🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Two men stabbed during morning prayers at Nanaksar gurdwara; suspect in custody. The attack happened Friday morning at the Sikh temple on Manning Drive between Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, and temple leaders said two elderly men were stabbed and are believed to be in stable condition. Temple representatives said congregation members subdued a white male suspect until police arrived. ↗
- Caver freed after 12-hour rescue at Rat’s Nest Cave using new cave radio tech. The trapped caver was pinned around 11:30 a.m. and was freed about 10 p.m. after an operation involving 13 cave rescuers, 10 firefighters and two Kananaskis Mountain rescue members; volunteer-built cave radios were used in a live rescue for the first time. ↗
🏈 Sports
- Walter Cup consigned to the wrong container and didn’t arrive for Lethbridge visit. The PWHL said the version of the Walter Cup issued to champions “did not arrive as expected” when shipped to Lethbridge for Montreal Victoire forward Dara Greig’s planned public event, and the league is working with the shipping company to locate the sterling-silver trophy that weighs about 35 pounds. ↗
- Brooke Henderson sits 5-under after second round at CPKC Women’s Open in Edmonton. Henderson shot a second-round 68 to reach 5-under and trailed clubhouse leader Soo Bin Joo, who was 9-under at Royal Mayfair; the US$2.75-million event cuts to the top 65 players and ties. ↗
💼 Economy & Business
- Lois Hole Hospital recorded 1,720 births from May to July, nearly 20 per day. The Royal Alexandra Hospital reported 61 sets of twins and four sets of triplets during that period, and neonatologist Dr. Sowjanya Sivakoti linked higher multiples to increased fertility drug usage, contributing to more neonatal intensive-care admissions. ↗
- City of Edmonton is weighing a return to calcium chloride for winter anti-icing. The city’s snow and ice policy report notes councillor motions asked for a review of calcium chloride’s positives and negatives after a 2017–2018 pilot that stopped in 2019 amid concerns about vehicle and infrastructure corrosion; the province already uses calcium chloride on the Anthony Henday Drive. ↗
📰 Also Today
- Edmonton parents warned of major yellow-bus fee increases effective September. ↗
- Stabbing at Edmonton Sikh temple leaves 2 injured, man in custody. ↗
- Mounties reviewing First Nations’ call for treason probe into Alberta premier and UCP. ↗
- Conservationists call for more federal enforcement of Species at Risk Act in Alberta. ↗
- Alberta health cards now include expiration dates, new requirement announced. ↗
- Group proposes Alberta independence with elected judges and open-carry laws. ↗
- Growing Indigenous sport keeps traditions alive, profile story on community program. ↗
- Alberta minister faces angry second town hall over proposed AI data centres. ↗
- Parents facing higher fees for Edmonton school buses, district decision reported. ↗
- David Carney views trade deal timing as big challenge for Canada-U.S. talks. ↗
- Former Alexander First Nation chief found to have sexually harassed employee over nine years, tribunal ruling. ↗
- Edmonton to revisit using calcium chloride for snow clearing, council report. ↗