Rising Hate Reports, Henwood Reopening & Smith's U.S. Meetings — Edmonton Saturday

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

1. Immigrant groups warn racism is rising in Alberta ahead of a referendum. Calgary Immigrant Support Society co-founder Saima Jamal reported online threats ahead of a Muslim event and Calgary police assigned uniformed officers to the festival; Edmonton police say there have been 139 hate incidents and 43 (report text truncated) recorded in the city.
2. 97 dogs rescued from Fort McMurray home; charges pending against owner. Alberta animal control removed 97 dogs from a Fort McMurray residence and provincial authorities say criminal charges are under review.
3. Missing hiker found dead at Kananaskis Country's Tent Ridge. Search teams located the missing hiker at Tent Ridge in Kananaskis Country; authorities confirmed the hiker was deceased at the scene.

🏛️ Government & Politics

1. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to meet U.S. officials amid trade war. Premier Danielle Smith will visit Nashville next week to meet Mark Ezell of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Stephanie Coleman of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and Deana Ivey of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp., and she will be joined by Alberta’s senior U.S. representative Nathan Cooper.
2. Canada's chief negotiator explains what went wrong with U.S. trade talks. The report quotes Canada's chief negotiator on the collapse of recent U.S.-Canada trade discussions and outlines reasons identified by Ottawa's lead negotiator.

🏥 Health

1. Edmonton’s Henwood Treatment Centre to reopen once flood damage is repaired, Recovery Alberta says. Recovery Alberta announced that Henwood Treatment Centre in Edmonton will reopen after repairs to flood damage are completed.
2. Obesity Canada launches partnership aimed at improving care in the health system. Obesity Canada announced a new partnership to improve obesity care within Canada's health system.

🎨 Community & Culture

1. Edmonton-born man held for months in ICE detention centres returns to Canada. An Edmonton-born man who was held for months in U.S. ICE detention centres has returned to Canada, according to the report.
2. Stampeders win 28-23 after Dedrick Mills' 49-yard TD with 29 seconds left. In Calgary, Dedrick Mills ran 49 yards for a touchdown with 29 seconds remaining to lift the Stampeders to a 28-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats; Mills finished with 118 yards on 14 carries and quarterback Josh Love completed 25 of 36 passes for 274 yards.

📰 Also Today

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• Alberta researchers seek sightings of a particular squirrel, public science project underway.
• An island appeared then disappeared on B.C.'s largest reservoir, observers report.
• Drinking among Gen Z adults has increased, new data show.
• Canada-U.S. negotiators avoid personal attacks publicly amid trade insults, coverage reports.
• CBC News will adjust its 9/11 language guidance, editorial policy update announced.
• Colorado Avalanche sign Cale Makar to NHL's largest-ever contract, team announcement.
• What went wrong with U.S. trade talks, according to Canada's chief negotiator, analysis published.