🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- 16-year-old Jazmin Dhesi fatally shot outside Hairsine condo; arrest made. Dhesi was shot just before 7 a.m. outside Park Hill Condominiums in northeast Edmonton and died at the scene, and Edmonton police announced Tuesday that they have arrested a youth in the homicide investigation. Neighbours said Dhesi was visiting a friend at the complex when the shooting occurred, and police declined further details because the accused is a youth.
- Sentencing hearing underway for Calgary man convicted of drugging and assaulting sex-trade workers. Sixty-two-year-old Richard Mantha faces sentencing after an April 2023 arrest and a trial that began in January 2024; Justice Judith Shriar found him guilty on six counts in April, including sexual assault and knowingly administering a noxious substance, for offences alleged between September 2020 and March 2023.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Councillor Karen Principe asks city staff to report on infill housing’s effect on nearby property values. Principe’s motion asks staff to study multi-unit infill impacts after a 2024 zoning bylaw change allowing sixplexes to 16-unit buildings; a study funded by Edmonton Neighbourhoods United found homes within 50 metres of multi-unit infill sold for about 7.4% less on average—roughly $34,000 per sale in the analysed sample.
- Alberta businesses concerned as U.S. tariff talks near midnight deadline, Calgary Chamber warns. Ruhee Ismail-Teja, vice-president of policy at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, said Alberta firms are “very concerned” as negotiators consider a potential 50% U.S. tariff, and warned the outcome will “solidify” whether businesses expand into the U.S. or prioritize internal Canadian markets after 18 months of trade uncertainty.
- Hope Mission seeks rezoning to convert thrift store/warehouse into a 120-bed permanent Edmonton shelter. The public hearing on rezoning the site near Argyll Road and 75th Street heard Hope Mission senior director Tim Pasma say the agency saw a 23% increase in winter site visits last year and wants to decentralize services; neighbouring businesses at the hearing opposed the location citing proximity to a casino, liquor and cannabis stores.
- Wetaskiwin mayor Joe Branco allowed back after court-approved interim agreement, must retake training. A court order lifted Branco’s ban on attending city council after he agrees to retake respectful workplace training and avoid contact with the complainant; Branco admitted to many allegations in the city report and his lawyer plans a judicial review with a first hearing hoped for in fall 2027.
🏈 Sports
- Edmonton’s J.J. Ross named CFL top player for Week 11 after two-interception, TD game. Ross recorded two interceptions including an 85-yard return touchdown and had four defensive tackles in Edmonton’s 42-12 win over Toronto, earning his first multiple-interception game and first career touchdown; teammates Cody Fajardo (301 passing yards, one TD) and B.C.’s Zander Horvath also received weekly honours for Week 11.
- Tyson Philpot leads CFL at midseason with 98 targets, 74 catches and 1,154 yards. At 26, Philpot is on pace for a projected 148 catches and 2,308 yards—figures that would break Canadian single-season records for catches (116) and receiving yards (1,662) and surpass Allen Pitts’s all-time yards mark of 2,036; Philpot reached 1,000 receiving yards in eight games, the fastest by a Canadian.
📰 Also Today
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- Telus World of Science delays reopening until next year.
- Edmonton outlines plan to combat growing Dutch elm disease problem.
- U.S. business owners warn 50% tariffs could force them from Canadian suppliers.
- Alberta librarians anxious about complying with new restrictions before Jan. 1 deadline.
- Rural Alberta immigration pilot offers lessons for provincial control debate.
- U of A trial adds evidence that walking can aid PTSD recovery.
- Carney calls last-minute U.S. tariff negotiations 'delicate' and 'intense'.
- Alberta Utilities Commission rejects power plant for Olds data centre plan.
- Premier Danielle Smith calls byelection for Calgary‑Shaw.
- Treaty 6 chief asks for respect after Alberta misses anniversary event.
- Dispute over Edmonton Marathon route accuracy involves elite and amateur runners.
- Federal health minister concerned as Alberta adopts dual‑practice health model.
