AlbertaAug 22, 2022
Calgary police investigating two shootings in the city happened less than 24 hours
Police say officers responded to a shooting yesterday evening the neighbourhood of Penbrooke Meadows.
They say officers found a man inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds and sent to hospital in stable condition.
Police say an early morning shooting yesterday left one man dead.
They did not disclose whether the two shootings were connected, but they say the shooting in the evening did not appear to be random.
According to police, witnesses reported seeing two vehicles "exchanging gunfire." The Calgary Police Service located one vehicle at the scene and found an injured man inside. Paramedics too
AlbertaAug 22, 2022
Police say man dead after early morning shooting at Calgary restaurant
Police in Calgary say a man is dead following reports of gunshots at a bar early Sunday.
In a news release, police say they were called to the Ambassador Restaurant and Bar in the Radisson Heights neighbourhood at around 4:40 a.m.
They say officers found a man with what appeared to be a gunshot wound and began life-saving measures, but he died at the scene.
Police say witnesses reported hearing gunshots and then saw a man fleeing, and investigators are seeking a suspect described as approximately 30-years-old, 6' 2`` tall, with a medium build and short black hair.
An autopsy for the victim is
AlbertaAug 19, 2022
Calgary police investigate stabbing near Memorial Drive
Calgary police have cordoned off a section of the Bow River pathway in the northeast after a stabbing last night.
They say one person was stabbed and sent to by ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical, life-threatening condition.
An E-M-S spokesperson says the victim, a man believed to be his 30s, suffered multiple traumatic injuries from an edged weapon.
Police have not indicated whether any arrests have been made in connection with the attack.
CPS officials say person was stabbed at around 10 p.m.Thursday night.
As of Friday at 7 a.m., a portion of the river pathway between t
AlbertaAug 19, 2022
Defence lawyers in Alberta will stop taking serious legal aid
Groups representing defence lawyers in a dispute with Alberta over funding say their members will not take on serious criminal offence cases starting on September 1st.
The groups include the Criminal Defence Lawyers Association in Calgary, the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association in Edmonton, the Southern Alberta Defence Lawyers Association and the Red Deer Criminal Lawyers Association.
The types of cases they will refuse include most sexual offences, firearms-related offences, all homicides and dangerous offender proceedings.
They say defence lawyers are taking the action following a meeting wi
AlbertaAug 18, 2022
Woman killed, man injured after shooting in Evergreen : Calgary police
Calgary police say they are investigating the death of a woman after they were called the southwest neighbourhood of Evergreen for reports of a shooting.
Emergency crews were called to the 100 block of Everwoods Court S.W. at around 8:20 a.m.
Police say officers found a man and woman injured in a parked car, suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds.
They say a woman was pronounced dead at the scene and a man was sent to hospital in life-threatening condition.
As of 8:55 a.m., police were asking people to avoid the area but the situation did not warrant a “shelter in place.”
AlbertaAug 18, 2022
Calgary police searching for woman believed to be involved in transit hate crime
Calgary police say they are trying to find a woman who's believed to be involved in the hate-motivated harassment of two teenagers on a bus.
Police say that two 13-year-old girls were travelling around 8:30 p.m. last Thursday to a community in southwest Calgary from the Somerset-Bridlewood light-rail transit station.
They say the girls were approached by an unknown woman who was speaking aggressively and yelling racial slurs at them.
Const. Matt Messenger says harassment won't be tolerated in the city.
He says it was completely unprovoked and left the two teenagers scared and upset.
Messenger
AlbertaAug 17, 2022
One person dead in Trans-Canada Highway motorcycle crash west of Calgary
One person has died in an early morning crash on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary.
Emergency crews responded to the crash about 20 kilometres west of the city around 7 a-m.
Mounties say one person who was riding a motorcycle has died.
It was not immediately clear if other vehicles were involved, but traffic heading west was down to a single lane this morning. One westbound lane of the highway was closed to traffic following the crash but reopened at around 9:30 a.m.
AlbertaAug 17, 2022
Alberta promises more officers for rural municipalities with provincial police plan
The United Conservative Party government has released its proposal for a provincial police service to replace the R-C-M-P in Alberta communities.
Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says the plan would add 275 front-line officers to small detachments.
It says 275 front-line police officers would be added to Alberta's 42 smallest detachments.
Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says the proposed model would have 65 to 85 community detachments that would have a minimum of 10 police officers and a maximum of 80 officers working in them.
The plan also includes service-hub detachments with between 48 and 192
AlbertaAug 16, 2022
64-unit seniors’ complex opens in southern Alberta
A new 64-unit seniors' complex has opened in southern Alberta.
The federal and provincial governments have contributed about eight-million dollars toward the 15-point-eight-million-dollar cost of the facility in Lethbridge.
The complex is located near shopping, medical services and walking trails along a nearby lake.
It offers a mixed-income rental model based on household income and all units are fully or partially accessible.
Lethbridge and Region Community Housing Corporation CAO Robin James says there are currently around 600 seniors on a waitlist who are looking for appropriate accommodat