🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Extreme heat and flooding challenge Canada Day plans. Environment and Climate Change Canada warns of intense heat and potential flooding, complicating traditional festivities. ↗
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Carney predicts higher emissions due to new energy plan. The Prime Minister expects an emissions increase as Canada shifts back to oil and gas in a bid for national unity. ↗
- Alberta pipeline announcement postponed to Thursday. The province delays detailing its new pipeline project, a significant shift in policy set for July 2. ↗
💼 Economy & Business
- Jasper secures $520 million for reconstruction. Federal funding aims to accelerate recovery efforts in the popular mountain destination. ↗
🏥 Health
- Alberta closes Calgary and Lethbridge supervised consumption sites. Transitioning focus from harm reduction to treatment, the province shifts its drug policy framework. ↗
- Alberta revises parking permit system for the visually impaired. New eligibility aims to increase accessibility for those with severe vision impairment. ↗
🎨 Community & Culture
- Edmonton to explore centralized Diwali celebrations. City councillors propose a unified event to encourage compliance with firework regulations. ↗
📰 Also Today
- Undocumented Alberta students risk losing free school access. ↗
- Canada to play Morocco in FIFA World Cup Round of 16. ↗
- Calgary's supervised consumption site closure remains contentious. ↗
- More families seek financial aid for summer camps. ↗
- Ex-Alberta officer admits to child exploitation material possession. ↗
- Calgary and Alberta under smoke-induced air quality alert. ↗
- Population boom prompts Alberta cities to consider boundary expansion. ↗
- Edmonton records the rainiest June on record. ↗
- Provincial $100M funding tackles complex classrooms. ↗