Lots of really fresh stuff for this Five Songs You Must Hear list, which, for whatever reason, leans decidedly British

1. Leap, Exit Signs
Single (Epitaph)
Recommended If You Like: Bands with backstories

Britain’s Leap is fronted by Jack Scott, a lead singer with bipolar disorder (he’s very open about that) which has a tendency to make the group rather unpredictable. The rest of the band has an interesting pedigree, too. On drums, we have “the multi-instrumental bisexual-Buddhist sensation” Hector Cottam. Declan “BullsEye” Brown is from South Africa and has a thing for cheap denim. And finally on guitar, “a young, fair-haired Jedi in the form of Adam Mason, who is classically trained.

 

2. Fat Dog, Call It What You Want
Cancel Me (I’m Tired) (Domino)
RIYL: Boisterous and unpredictable bands

Coming out of South London, Fat dog is a seven-piece(!!!) group (there are also five ex-members) who have been around for about six years. This album, due October 2, is their second, a follow-up to their debut entitled WOOF. The electronics are still here, but there’s a bit of a punk feel to this new single.

 

3. The Broken Exceptions, Run Away
Single (Independent)
RIYL: Groups in the vein of Wet Leg.

Here’s a group that they say came together almost by accident in late 2025. Using The Ramones, The Donnas, The Clash, The Dollyrots, and The Interrupters as templates, they put a female perspective on everything—with some exceptions when the song calls for it, of course (cf. the band’s name).. It ain’t complicated music, but it ticks all the energy boxes.

4. Adult DVD, Rolling Face
Single (Fat Possum)
RIYL: Something on the frenetic side.

There six people in this band from Leeds which was born sometime in 2021 during the COVID lockdown (BTW, Fat Dog—see above—came together the same way). If you feel like getting lost in a techno sound that wouldn’t have been out of place in 1996, grab a glow stick and a bottle of water and listen to this.

 

5. Alewya, Cairo FM
Zero (London Records)
RIYL: Something slinky and soulful

Alewya Demmisse is originally from Saudia Arabia and raised in Sudan by Egyptian and Ethiopian parents. Since moving to Britain, she has established herself a performer, multi-disciplinary artist, and model. See how many subtle exotic influences you can pick out in this song.

 

 

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As far as we know, The Clash, one of the greatest punk bands of all time, ceased to exist sometime in the mid-1980s. The end began on September 10, 1983, when Mick Jones was kicked out by Joe Strummer and Paul Simonen.

“It is felt,” they said, “that Jones drifted away from the original idea of the group.” Jones was replaced by two people: guitarist Nick Sheppard and another guitarist named Vince White. There were rehearsals and some tours, but the new line-up struggled.

Then both Joe’s father and mother died, which sent him into a tailspin. Eventually, an album entitled Cut the Crap was released in 1985, with most of the backing tracks played by anonymous studio musicians. Gigs that followed did not go well, and in October of that year, Joe called time on The Clash.

There was no announcement, no statement, no goodbye. They just…stopped. And despite many rumours of a reunion over the years, it never happened.

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The family of a student pilot who died in a mid-air collision in Steinbach last summer is shattered to hear two people are dead after another plane crash near Kisbey, Sask. on Friday evening.

A Cessna 172 was on a night flight from Regina back to Steinbach, Man., but didn’t arrive as scheduled, according to Adam Penner, president of Harv’s Air. The aircraft was found Friday evening and both occupants were dead.

There was a post-impact fire, said Sophie Wistaff, media relations at the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), in an emailed statement on Sunday.

Harv’s Air is a Manitoba-based flight school which opened in 1973, according to its website.

The plane crash on Friday marks the school’s third incident with crashes and injuries in less than two years.

Two student pilots at Harv’s Air, Sreehari Sukesh and Savanna Royes, were pronounced dead on-scene after colliding mid-air while practicing a training exercise in July 8, 2025.

“Our hearts just literally stopped because there’s not one day that goes by that we don’t think of Savy and her accident,” said Loraine Royes, Savanna’s mother. “Just knowing that two more lives have been lost and two more families are basically going to face what we have been facing… It’s the worst.”

