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Walk-off Field Goal, Saksi sa Pagtaas ng Kapanganakan at Saksak sa Templo — Linggong Balita ng Edmonton

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Seremoniya militari para sa correctional officer na si Nicolae Serban idinaos sa Edmonton. Mga 200 katao ang dumalo sa libing ni Serban noong Sabado; namatay siya sa isang aksidente noong unang bahagi ng Agosto habang naglilipat ng preso mula sa Edmonton Institute for Women (Edmonton, Alberta). Kasama sa nasawi sa banggaan ang kasamahan niyang si Ramandeep Kaur Maan at ang preso na si Keira Mooswa. Nakaiskedyul naman ang seremoniya militari para kay Maan sa Linggo.
  2. Natuklasan na mas mahaba kaysa regulasyon ang kurso ng Edmonton Marathon pagkatapos ng karera. Kinumpirma ng mga opisyal ng karera na ang buong marathon course ay 674.7 metro ang sobrang haba matapos ang karera noong Linggo, kahit na may mahigit 10,000 nagparehistro; sinabi ng Boston Athletic Association (samahan ng Boston Marathon) na maaaring tanggapin pa rin ang opisyal na hindi inamyendang resulta para sa kwalipikasyon sa Boston para sa mga tumugon sa pamantayan.

🏈 Sports

  1. Walk-off field goal na 40 yarda ni Vincent Blanchard nagbigay-panalo sa Edmonton Elks. Pinalusot ni Blanchard ang 40-yarda field goal habang nag-expire na ang oras para madala ang Elks sa 22-19 na panalo laban sa Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Winnipeg). Umangat ang rekord ng Edmonton Elks (Edmonton) sa 8-3 at nanatili silang nangunguna sa CFL West Division; bumaba naman ang Bombers sa 5-5.
  2. Miyu Yamashita nanguna nang maaga sa CPKC Women’s Open sa Royal Mayfair. Nag-shoot si Yamashita ng season-low na 62 para manguna sa Royal Mayfair; si Nasa Hataoka ay isang palo ang deperensya habang ang defending champion na si Brooke Henderson ay nasa 5-under matapos ang ikalawang round na 68, at apat na palo ang layo ni Henderson mula sa clubhouse leader na si Soo Bin Joo na nasa 9 under.
  3. Maglalaro ang Edmonton Oilers ng preseason NHL games sa Germany sa 2027. Naka-iskedyul na maglaro ang Oilers (Edmonton) at ang Boston Bruins sa mga laro ng NHL sa Germany noong 2027, bahagi ng planong internasyonal na exhibition na isasama ang Edmonton franchise ng NHL sa mga pupunta sa ibang bansa.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. 16 anyos na inaresto at kinasuhan ng second-degree murder sa pamamaril sa hilagang Edmonton. Sinabi ng Edmonton Police (Edmonton Police Service) na dumating ang mga opisyal sa insidente noong 16 Agosto malapit sa 139 Avenue at 32 Street; isang 16 anyos na babae ang natagpuang may tama ng bala at idineklarang patay, at isang 16 anyos na lalaki ang isinampa ng kaso para sa second-degree murder matapos kumpirmahin ng autopsy ang nakamamatay na tama ng bala.
  2. Dalawang lalaki sinaksak habang nagdarasal sa umaga sa Nanaksar gurdwara sa northeast Edmonton. Sinabi ng mga pinuno ng templo na isang puting lalaking suspek ang pumasok sa Nanaksar gurdwara sa Manning Drive habang may umagang dasal bago ang kasal at sinaksak ang dalawang matandang lalaki; pinigilan ng mga dumalo ang suspek at tinawag ang pulisya, at pinaniniwalaang nasa matatag na kondisyon ang mga nasugatan.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Sinasiyasat ng Lungsod ng Edmonton ang muling paggamit ng calcium chloride para sa anti-icing ng mga kalsada tuwing taglamig. Ayon sa ulat sa patakaran ng snow at ice, susuriin ng mga kawani ang mga bentahe at disbentahe ng calcium chloride matapos ang mga mosyon ng mga konsehal; sinubukan ng Edmonton ang compound noong 2017–18 ngunit itinigil noong 2019 dahil sa mga alalahanin tungkol sa korosyon ng mga sasakyan at imprastruktura.
  2. Ipinaplano ang paggunita sa ika-150 anibersaryo ng Treaty 6 sa Fort Carlton. Nakaiskedyul ang mga paggunita sa Fort Carlton Historic Park na may mga tagapagsalita kabilang sina Governor General Louise Arbour (Tagapangulo ng Canada), Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak at federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, bilang pagmamarka ng 150 taon mula sa kasunduan noong 1876.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Muling nagbukas ang Valleyview IGA sa Parkview, kanlurang Edmonton. Muling nagbukas ang Valleyview IGA sa 142 Street at 91 Avenue sa pangangasiwa ni manager Stuart Trenchard; sinabi ng retailing director ng University of Alberta na si John Pracejus na maaaring makahikayat ang kilalang IGA banner ng mga mamimili sa kapitbahayan lalo't tumataas ang presyo ng pagkain.
  2. Mga organizer ng Edmonton Pride ipinagtanggol ang presensya ng pulisya sa gitna ng batikos. Inanunsyo ng Edmonton PrideFest Association ang pinalakas na seguridad at presensya ng pulisya para sa parada ngayong weekend matapos ang mga kamakailang atake sa ibang lugar; sinabi ng festival producer na si Trevor Watson na pag-iingat ang pulisya, habang ilang grupo kabilang ang RaricaNow ay pumutol ng ugnayan dahil sa makasaysayang pang-aapi sa LGBTQ+ at mga komunidad na may kulay.

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