7 October SuperNova Festival Massacre: Impact on Israel & Palestine War The Festival Survivors’ and rescuer Rami Davidiyan’s testimony on what happened on Oct 7 when Hamas militants attacked the festival site. This incident alone has hugely impacted the minds of civilians and will affect the process of war and retaliation. Please let us know what you think about this incident in the comments.

💰 The new Sectoral Workforce Innovation Fund targets training in critical sectors. 🔧 It follows last week’s $430M for skilled trades facilities and equipment. 🏗️ Canada shed 68,000 jobs in September. 📉

📈 Early turnout hit 43.1% of 3,148,343 eligible voters — up from 27.5% in the entire 2023 provincial election. 🏔️ Whatever the result, this is a participation number Alberta has never seen. 🗳️

🗳️ Polls are open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. across the province for the 10-question referendum. 🏔️ 1,356,873 Albertans voted in advance or by mail — 837,791 at advance polls, 519,082 by special ballot. 📊 Elections Alberta is urging people to come early if they can. ⏱️

🔥 The fire was a kilometre off and considered under control, so training continued — then the wind shifted. ⚠️ Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland: “It is not normal for a fire to move a kilometre in 30-to-60 seconds.”

🕯️ Sgt. Morgan Wong, Pte. Shaun Farrell, Pte. Aida Goulding and Pte. Hayden Lykkemark died Saturday during a live-fire exercise in Alberta. Thirty-nine others were hospitalized, 19 in critical condition with severe burns. 🏥

🇺🇸 Trump repeated the line at a campaign rally, saying it’s “the only way it works.” 🚨 It lands days before Alberta’s referendum and weeks before the U.S. midterms. ⚠️

🏔️ The PM made his pitch at a Calgary rally Thursday and brings the campaign to Edmonton today. 🇨🇦 He’s urging Albertans to vote “No to the Nine” alongside staying in Canada. 🗳️ The vote is Monday. ⏱️

🚔 Montreal police have made an arrest in the death of Leïla Ben Salem, killed in her apartment last month during a work meeting. ⚖️ A colleague on the call witnessed the attack. Carney had called it a “shameful crime.” 🕯️

🏭 Lourenco Goncalves hit back at Joly’s forced-sale threat, saying the company is ready to go to court. ⚖️ “Stelco is having a great year, we are making money,” he said, calling the 500 cuts “temporary.” 📉

🚨 Two City of Calgary transit buses collided just after 1 p.m. Thursday at Saddletowne Circle N.E., with flames and heavy smoke pouring from both. 🔥 Three people were declared dead at the scene. One person has life-altering injuries. 💔 The cause is still under investigation.

💰 Tuesday’s $85M went unclaimed, and OLG added $5M to hit the new cap. 🎰 Friday’s draw also carries 18 Maxmillions at $1M each, plus 90+ Maxplus prizes of $100,000. 🇨🇦

🚗 The Conservative leader met GM and Ford reps in Michigan to pitch tariff-free auto trade. 🇺🇸 The current U.S. auto tariff is 25%. Trump has threatened to double it Jan 1. 📉 Poilievre says the trade war mainly helps China. 🚨

🇨🇦 The PM hits Calgary Thursday and Edmonton Friday, days before the vote. 🏛️ The campaign was launched by former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk. 🧡 Poilievre speaks in Calgary Friday too, followed by Danielle Smith. 🎤

🗳️ Downtown Edmonton saw lines stretching half a block with waits up to an hour on day one. 🏔️ Tech issues hit 17 stations; those locations stayed open later. 📋 Final vote is Monday, Oct 19. Ten questions per ballot. ⏱️

🤝 The two former premiers — longtime rivals — are co-chairing a business campaign against separation. 🏔️ Kenney says separatists have “infiltrated” the UCP and the party faces a “reckoning” after the vote. ⚠️

🦠 Montreal public health has flagged a new contagious measles case with exposures at YUL and the pediatric hospital. ⚠️ Anyone who was at either site should check their vaccination status. 💉

🗳️ 310 advance stations open today for five days, ahead of 1,400+ on Oct 19. 🏔️ Elections Alberta needs 60,000 workers and has hired about 44,000. Ten questions per voter. 📋 Results likely won’t be known until early Oct 20. ⏱️

🇨🇦 The PM released a Thanksgiving video aimed squarely at Alberta a week before the referendum. 🏛️ “Generations of Albertans helped build this country. It’s yours, it’s ours, and it’s worth fighting for.”

🏔️ The former Alberta premier is urging federalists not to get complacent ahead of the Oct 19 vote. 🗳️ His worry isn’t that most Albertans want to leave — it’s that only one side shows up. ⚠️