Loraine said her husband, Tim, checked Savanna’s location because he follows her when she flies, and they realized the plane wasn’t moving and laid still in a field. Tim broke down crying, she said.

“They (Harv’s Air) said ‘hold on.’ Those two words haunted me for the rest of my life because I knew it wasn’t good,” said Loraine, recalling the conversation she had with the school. “My whole body just went into complete shock.”

Savanna was the youngest of three kids.

“She was the kindest and sweetest person ever. She always put people first… she was just light,” said Loraine.

“The entire Harv’s Air family is shocked and saddened by this tragedy. Both pilots had close ties to their fellow students and instructors,” said Penner, in an emailed statement on Sunday.

TSB said they expect to have a preliminary summary of the plane crash later this week.

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Pierre Poilievre says Canada will “never be the 28th state of the European Union” as Prime Minister Mark Carney pursues deeper ties with Europe amid a trade war with the United States.

Poilievre made the comments at a rally in Brantford, Ont., on Sunday, days after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she wants Canada to become the first “associate member” of the European Union.

The Opposition leader says Canada already has a free trade agreement with Europe and close defence ties with the continent through NATO, but he doesn’t support European taxes, laws and what he calls “reckless European-style immigration” being brought to domestic shores.

Carney has said he welcomes von der Leyen’s ambitions for Canadian partnership but the nature of the new arrangement has yet to be determined.

He said he’s interested in expanding a number of ties, including opportunities for young people, and an integrated market for financial services.

The prime minister says the House of Commons will debate and vote on the partnership.

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Canadian courts are seeing a rise in use of artificial intelligence, giving some access to justice while taking valuable work experience away from law students, experts say.

Tom Macintosh Zheng, co-founder of Courtready, a website that offers tools and databases advising firms about AI, said the number of AI use has been climbing from 104 in 2025 to 142 in 2026 so far.

“They’re using AI because they can’t afford a lawyer,” said Macintosh Zheng, noting over 80 per cent of people using the technology are self-represented.

Watch video above for the full story.

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On the heels of the resignation of another BC Conservative MLA, Kerry-Lynne Findlay says she’s resigning as leader of the party.

Findlay made the announcement on X at about 1:30 p.m. local time, saying it was “not an easy decision” but called it the “right one” for the province.

“I will not allow an internal battle over my leadership to become a continuing distraction from the work British Columbians need a strong opposition to do,” Findlay wrote.

Her resignation comes just hours after Surrey-Serpentine River MLA Linda Hepner said she was resigning from caucus.

Hepner told Global News in an interview that it was the removal of John Rustad, Trevor Halford and Claire Rattee from caucus on Friday that prompted her to leave.

“I was just confounded on why making all of those three leave was ever a good strategic decision,” she said. “At that point, I decided enough is enough.”

Hepner is the 13th MLA to leave the party either voluntarily or after being ousted by the party leadership.

Hepner’s departure reduces the party caucus to 25 and comes as talk ramps up that Premier David Eby may call a snap election as soon as this week.

In own resignation letter, Findlay said she had wanted to travel the province and meet with residents to make the case for what a “strong, united” Conservative movement could do.

“Instead, from the outset, too much of our time and attention has been consumed by internal conflict,” she said.

Findlay also addressed decisions made in recent months, saying leadership requires accountability.

“I have made decisions I would make differently with the benefit of hindsight,” she said. “I have listened. I have reflected. And I take responsibility for the decisions that were mine to make.”

Though nothing has been announced, there are expectations a snap election could be called as early as this coming week.

But with the BC Conservatives without a leader, Findlay stressed the party “needs a reset.”

She also added that she would remain the candidate for the party in the upcoming Abbotsford-Mission by-election and would work to earn the confidence of its residents.

The party has faced ongoing difficulties in recent months, including the departure of multiple MLAs, with each citing Findlay’s leadership as a key reason for leaving.

