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Twin Butte’s Ridge Flundra finished his first Canadian Finals Rodeo second in Canada in junior steer riding after moving up one spot during four rounds in Edmonton. IMAGE: Canadian Finals RodeoTwin Butte’s Ridge Flundra finished second in Canada in junior steer riding at his first Canadian Finals Rodeo, earning $8,045 during his 2026 season. Ridge Flundra is coming home from his first Canadian Finals Rodeo as the second-best junior steer rider in the country. The 15-year-old from Twin Butte finished the CFR in Edmonton on Saturday with $8,045 in season earnings, second only to champion Ryder Topolinski of Grande Prairie. Ridge came into the finals ranked third and moved up a spot over four rounds, finishing $281 ahead of Hayes Howe of Irvine. He placed second twice in Edmonton. On opening night, he scored 74.25 points on C-Bar’s 46 Maneater, and on Friday, he rode Lazy 2’s C44 for 76.50. Those two rides earned him third in the aggregate and $1,600 at the finals. It was a tough week to stay aboard, too: across the four rounds, only 11 of 24 rides were qualified rides. In Saturday afternoon’s fourth round, Ridge was given a re-ride after starting on steer 915.

Council on Foreign RelationsDuring the annual UN General Assembly, government and business leaders spoke at CFR about strengthening alliances and partnerships, reforming the global financial system, and managing security pressures—from the African Sahel to the South China Sea. By experts and staffPublishedOctober 1, 2026 4:08 p.m. The 2026 UN General Assembly was held under a telling theme: restoring trust and managing transformation. As UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of widening global fault lines, world leaders who spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) last week focused on the practical stakes for their own countries and regions, including how to attract investment, the need for reform at the United Nations, and ways to handle increased conflict. Here is what they told CFR audiences. Mexican Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco Outlines Investment Priorities, Regional RelationsMexico is seeing a “strong recovery” in private, national, and foreign investment, said Velasco, emphasizing the government’s efforts to create “longer-term certainty” for investors.

The 20th annual Cape to Cabot road race is taking place tomorrow. The grueling 20 km trek sees participants running from one historic landmark to another: From Cape Spear to Cabot Tower on top of Signal Hill. The race starts at 8 a.m., and because of that there are a few related road closures in St. John’s. Between 7:45 and 11a.m. there will be numerous road closures along the route. A full list can be found online at VOCM dot com. Expect traffic impacts from 7:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. on routes including Blackhead Road, Southside Road, Water Street, Harbour Drive, Duckworth Street, Temperance Street and Signal Hill Road.

On Monday, Albertans vote on whether to stay in Canada or hold another binding referendum on quitting Canada. If the vote goes as polls suggest, a majority of Albertans will mark an X to stay in Confederation, and Premier Danielle Smith has said if that’s so, she expects everyone to accept it and move on. Leaders of the independence movement contest that. And political watchers are divided about whether separation — previously a fringe sentiment — will now be a prominent, permanent feature of Alberta’s political landscape, as in Quebec. Julian Castro-Rea, a political-science professor at the University of Alberta who studies the separation debates in Quebec and Alberta, believes as long as Alberta feels alienated from the Canadian capital — feeling that Ottawa benefits from Alberta’s resource economy without giving back — the movement will have fuel. “Even if the referendum is lost, the westernization will still be around, because it’s kind of a way which, traditionally, Albertans have related to the rest of Canada,” says Castro-Rea, who believes western alienation may remain indefinitely. Story continues below advertisement

It’s no secret the long-held Canadian consensus on immigration has fractured — pulled apart by a rapid increase in new arrivals post-pandemic and growing affordability challenges. Now, that fracture is starting to show up at the ballot box. The Parti Québécois won a minority mandate in Quebec on a platform that included promises of tighter immigration controls, which the party linked to protecting French culture and easing pressure on public services and housing. And when Albertans head to the polls Monday to vote on whether to hold a future referendum on separation from Canada, they’ll also be answering five separate questions on immigration being pushed by the government of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Those questions include:— Should the province should have more say over economic immigration?— Should provincially funded services should be restricted to citizens, permanent residents and those with “Alberta-approved” immigration status? Story continues below advertisement