Overview

• Opinion and letters describe a wave of strikes across sectors nationwide, with Alberta’s teachers’ walkout singled out as the most consequential for students.
• A Calgary Herald columnist reports advance voting is sharply lower than in 2021, with one candidate privately predicting turnout could fall to roughly 25–30 percent of registered voters.
• The columnist cites a postal labour disruption, undecided voters, family pressures from school closures and Diwali falling on voting day as factors likely to depress participation.
• The Canadian Press reports the Flames erased a 3–0 deficit to beat the Oilers 4–3 in an eighth‑round shootout, with Nazem Kadri netting the winner and 19‑year‑old rookie Matvei Gridin scoring in his NHL debut.
• Edmonton’s Red Knot Studio won the Creative City Network of Canada’s Legacy Award for child‑friendly public artworks on Churchill Square and at the Milner Library, with a city celebration set for Saturday afternoon.