Peter Milobar was one of the first, and has since become the new leader of the CentreBC party, joined by several of the MLAs who left the Conservatives.

Milobar and several of the MLAs who had also left the party in recent weeks had spoken about creating a new party, but decided instead to join CentreBC along with Elenore Sturko, who was ejected from the Conservative caucus last year.

The party is now the third largest in the legislature, with eight MLAs. Milobar says its focus is around crime and safety in B.C. streets, health care, and the economy.

Following Findlay’s resignation, CentreBC said in a post on X its message remained the same and was working to be election-ready should a snap election be called.

“We will put forward a serious, stable option in the next election to defeat the disastrous NDP government,” the party’s X account said.

Claire Rattee said Sunday in a statement that she plans to run for re-election under the BC Conservatives banner when the next election is called.

As she was removed from caucus, however, it is likely she would need to be formally invited back into caucus to run for the party.

She went on to say Premier David Eby considering a snap election was being done to “capitalize on internal turmoil” in the party.

“That opportunity has passed,” Rattee wrote. “Today’s leadership change gives our MLAs the opportunity to come together, chart a clear path forward and build a unified, credible government-in-waiting capable of defeating David Eby.”

A date for a snap election has not been announced, but a recent flurry of funding announcements by the provincial government have signalled the possibility an election on the horizon even as municipal election campaigns have begun to kick off.

Elections BC also recently put out a document outlining dates of advance voting and election day if a vote were to be called in the coming weeks. It says that if an election is called by this Tuesday, British Columbians would head to the polls Oct. 24, while an election called between Sept. 23 to 29 would result in election day to take place on Halloween.

The current scheduled date for the next provincial election is Oct. 21, 2028.

—with files from Global News’ Amy Judd

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Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to work together in the areas of space infrastructure, business and economic growth as the leaders met Sunday in the French territory of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Speaking to reporters, Carney said he and Macron will task their space agencies and defence ministries to develop and share common infrastructure, including space launch systems and ground-based reception facilities.

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office said the countries plan to work together on infrastructure that can receive data from satellites.

Carney said that he and Macron will also task the regional joint cooperation commission between Atlantic Canada and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to expand its work in economic growth, energy transition and climate resilience.

He said the countries’ chambers of commerce are also joining forces to bring their business communities closer together.

The French and Canadian chambers of commerce are expected to sign an agreement in the coming weeks.

The pair shook hands and hugged as Carney stepped off the plane, with several airport workers huddled nearby to take photos and videos of the leaders.

The leaders took park in a working lunch before attending a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial for the volunteers of Free France.

In December 1941, Free French forces peacefully liberated the archipelago from the control of the Vichy regime, which aided Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

Wendy Sandeman, who was at the ceremony, held a sign welcoming Carney. Originally from Newfoundland, Sandeman said she moved to the island almost 40 years ago to be with her partner.

Sandeman said it was fantastic for both countries for the leaders to be in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

“I wanted to show my support for Mr. Carney with the problems that Canadians are having against the Americans right now,” she said, with a tear running down her face.

Sabrina Chatel, a geopolitics teacher in Saint-Pierre, said she spoke with her students about the leaders’ visit ahead of Sunday.

Chatel said the meeting was historic given what’s happening in the world, adding that it can open doors for the future.

In his remarks on Sunday, Macron said he supported Canada’s future involvement in the European Union. He said Carney’s visit to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon marked a step in their growing relationship.

Macron also announced the creation of a new Canada-France Polar Research Forum, adding that the first meeting would take place in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Macron was scheduled to be on the islands, which sit about 20 kilometres off the south coast of Newfoundland, for three days over this weekend, before travelling to New York City for the UN General Assembly.

Carney, who will fly to New York on Monday, opted to join Macron for what both countries said is a visit to demonstrate both unity and respect.

Macron’s office said Carney is the first Canadian prime minister to have an official visit to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. Macron is the first French president to visit in more than a decade.

