Overview

• Columnists report Calgary’s mayoral race could be decided with historically low support, with one candidate privately predicting turnout near 25% and as few as 70,000 votes potentially enough to win.
• An ongoing Alberta teachers’ strike is keeping children at home and is cited as a factor discouraging civic participation during the election period.
• Letters and commentary describe a broader wave of Canadian labour actions involving Canada Post, Air Canada cabin crew, Alberta public service, healthcare workers, and teachers, with the teachers’ dispute still unresolved.
• In Edmonton, opinion leaders call for stricter bail for repeat and violent offenders, greater transparency in plea deals, and stronger police–Crown coordination, echoing Chief Warren Driechel’s view that public safety cannot rest solely on police.
• On the ice, the Calgary Flames erased a 3–0 deficit to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in a shootout, with Nazem Kadri netting the winner, rookie Matvei Gridin scoring in his NHL debut, and goalie Dustin Wolf making 32 saves plus seven in the shootout.