AlbertaAug 26, 2022
Calgary Police investigating after body discovered near Banff Trail
Calgary police say they are investigating after a body was discovered near Banff Trail yesterday.
They say officers responded to reports of a man found unresponsive on a road around 3:20 p.m.
Police say paramedics arrived and declared the man deceased on scene.
Investigators are asking any witnesses or anyone with surveillance footage of the area to contact police.
AlbertaAug 26, 2022
Trudeau, NATO’s Stoltenberg will be in Cold Lake, Alberta
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will be in Cold Lake, Alberta, today as they wrap up a visit focused on northern defences.
Yesterday they attended Operation Nanook, the country's largest Arctic military training operation, and toured a radar station in Nunavut.
Experts have noted this is part of Canada's renewed focus on Arctic security in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent expansion of NATO.
With Finland and Sweden becoming members, Russia will be the sole Arctic nation outside of the alliance.
Stoltenberg and Trudeau will ho
AlbertaAug 25, 2022
Calgary police arrested two men suspected of running a firearms production
Police in Calgary have arrested two men suspected of running a firearms production and trafficking operation.
Calgary officers have seized more than 12-hundred firearms _ including more than 300 believed to have been used in a crime _ so far this year.
Nine per cent of those guns were homemade or 3-D printed, which police say is a significant increase over last year.
Acting Staff Sgt. Ben Lawson says the 3-D guns are a growing trend and function the same as regular firearms.
Brandon Vincent-Wagner, 24, and Justin Kumar, 27, were arrested on Aug. 16 and charged. Vincent-Wagner is scheduled to a
AlbertaAug 25, 2022
Feds pledge funds toward sexual health education at announcement in Calgary
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has announced funding for organizations providing sexual education and resources for young people, those with disabilities and Indigenous communities.
Duclos earmarked 2.8-million-dollars for the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada based in Montreal and the Centre for Sexuality in Calgary.
He says many young people and those in certain communities suffer shame, stigma, the feeling of not being important and not having access to services to people they can trust.
Pat Krause, the head of the Centre for Sexuality, says the organization will be
AlbertaAug 25, 2022
Alberta to provide crime prevention grants as Calgary sees increase in shootings
The Alberta government says it will provide a total of $5.2 million to support programs that prevent crime and keep people safe.
Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says grants will be doled out to eligible groups over the next two years.
He says the money can be used for the delivery of community safety plans, youth gang prevention and exit programs, as well as plans that address emerging issues and trends.
Shandro made the announcement in Calgary, where police have already responded to 97 shootings in 2022.
Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld says the number of shootings so far this year is unprece
AlbertaAug 24, 2022
Some services returning to Calgary Municipal Building after break-in incident
The City of Calgary says it is reopening some of its service counters at its Municipal Building after a break-in and fire earlier this month.
Services on the third floor of the building were affected by water damage because the sprinkler system was triggered.
The low-income transit pass, tax advisory and cashier services are back in the downtown building.
Officials say the planning and development service counter, which had extensive damage, will remain in its temporary location at the Whitehorn Multi-Services Centre until further notice.
AlbertaAug 24, 2022
Another case of gun violence in Calgary, Police are investigating
Police are investigating another case of gun violence in Calgary, this time it happened in the southeast community of Radisson Heights yesterday.
Calgary police have not released any information regarding injuries or the individuals involved.
Police say it is the city's 97th shooting this year.
On Monday, police were called to respond to a shooting in Pineridge that officials say involved two vehicles, but no was reported injured.
There were two shootings in the city on Sunday.
AlbertaAug 24, 2022
RCMP investigate after Leela Aheer's social media accounts were hacked
Alberta RCMP are confirming they are investigating after Leela Aheer, a candidate in the United Conservative Party leadership race, reported that some of her social media accounts had been compromised.
Aheer, who was elected in the riding of Chestermere-Strathmore in 2019, says she was shocked to discover that both her personal and public Facebook accounts had been hacked.
In a Twitter post, she called it a targeted attack and said there were inappropriate messages being sent through it as a result.
She says that her account was being used for sexual exploitation and that --quote -- ``we will
AlbertaAug 23, 2022
UCP leadership candidate Leela Aheer's social media accounts hacked
A spokesperson for United Conservative Party leadership candidate Leela Aheer says her personal and public social media accounts have been hacked.
Aheer's campaign manager says the member of legislative assembly who represents the Chestermere-Strathmore constituency in Alberta is devastated.
The hacker is promoting child exploitation and nudity on her accounts.
Aheer's team says it is trying to figure out how to retrieve her accounts from the hacker.