“In a world characterized by a return to power politics, geopolitical tensions and new dependencies, France and Canada share a common ambition: to work together — and with all countries that share these values — to strengthen their capacity to make decisions and act independently,” a spokesperson for Macron’s office said in an email.

Alain Di Crescenzo, French Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and CEO, said in a statement that strengthening ties with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce marks a “concrete step in our commitment to turning a historic relationship into real business opportunities.”

“Our two economies offer genuine complementarities, and by building on them, we can develop shared value chains in strategic sectors for businesses in both countries,” said Di Crescenzo. “The trust that already unites our two countries is an advantage that few commercial partnerships in the world can claim — a strength we can build on without preventing us from exploring other markets at the same time.”

Canadian Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Candace Laing said in a statement that the organization has already begun deepening its ties with the French business community, including by leading a trade mission of Canadian business leaders to Paris last June.

“We have many more such engagements planned,” she said.

The meeting between Carney and Macron comes amid increased tensions with the United States for both Canada and Europe, and as Canada and the European Union work toward a new and broader alliance.

On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she wants Canada to become the first “associate member” of the European Union.

In her state of the union speech to the European Parliament, she said the two sides must “urgently reimagine” their partnership and move beyond a free-trade agreement to bring the relationship to the “highest level possible.”

Carney addressed the Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, saying he welcomed von der Leyen’s ambitions for Canadian partnership.

Carney said while the name and nature of the new arrangement have yet to be determined, the partnership will go up for debate and a vote in Parliament. He said he’s interested in expanding a number of ties, including opportunities for young people, and an integrated market for financial services.

Canada and Europe already have a free trade deal — though it has not been ratified by all EU members — and last year Canada became the only non-European member of the EU’s new defence procurement program.

Carney signalled a desire to become closer to Europe immediately after becoming prime minister in March 2025, when he travelled to meet Macron in Paris, and King Charles in London, within days of being sworn in.

On Sunday, he said the partnership between Canada and France is at the heart of its growing relationship with Europe.

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Editor’s Note: Several hours after Linda Hepner submitted her resignation, Kerry-Lynne Findlay announced on X she was resigning as leader of the BC Conservatives. 

Barely two days after three party members were removed from caucus, BC Conservatives Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has lost another member.

Linda Hepner, MLA for Surrey-Serpentine River, resigned from caucus Sunday and in her resignation letter, obtained by Global News, criticized the party leadership’s “willingness to listen.”

Hepner in an interview cited the removal of Trevor Halford, Claire Rattee and John Rustad on Friday as the lynchpin to her leaving caucus.

“I was just confounded on why making all of those three leave was ever a good strategic decision,” she told Global News in an interview. “At that point, I decided enough is enough.”

She went on to criticize the moves by party leadership, questioning why the three MLAs were removed given their various impacts for the BC Conservatives, including high polling numbers.

Rustad led the party in the last provincial election where, while the NDP still achieved a slim majority, the party saw its best result with 44 seats – an increase from the eight they held at dissolution.

Rustad was ousted last year when the caucus voted to replace him as leader with Halford. Rustad resigned as party leader in December but remained in caucus until last week when the Office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly confirmed he and Halford were no longer members.

“The math simply does not add up,” Hepner wrote. “Grassroots members should be listened to, not simply appealed to.”

The MLA also remarked on allegations Thursday that a former director of the party hired a private investigator to look into 14 people, including party members and a Victoria-based journalist.

Speaking with Global News on Sunday, Hepner said she spoke with Findlay on Saturday and recommended she step down as leader.

“I said I will give my resignation if I didn’t hear anything and she said, ‘give me more time,” Hepner said. “I gave her the entire day and sent this morning.”

She added she did eventually hear from Findlay Sunday morning that she “may be making a statement,” but could not say when.

Hours after Hepner’s resignation, Findlay announced her decision to step down as leader.

Hepner is the 13th MLA to leave the party either voluntarily or after being ousted by the party leadership.

Hepner’s departure reduces the party caucus to 25 and comes as talk ramps up that Premier David Eby may call a snap election as soon as this week.

