First Nation to challenge Alberta separation petition | CTV Your Morning Edmonton for April 7, 2026

>> IT IS TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH.

>> THAT WAS A VERY SCARY REAL

AND POTENTIALLY THE FA

SITUATION FOR EVERYONE WITHIN

20 FEET OF THAT NICE.

>> STAFF OF THE ROYAL ALEX ARE

WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY AND OTHERS

WANT TO KNOW WHERE A PROMISE

SECURITY PROGRAM IS AFTER A MAN

IS STABBED IN THE EMERGENCY

DEPARTMENT.

THE ARTEMIS 2 SPACECRAFT

EMERGES FROM THE DARK SIDE OF

THE MOON AS THEIR HISTORIC

MISSION TURNS TOWARD HOME.

>> IT'S BEEN SUCH A BLESSING

TO BE ABLE TO BRING WOMEN'S

HOCKEY TO EDMONTON.

>> THE PWHL AS RECORD-BREAKING

TAKEOVER TOUR ARRIVES IN OUR

CITY TONIGHT, YOUNG FANS

MEETING THE PLAYERS AND

DREAMING OF THEIR OWN HOCKEY

FUTURE. YOUR MORNING STARTS

RIGHT NOW.

>> FOOL WELCOME, WELCOME.

WELCOME.

>> TO YOUR TUESDAY MORNING.

NICE TO HAVE YOU ABOARD.

OH OH. OH. OH, O. WHAT A

SURPRISE OUT THE WINDOW AS WE

ALL WAKE UP THIS MORNING.

COREY, THIS SNOW.

>> AS THAT PROVINCE IS BACK AND

IT IS.

>> AND TOUT THEIR YEAH, IT'S

KIND OF A BIT OF A HEAVY WET

SNOW THAT'S BEEN FALLING AND

COVERING UP THE VEHICLES AND

THE BIT OF THE SURFACES

OUTSIDE. SO YEAH, WE KNEW IT

WAS COMING, BUT WHEN YOU SEE IT

AND IT'S THE BEGINNING OF

APRIL, YOU'RE JUST THINKING

COME ON, BUT WE HAVE TO DEAL

WITH THAT FOR TODAY. ON AND

OFF SNOW AND WET SNOW. IT ALSO

BE A LITTLE BIT WINDY AT TIMES,

BUT WARMER AND SUNNIER DAYS TO

COME. I HAVE THOSE FULL

DETAILS, 3, 5, 10 DAY FORECAST

AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE NEXT

3 HOURS. KIM, WHAT DO YOU HAVE

COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF

HOUR. O LISA, THIS IS GOING TO

BE OUTSIDE.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT NICE

THINGS. WHAT IS YOUR HAPPY

PLACE? WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR

FROM YOU QUESTION OF THE DAY,

COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES.

FIRST, THE NEWS YOU NEED TO

START YOUR DAY. CAN'T BACK TO

YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, KATE.

WILL STAFF IS QUESTIONING

SAFETY AT THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA

HOSPITAL AFTER A PATIENT WAS

STABBED AND NEARLY DIED.

OTHERS WANT TO KNOW WHEN A

PREVIOUSLY PROMISED WEAPONS

SCREENING PILOT PROGRAM WILL

BEGIN.

>> THAT WAS A VERY SCARY REAL

AND POTENTIALLY THE FA

SITUATION FOR EVERYONE WITHIN

20 FEET OF THAT NICE.

>> POLICE SAY A FIGHT BROKE

OUT BETWEEN 2 MEN FRIDAY NIGHT

IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. A 42

YEAR-OLD WAS STABBED, SUFFERING

LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

THE HOSPITAL'S MINISTER SAYS

THE WEAPON SCREENING PROGRAM

THAT WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL

LAYER OF PROTECTION FOR

PATIENTS AND STAFF WILL NOW

BE ACCELERATED.

>> POLICY, IT INVOLVES HAVING

A SIGN AND WAVING A PAPER FOR

EVERYONE TO COMES THROUGH THE

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND ASKING

THEM IF THEY HAVE A WEAPON TO

VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE IT.

>> I'M NOT ASKING MATT JONES

TO PROVIDE PERSONAL SECURITY

AND HOSPITALS. I'M ASKING TO

SIT DOWN WITH THE SECURITY

STAFF WHO ARE THERE WITH THE

NURSES, WITH THE DOCTORS, WITH

THE PARAMEDICS TO HEAR THEIR

STORIES AND PUT THE RESOURCES

IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS

DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

>> THE OPPOSITION NDP AGREES

WITH THE WEAPON SCREENING

PROJECT AND SAYS MORE RESOURCES

IN HOSPITAL SPACES WOULD HELP

ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM.

