Good morning. Alberta has taken action against a trucking company connected to a deadly crash in Manitoba. More on that below, along with an interactive rental ranking and energy sector dreaming.

The Alberta government has shuttered a trucking company linked to a recent fatal collision after an investigation found violations, including deliberate and prolonged regulatory non-compliance. The company had set up in Alberta in 2021; an associated business had its safety credentials revoked in Manitoba earlier the same year, regulators have said.

The accident: Police said a truck that belonged to Conquer Transportation failed to stop at a stop sign, colliding with an SUV at “highway speeds” and killing a 49-year-old woman in Brandon. Authorities in Manitoba said they previously decertified a related company, Conquer Transport, over chronic safety issues.

The bigger picture: A Globe and Mail investigation published earlier this year found weak oversight and regulatory loopholes are undermining enforcement efforts in the trucking sector. In June, The Globe revealed that Conquer Transport was granted permission by the federal government on three occasions to hire temporary foreign workers, after Manitoba regulators revoked its safety fitness certificate in 2021.

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged in last week’s shooting of the U.S. consulate building in Toronto. It is the second instance of gunfire at the diplomatic office this year and is another case that police have linked to what they call gun-for-hire networks.

The details: The incident fit a similar “modus operandi” as the previous U.S. consulate shooting earlier this year, Chief Myron Demkiw said. Police said the accused in both the March and July attacks communicated and were offered payment via encrypted messaging apps.

Chinese activist Zhang Xinyan, 55, arrived in Vancouver on Monday after a co-ordinated effort from Ottawa, the United Nations refugee agency, Thai lawmakers and international human-rights groups. She recounted her experience in a lengthy Cantonese-language interview with The Globe and Mail.

The details: Zhang says she was detained in Thailand for three months after facing persecution by China’s Communist Party. She says she plans to keep speaking out in Canada to draw international attention to the regime’s efforts to silence dissidents abroad.

Our editors have created the second edition of our data-driven interactive ranking designed to help you find the best places in Canada to rent based on your income. Keep reading to find out why Saskatchewan had three cities in the top five this year.

How it works: Click into any city to explore where you can afford to live within it. You can also enter your income, and we’ll tailor the rankings to your budget and housing type, ranging from studio and bachelor units to one-, two- and three-bedroom homes, and provide recommendations at the postal code level.

The hype around carbon capture is fading globally, yet Canada is barrelling ahead in the oil sands. Ottawa and Alberta finally have plans to make it happen, and on paper, it seems like a win for multiple parties. But will it work? The Globe’s Tim Kiladze travelled to Norway to understand how Canada could succeed, and what lessons the country could learn.