Findlay may also have to contend with another party if an election is called, after former caucus member Peter Milobar became the new leader of the CentreBC party.

Milobar and several of the MLAs who had also left the party in recent weeks had spoken about creating a new party, but decided instead to join CentreBC along with Elenore Sturko, who was ejected from the Conservative caucus last year.

The party is now the third largest in the legislature, with eight MLAs. Milobar says its focus is around crime and safety in B.C. streets, health care, and the economy.

Asked if she would join CentreBC, Hepner said no and that she would stay where she is. She said she would assist anyone that is “interested in making a good decision to get us in election readiness.”

Though she said she would not run for re-election under Findlay’s leadership, she has not decided if she will now run should a snap election be held.

A date has not yet been announced, but a recent flurry of funding announcements by the provincial government have signalled the possibility an election could be on the horizon even as municipal election campaigns have begun to kick off.

Elections BC also recently put out a document outlining dates of advance voting and election day if a vote were to be called in the coming weeks. It says that if an election is called by this Tuesday, British Columbians would head to the polls Oct. 24, while an election called between Sept. 23 to 29 would result in election day to take place on Halloween.

The current scheduled date for the next provincial election is Oct. 21, 2028.

—with files from Global News’ Amy Judd

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The Liberal government is expected to propose major changes to Canada’s labour code as MPs return to Parliament Hill for the fall sitting this week.

One of the first bills to be presented would change the Canada Labour Code to alter the government’s power to intervene in strikes and lockouts.

Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters recently the focus is not on preventing the right to strike.

“What we want to do is make achieving collective agreements easier,” he said. “We want to put federal resources at the disposition of those parties and, you know, really rare cases where we have chronic problems.”

The change is expected to affect Section 107 of the labour code, a tool that in recent years has been used to stop or curb work stoppages in key industries.

Last summer, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu used the section to order binding arbitration hours after Air Canada flight attendants hit the picket line, referring the dispute to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board.

Flight attendants ignored the order and stayed on strike until a deal was reached days later.

Hajdu said on Saturday no government wants to intervene in a strike and gave few details about plans to amend the code, adding the government already has the power to intervene.

“The point is to reduce the times that the government is forced to solve the problem for employers and unions,” she said.

Unions and business leaders have spoken out about the section.

Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said the right to strike is in the national interest.

“Any new power to prevent or shut down a legal strike, including before it begins, would weaken that power. Canada needs workers with our elbows up, not our hands tied,” Bruske said in a statement.

Derrick Hynes, CEO of Federally Regulated Employers-Transportation and Communications, said changes must include tools that would help avoid what he called “catastrophic” labour disruptions.

“The inclusion of a neutral, third-party special mediator who can provide a public report on bargaining and inform government actions would be a significant step forward,” he said.

MacKinnon, Hajdu, and Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Relations, are expected to hold a joint media conference Monday. According to a news release, the ministers will speak about legislation to be introduced “that will build Canada strong.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that the “Building Canada Strong Act” will speed up approval of new federal projects.

“One project, one review, one year,” Carney told reporters.

It was unclear if the changes to the labour code will be in the bill, though MacKinnon hinted “improvements” to the code were on the agenda.

A busy fall

It’s not only the labour code changes or speeding up federal projects on the agenda this fall.

The Carney government’s second budget is expected within the next few months. Carney told investors during last week’s investment summit his government plans to balance the operating budget next year, 12 months ahead of schedule. He provided few other details on what to expect.

Debate is expected to continue on legislation including Bill C-22, the lawful access bill, which remains before the Senate.

A bill that would regulate AI chatbots and restrict social media access for kids under 16 is also before the House.

Carney is also expected to face more questions about failed trade talks with the U.S. after the prime minister called back his negotiators last month at the eleventh hour before 50 per cent tariffs by the Trump administration were set to take effect.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called on Carney to release details of the deal the government walked away from, which the prime minister said included touchpoints around the auto sector and French language that prompted the departure from the negotiating table.

