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Weekly Calgary août 31 - sept. 6, 2026

Fuite budgétaire, dernier vol des Snowbirds et tragédie au rodéo — la semaine à Calgary

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. La cinéaste autochtone Georgina Lightning tuée au rodéo d'Enoch après avoir été heurtée par un cheval. La GRC a confirmé que la femme est décédée au circuit hippique d'Enoch Park samedi soir lorsqu'un cheval a quitté la piste et l'a percutée; la famille a identifié la victime comme Georgina Lightning et la nation crie d'Enoch a indiqué que le bureau du chef Cody Thomas collabore avec les autorités dans le cadre de l'enquête.

  2. Motocycliste tué dans un accident dans le nord-ouest de Calgary. La police est intervenue suite à une collision dans le nord-ouest de Calgary qui a causé la mort d'un homme; le dossier décrit l'incident comme un accident impliquant une seule moto et les services d'urgence ont constaté le décès du conducteur sur place, tandis que les enquêteurs sont sur les lieux pour déterminer la cause et l'heure exacte.

  3. Femme de 80 ans grièvement blessée après avoir été heurtée par un autobus de Calgary Transit. La police de Calgary indique qu'une femme de 80 ans a été heurtée par un autobus municipal et transportée avec des blessures graves; l'incident a donné lieu à une enquête sur place menée par la police de Calgary et les opérations de Transit pour documenter les détails et la chronologie de la collision.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. La province fixe au 1er oct. l'entrée en vigueur d'une taxe de recyclage de 14 $ sur les panneaux solaires et l'interdiction des décharges. Le gouvernement de l'Alberta a confirmé qu'une taxe de recyclage de 14 $ imposée au fabricant prendra effet le 1er oct. et que les panneaux solaires usagés seront interdits des sites d'enfouissement; la règle s'appliquera dans toute la province, y compris à Calgary, pour soutenir un nouveau régime de recyclage et les règles de disposition établies par les régulateurs.

  2. Un site proposé pour le centre de données Wonder Valley, dans le nord de l'Alberta, obtient un zonage industriel spécial. Les autorités ont désigné l'emplacement proposé pour le centre de données Wonder Valley comme zone industrielle spéciale; la décision concerne un site du nord de l'Alberta et lève un obstacle important dans le calendrier de développement du projet.

  3. Récolte canadienne de canola bien partie après des difficultés récentes. Des analyses citent l'amélioration des conditions et des superficies en culture record cette saison comme motifs pour estimer que cette année pourrait être l'une des meilleures pour le canola canadien, avec des conséquences pour les producteurs albertains et les volumes d'exportation évoqués dans le rapport.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Réunion spéciale du conseil de Calgary convoquée après la fuite de documents budgétaires confidentiels. Le maire Jeromy Farkas a demandé une réunion spéciale à huis clos pour obtenir des avis juridiques après que Global News a obtenu des papiers budgétaires préliminaires montrant une possible hausse de 20,2 % de la taxe foncière l'an prochain pour couvrir 510 millions $ en nouvelles demandes de fonctionnement; le conseil a demandé à l'administration de réduire les demandes dans une limite de 15 %.

  2. Le maire qualifie les chiffres divulgués de « liste de souhaits »; le différend autour du lanceur d'alerte se poursuit. Les documents confidentiels rendus publics montraient des scénarios fiscaux pluriannuels incluant une hausse de 20,2 % pour 2027 et des augmentations subséquentes; le maire a réitéré qu'aucune décision fiscale n'a été prise tandis que le conseil prépare des chiffres révisés pour une séance à huis clos le 22 sept.

  3. Élections Alberta avance la date limite des bulletins postaux en raison d'une hausse des demandes. Élections Alberta a fait état d'environ 290 000 demandes de bulletin postal — soit environ cinq fois le total des élections de 2023 — et a avancé la date limite pour les demandes de bulletin spécial au 25 sept. au lieu du 9 oct. afin de gérer l'impression et le dépouillement avant le référendum du 19 oct.

  4. Les conservateurs fédéraux lancent la campagne « Conservatives for Canada » en Alberta avant le référendum. Le Parti conservateur national a lancé une campagne en faveur du maintien au Canada en Alberta alors que la province se prépare au référendum du 19 oct. qui demande aux Albertains s'ils désirent rester dans la Confédération ou poursuivre un vote contraignant sur la séparation.

