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Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally will attend the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas this week to promote Alberta’s new iGaming market and discuss player protections. He is scheduled to join a panel on Tuesday with representatives from FanDuel, GeoComply and the Alberta iGaming Corporation.
Albertans will vote Oct. 19 on five immigration-related questions among 10 referendum questions, including whether the province should take greater control over immigration and impose fees or waiting periods for some newcomers. Premier Danielle Smith and Immigration Minister Joseph Schow say details would be worked out only if voters authorize the changes.
Madison Willan, a former Alberta Pandas hockey player and longtime member of Canada’s women’s national baseball team, played the inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League with the New York Heights. Drafted 35th overall, she hit .458 in 12 games and hopes the league’s next season will offer more games and help inspire young girls to play baseball.
An Ipsos poll found 20 per cent of Albertans intend to vote for holding a second, binding referendum on leaving Canada, while 81 per cent said they plan to vote on Oct. 19. Ipsos Senior Vice President Gregory Jack says unequal turnout could make the separation question’s support among ballots cast differ from support across the province.
Beaumont expects a proposed innovation park to attract businesses and support long-term economic opportunities. Alberta will provide $38.5 million over three years for roads and underground infrastructure at a proposed safety campus planned as the park’s anchor tenant.
RCMP have charged 21-year-old Jaideep Singh with arson over a June fire that destroyed eight businesses in Airdrie. The blaze caused more than $1 million in damage; no one was hurt.
Lethbridge police say prowling has increased slightly in recent weeks and are urging residents to lock their vehicles and remove valuables. Two stolen cars recovered this week had been left with keys inside, while vehicle thefts across Alberta remain below levels from five years ago.
Nearly 100 volunteers from 19 companies worked at Edmonton’s Terra Centre during the 20th annual United Way of Alberta Engineering Day of Caring. Projects included replacing a fence, expanding the playground and adding an outdoor sensory station.
Eric Steeves says he wants to bring jobs and a stronger tax base to the southern Alberta region where his family has farmed for five generations. Nearby Little Bow Resort residents cite concerns about water, power, light and the environment, while a judicial review of the rezoning is scheduled for next week.
Shawn Thompson, 30, faces six sexual assault charges linked to incidents in Airdrie and Calgary. He has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Airdrie court on Oct. 1.
The province is providing $38.5 million to build infrastructure for Beaumont Innovation Park, including a proposed campus for hands-on training of law enforcement and commercial drivers. The 160-acre project has no firm opening timeline, and the Alberta Motor Transport Association will finance, build and operate the campus.
The Alberta NDP has filed a court application in Edmonton seeking to overturn provincial rules limiting the voter information Elections Alberta can share with political parties. The party says the restrictions could undermine election-law requirements and make it harder to prevent multiple voting in the Oct. 19 referendum.
Jonathan Schaeffer, a University of Alberta professor emeritus and AI entrepreneur, says governments and companies must move quickly to control risks from rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. He called for local, national and international action, following reports that an OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s health-care system.
A mural by Métis/Cree illustrator Paityn Savoie was unveiled Friday on the Citadel Theatre’s north exterior wall in Edmonton, in conjunction with the Edmonton Mural Festival. The work depicts Alberta plants and wildlife and was chosen from more than 500 submissions.
The Alberta Motor Association is marking its 100th anniversary with a free public exhibition of archival objects and displays at The Creative Hive. The show runs through Nov. 8 and is scheduled to appear at Wetaskiwin’s Reynolds Museum in 2028.
Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said two recent Edmonton incidents in which former detainees were left on downtown streets resulted from human error. Municipal leaders say similar releases have affected communities near correctional facilities across Alberta, while the province says it will take steps to prevent a repeat.
A truck struck the centre median on northbound Deerfoot Trail near 17 Avenue S.E. shortly before 11:30 a.m. Friday. Police said no one was injured, but passing lanes in both directions would be closed for much of the day, causing significant delays.
The Alberta NDP has filed a court application in Edmonton challenging new provincial rules that limit the voter information Elections Alberta may share with political parties. The party says the restrictions undermine the voter list’s purpose and could make it harder to prevent repeat voting in the Oct. 19 referendum.
Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said two mishandled releases of former prisoners in Edmonton’s Chinatown resulted from human error and said the province is taking corrective measures. He made the comments in Beaumont, where Alberta also announced $38.5 million for groundwork at an Innovation Park planned to include a safety training campus.
An 18-year-old was arrested and charged after Alberta’s Internet Child Exploitation unit investigated threats against two youths and alleged use of their location data. The unit believes there may be more victims and is urging families to review social media location settings.