More recently, the Opposition has also urged Carney to hold a debate after the European Union and the prime minister announced a proposed alliance. Carney said the deal will come to Parliament for a debate and vote, but Poilievre has insisted Canada should not import what Conservatives describe as bad European policies on issues such as immigration and taxes.

More byelections

While it won’t be until at least October, Canadians in multiple provinces could be heading to the polls again later this fall as six seats sit vacant.

Saskatchewan MP Cathay Wagantall, Shaun Chen and Larry Brock in Ontario, and Steven Guilbeault, Alexandre Boulerice and Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay in Quebec all resigned from their seats in recent months.

A byelection must be held within six months of a seat becoming vacant. The seats in Quebec were vacated between June and August, but due to the Oct. 5 provincial election, it’s unlikely those federal byelections will take place before Quebecers head to the polls.

—with files from Global News’ Mackenzie Gray and The Canadian Press

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City council will finalize Tuesday how the Green Line LRT travels into Calgary’s downtown core, as some businesses in the area remain concerned about future impacts.

Earlier this month, a city committee endorsed one of three potential routes presented by project officials, after two years of back and forth on the issue.

The chosen route would see trains run east-west at street level from the Event Centre in Victoria Park on 10 Avenue S.W. with the line ending at a station  between 1 and 2 Street S.W.

“It was the only one that fit within the budget envelope,” said Willem Klumpenhouwer, an independent transit research consultant. “Based on discussion and based on the planning of it, it is the one that leaves the door open for the most options in the future.”

Original plans had the Green Line running through a tunnel under the downtown core, but those were scrapped after the province pulled its $1.5 billion share of funding after significant cost escalations with the route.

The province’s preferred alignment, which would see tracks elevated above 10 Avenue through the Beltline and turning north into the core along 2 Street S.W., would’ve had the most riders but also was estimated to cost cost $1 billion over the project’s current budget.

For business owners along the proposed alignment, the endorsement has raised concerns with how an LRT line outside their front door would impact their operations.

Geoff Allan owns Bottlescrew Bills, a bar and brewery on the corner of 10 Avenue and 1 Street S.W., and said he’s been unable to get answers or a response from city officials to his questions.

“We don’t think it’s good enough,” Allan told Global News. “This will have generational impacts so do it right the first time. They have the business case.”

Allan’s concerns include vehicle access like how parking and deliveries to his business would be managed, where the proposed switchback will be located to allow trains to travel in each direction on the line, and how trains will travel through the intersection outside his business.

In an effort to shed light on the situation, Bottlescrew Bills started brewing a new beer called “Death Sentence,” with the label featuring a green train in the foreground of a grim reaper.

His bar also built a large “Guess Who” game with characters that resemble various members of Calgary city council’s past and present, and provincial officials.

“We took action as quick as we could to push back,” Allan said. “They don’t answer, they haven’t set up any meetings, we don’t have any answers yet.”

Wendy Tynan, director of the Green Line LRT, told Global News that more answers and conversations with businesses and residents in the area will come after council’s decision Tuesday.

“We will absolutely be starting to set up the meetings both with the actual businessowners, property owners, the impacted community groups,” Tynan said.

Concerns from businesses and residents nearby served as motivation from an amendment from Ward 8 Coun. Nathaniel Schmidt, which committee members included as part of its endorsement earlier this month.

The amendment, if approved by council, calls for a “comprehensive public realm, mobility and streetscape” plan for the line along 10 Avenue.

“It’s been on a long journey and if it doesn’t benefit everybody that’s directly affected by it and if they can’t survive, then why are we doing this?” Schmidt said Friday.”

According to Schmidt, the area could use a refresh and the plan would give city council a line of sight on the work, with a report expected by early next year.

Schmidt said council has the opportunity to bring a train into the downtown “and improve the street around it.”

“So once it’s done, those businesses and residents now have a whole new set of amenities that will add to how the street looks, how it feels and how people use it.” he said.

Six projects are currently under construction along the southeast leg of the project including a maintenance and storage facility, an elevated guideway over Blackfoot Trail, and a realignment along Ogden Road.

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