  5. Un groupe en faveur de l'indépendance de l'Alberta publie un plan de transition détaillant les étapes pour devenir un pays. Un groupe séparatiste a publié un plan de transition en plusieurs points qui détaille les mesures juridiques et de gouvernance vers l'indépendance; le plan alimente le débat public alors que l'Alberta se prépare aux procédures du référendum d'octobre.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Homme de Lethbridge accusé après que deux jeunes filles ont signalé des agressions sexuelles. Nicholas Tilbe, 30 ans, de Lethbridge, fait face à quatre chefs d'ingérence sexuelle et un chef d'agression sexuelle après que la police dit qu'une fille de 12 ans et une de 10 ans ont signalé des incidents survenus entre juin 2024 et mai 2026; des dates d'audience sont prévues le 8 sept. et le 22 sept.

  2. La GRC enquête après des coups de feu visant des agneaux près de Wainwright; un carcasse retrouvée. La GRC indique que quelqu'un s'est introduit dans un pâturage à l'ouest de Wainwright entre le 23 et le 24 août; un agneau a été touché à la jambe et un deuxième a été retrouvé dépecé derrière un hangar, ce qui a déclenché une enquête policière et poussé la famille agricole à renforcer la sécurité.

🏥 Health

  1. Les travailleuses et travailleurs de première ligne signalent des lacunes de service après la fermeture du site de consommation supervisée de Calgary. Le personnel de première ligne rapporte des soutiens réduits et un accès limité pour les clients depuis la fermeture du site de consommation supervisée à Calgary, évoquant une pression accrue sur les services de proximité et les intervenants d'urgence locaux alors que la ville s'adapte à l'absence du site.

  2. Un médecin d'Edmonton affirme qu'un délai ambulancier de 1,5 heure a précédé le décès de sa femme et réclame des changements. Le Dr Guy Blais a déclaré avoir appelé le 911 à 4 h 52 le 24 juillet et a noté que l'arrivée de l'ambulance a pris environ une heure et 24 minutes; il dit que sa conjointe de 65 ans, Elaine Warren-Blais, s'est détériorée pendant ce laps de temps et demande des réformes du système d'intervention d'urgence.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Jann Arden, Celeigh Cardinal et d'autres se produiront gratuitement au Concert pour l'unité de Calgary le 20 sept. La campagne Forever Canadian a programmé un « Calgary Concert for Unity » gratuit au site historique The Confluence (Fort Calgary) le 20 sept. avec Jann Arden, Celeigh Cardinal, Reuben Bullock et John Wort Hannam pour promouvoir le maintien dans la Confédération en vue du référendum du 19 oct.

  2. Sametz, de Calgary, remporte l'argent en contre-la-montre C3 masculin aux mondiaux de cyclisme sur route para. Sametz a décroché la médaille d'argent en contre-la-montre C3 masculin aux championnats du monde de cyclisme sur route para, marquant une place sur le podium international pour l'athlète de Calgary et s'ajoutant au palmarès canadien de la compétition.

🏈 Sports

  1. La Bataille de l'Alberta de la Fête du Travail met en lumière la bataille des revirements entre les Stampeders et les Elks. Calgary (5-6) et Edmonton (8-3) abordaient la Fête du Travail avec Edmonton en tête de la LCF pour les revirements forcés (33) et un différentiel de +14 contre +11 pour Calgary; les entraîneurs ont souligné la sécurité du ballon et le différentiel de revirements comme facteurs décisifs pour le match rival de lundi.

  2. Les Snowbirds effectueront leur dernier vol au Grey Cup de Calgary le 15 nov. Les Snowbirds des Forces canadiennes ont annoncé que leur dernière présentation aérienne aura lieu lors du 113e Grey Cup à Calgary le 15 nov. au stade McMahon, clôturant leur saison du 55e anniversaire avant la retraite de la flotte CT-114 Tutor dans les années à venir.

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  • Breaking & Incidents: 3 items
  • Government & Politics: 5 items
  • Economy & Business: 3 items
  • Crime & Public Safety: 2 items
  • Health: 2 items
  • Community & Culture: 2 items
  • Sports: 2 items

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