium; tinamaan ng mga injury ang Stampeders. Ang 30‑26 na panalo ng Lions (koponang CFL) nagtulak sa kanila sa 4‑5 habang nanatili ang Stampeders (koponang CFL) sa 4‑6; nagkulang o napilitang umalis ang mga starter na sina Vernon Adams Jr. at Dedrick Mills ng Calgary dahil sa pinaghihinalaang head injuries sa ika‑apat na quarter.

📰 Ngayon Din

  • Nagtapos ang "Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition" matapos ang 18 taon.
  • Ipinagpaliban ng Alberta ang bagong limitasyon sa mga watawat sa mga paaralan hanggang sa huling bahagi ng taon.
  • Kawalang‑kabalahan sa pag‑iimbestiga ng overdose ng isang kabataang taga‑Alberta humihingi ng agarang pagpapakilala ng involuntary care.
  • Inaprubahan ng korte ang 4.5 milyon dolyar na settlement laban sa WestJet sa class action tungkol sa harassment ng flight attendant.
  • Nakuha ng Red Deer RCMP ang mahigit 1 kg fentanyl at 15,000 dolyar na cash; isang akusado nananatiling wanted.
  • Si Trevor Harris, 40, patuloy na mahusay na may 2,655 yards at 19 TDs ngayong CFL season.
  • Susuriin ng Alberta kung kayang suportahan ng suplay ng tubig ang paglago ng populasyon at ekonomiya.
  • Si Preston Manning magiging co‑chair ng virtual forum tungkol sa mga hinaing kay Ottawa bago ang plebisito.
  • Itinigil ng private clinic na Grifols ang lahat ng koleksyon ng plasma sa Canada.
  • Isang lokal na lalaki nagbebenta ng hotdog sa edad 57 matapos matupad ang 30‑taong pangarap.
  • Sang‑ayon ang WestJet na magbayad ng settlement sa kasong sexual harassment (pahayag ng kumpanya).
  • Naglabas ang Environment Canada ng tornado watch para sa ilang bahagi ng silangang Alberta.
  • Sinabi ng Stampede na huli na ang isang lalaki para i‑cash ang 125,000 dolyar na 50/50 ticket.

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