BUSINESSES ALONG STONY PLAIN

ROAD ARE FRUSTRATED BY A PILE

OF RUBBLE THEY SAY IS A SAFETY

CONCERN. DEBRIS HAS BEEN THERE

NEAR ONE 54 STREET SINCE THE

JASPER PLACE HOTEL BURNED DOWN

IN FEBRUARY IN THE MONTH AND A

HALF SINCE THE BUILDING WAS

FLATTENED IN A FENCE WAS PUT UP

AROUND THE PROPERTY, AT LEAST

PART OF IT. THE DIRECTOR OF

THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION FOR

THE AREA SAYS THE CURRENT STATE

OF AFFAIRS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

TODD JANES TELLS CTV NEWS.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE CITY

OF EDMONTON TO CLEAN UP THE

SITE IN CHARGE OF THE PROPERTY

OWNERS FOR THE COSTS. THIS SITE

IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE

DEBRIS NEEDS TO BE CONTAINED

OR REMOVED IMMEDIATELY. A

SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CITY SAYS

PROBLEM PROPERTIES TEAM IS

INVESTIGATING. THE CITY IS

CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE

PROPERTY OWNER TO GET THINGS

CLEANED UP. FIRST NATION WILL

BE IN COURT TODAY TRYING TO

SHUT DOWN A PETITION URGING THE

PROVINCE TO QUIT CONFEDERATION.

THE STURGEON LAKE CREE NATION

IS IN EDMONTON, ASKING THE

COURT OF KING'S BENCH TO

SUSPEND THE PETITION CAMPAIGN,

ARGUING FIRST NATIONS CONSENT

IS REQUIRED FIRST. THE FIRST

NATION ALLEGES ALBERTA, CANADA

AND THE PROVINCE'S CHIEF

ELECTORAL OFFICER ARE FAILING

TO UPHOLD TREATY RIGHTS.

STAY FREE. ALBERTA IS

COLLECTING SIGNATURES TO

QUALIFY FOR A REFERENDUM ON

ALBERTA, LEAVING CANADA PREMIER

DANIELLE SMITH'S GOVERNMENT HAS

SAID IF ENOUGH NAMES ARE

GATHERED, THE QUESTION WILL BE

PUT TO A VOTE. STAY FREE.

ALBERTA SAYS IT HAS ALREADY

COLLECTED MORE THAN 178,000

SIGNATURES. REQUIRED TO TRIGGER

THE VOTE. WITH A MONTH TO GO

BEFORE THE NAMES NEED TO BE

SUBMITTED. 2 ELECTIONS,

ALBERTA. RURAL MUNICIPALITIES

IN ALBERTA WANTS THE PROVINCE

TO CONSIDER A LIMITED GRIZZLY

BEAR HUNT IS PART OF A BROADER

PLAN TO ADDRESS SAFETY

CONCERNS. THE RESOLUTION FROM

CARDSTON COUNTY WAS PASSED AT

THE RMA SPRING CONVENTION CALLS

ON THE PROVINCE TO REPLACE THE

CURRENT RECOVERY PLAN WITH A

NEW MANAGEMENT APPROACH,

OPENING THE DOOR TO A REGULATED

HUNT. THE ARMY IS ALSO CALLING

FOR INCREASED RESEARCH, BETTER

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT

FOR LANDOWNERS.

>> WE'RE LOOKING FOR A BALANCED

APPROACH THAT PROTECTS THE

LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF RURAL

RESIDENTS. WHILE RECOGNIZING

THE ONGOING IMPORTANCE OF

RESPONSIBLE WILDLIFE

MANAGEMENT.

>> CRITICS SAY THE LAST

COMPREHENSIVE GRIZZLY

POPULATION DATA HE'S NEARLY A

DECADE. ALL ARGUING ANY

DECISION SHOULD BE BASED ON

UPDATED SCIENCE USING CURRENT

GRIZZLY POPULATION. STATISTICS

AND BEGINNING TODAY, COMMUTERS

ON JASPER AVENUE WILL HAVE TO

CONTEND WITH NEW ROAD WORK.

THIS IS THE SECOND PHASE OF THE

CITY'S IMAGINE JASPER AVENUE

PROJECT, PART OF THE MULTI-YEAR