🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Alberta on pace for the most traffic deaths in a decade. RCMP recorded 192 traffic deaths on RCMP-patrolled roads between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31, 2026, up from 144 in the same period in 2025; Alberta RCMP said June was the only month with fewer-than-normal fatalities and warned 2026 could end at a 10-year high if trends continue. ↗
- Calgary man charged after YouTube threat to kill Prime Minister Mark Carney. RCMP’s INSET says Jamie Dacosta, 31, of Calgary was charged under Criminal Code s.264.1(1)(a) after a July 28, 2026 YouTube video; Dacosta remains in custody and is scheduled to appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Calgary on Sep. 15. ↗
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Jason Kenney ties Calgary-Shaw byelection loss to Alberta separatism debate. Kenney posted on X that the NDP’s byelection victory in Calgary-Shaw signals that a vote for separation could hand wins to parties like the NDP and the federal Liberals; Kenney urged voters to note the result ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum on separation. ↗
- Edmonton infill fight spotlights restrictive covenants and a developer buying a contested lot. In McQueen, developer Terry Paranych bought a lot near 146 Street and 110 Avenue that had been slated as an eightplex and now plans a 2,500-square-foot two-storey single-family home; Paranych said the project will include four bedrooms and an attached double garage. ↗
🎨 Community & Culture
- New Nerf-themed roller-coaster nears completion at Galaxyland, replacing the Mindbender. The Vekoma coaster at West Edmonton Mall will offer two ride modes — family “Core” and more intense “Quantum” with added inversions — and replaces the red-and-yellow Mindbender that closed in January 2023 after nearly four decades of operation. ↗
- School cell-phone bans are showing benefits but enforcement is getting harder, teachers say. Most provinces now ban phones for elementary students and allow limited high-school use in eight jurisdictions, Quebec bans phones for all students, and ministers report fewer students using phones — Nova Scotia’s education minister said about seven per cent of students were still found using phones during class. ↗
- Cal Nichols, leader of Edmonton’s push to save NHL hockey, has died at 84. The article reports Cal Nichols died at age 84; Nichols led the community effort to keep NHL hockey in Edmonton. ↗
📰 Also Today
- Edmonton man charged with arson in Wetaskiwin Memorial Arts Centre fire, charge reported. ↗
- Trump says AI poses no real risk, remarks reported by national outlets. ↗
- Alberta referendum proposes more provincial control over immigration, referendum details discussed. ↗
- New 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods take effect, tariffs enacted. ↗
- Alberta NDP win in Calgary-Shaw byelection, NDP victory reported. ↗
- Calgary resident accused of threatening to kill Mark Carney, charge reported. ↗
- Community-led rural clinic saved a life but faces funding uncertainty, short-term grants noted. ↗
- Woman who circulated flyer against rainbow crosswalk says she didn’t mean to discriminate, human-rights hearing coverage. ↗
- Alberta Safeway employees vote to authorize a strike, authorization vote held. ↗
- Alberta government keeps COVID vaccine fee while preparing fall influenza campaign, fee maintained. ↗
- Edmonton mayor calls for provincial review after detainees dropped off in Chinatown, release-protocols questioned. ↗
- Canada hit by at least 110 tornadoes so far this year, tornado tally reported. ↗
- Mark Carney’s push for a 'unique alliance' with the EU explained, policy push outlined. ↗
- Cal Nichols dies at 84, obituary item. ↗