Craig Momney

Digital Journalist

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• Drivers will soon see speed limits drop in communities across Calgary

  Residents in Lake Bonavista should expect to see the speed limit signs start to change in the coming months, with everything completed by the end of the year.

  Lifestyle

  7 hours
• Calgary police arson unit investigating suspicious fire after vehicles found in flames

  Police say they responded to the 0-100 block of Cityline Common Northeast around 2 a.m. after getting calls that multiple vehicles were on fire.

  Crime

  Aug 28
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• Pedestrian suffers critical injuries in northeast Calgary hit and run

  The incident happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. in the intersection of 44th Avenue Northeast and 52nd Street Northeast in the community of Temple.

  Crime

  Aug 24
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• Two teens facing charges after police chase involving electric dirt bikes

  Police say they were called to Coach Hill around 1:30 a.m. after getting reports that three teens had been "performing stunts and operating their electric dirt bikes dangerously."

  Crime

  Aug 19
• Emergency equipment for 2-year-old girl battling cancer stolen during break and enter

  The last thing a northwest Calgary family needed was to have someone break into their home and steal emergency equipment needed for a two-year-old girl fighting cancer.

  Crime

  Aug 18
• Canmore RCMP investigating after body found in Bow River

  Canmore, Alta., RCMP are investigating a sudden death after the body of a man was found in the Bow River near the town Sunday morning.

  Crime

  Aug 17
• Fitz the grizzly bear briefly escapes his enclosure at the Calgary Zoo

  A one-year-old male grizzly bear escaped its enclosure at the Wilder Institute's Calgary Zoo on Sunday morning, zoo officials have confirmed.

  Canada

  Aug 16
• Attempted copper theft to blame for Calgary internet service outage, Rogers says

  A spokesperson for Rogers says the interruption happened just before 3 a.m., and is part of a 'troubling rise' in vandalism and attempted theft.

  Crime

  Aug 10
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• Child among 4 dead, several injured after multi-vehicle crash along Stoney Trail: police

  Emergency Health Services Alberta told Global News that three vehicles were involved in the crash and that two of them caught fire after the collision.

  Crime

  Aug 3
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• Two injured, one in custody in shooting on Calgary LRT platform: police

  Two people were hospitalized, one in life-threatening condition, after a shooting Saturday night on the platform of Calgary's Stampede Victoria LRT station.

  Crime

  Aug 2
• Waterflow to Chestermere Lake temporarily shut off following upstream oil spill

  Water levels in Chestermere Lake, just east of Calgary, were expected to return to normal on Monday after the flow into the lake was paused on Friday due to an oil spill.

  Environment

  Jul 27
• Calgary police, Stampede aware after phones allegedly stolen during Saturday concert

  The Calgary Stampede is recommending that its guests keep their phones in their either their front pockets, tucked in their boots, or in a crossbody bag.

  Crime

  Jul 9
• The stampede Edge: Father, son compete at the Calgary Stampede 100 years apart

  Lynn Edge is a steer breeder from Cochrane, Alta., and has been competing in the horse cutting competition at the Calgary Stampede for the past 25 years.

  Canada

  Jul 3
• Calgary police issue more than 60,000 tickets for running red lights since 2024

  According to police, those tickets were only from red light cameras. Of those, around 8,400 occurred between Jan. 1 and May 31 of this year.

  Crime

  Jun 25
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• Calgary police seeing massive spike in reported catalytic converter thefts

  According to Calgary police statistics there’s been 369 reported thefts so far this year, compared to 147 reported in all of 2025.

  Crime

  Jun 24
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• Victim of fatal Calgary assault identified, manslaughter charge laid

  Calgary police have charged a man with manslaughter following a fatal assault that took place in Tomkins park, located in the Beltline, over the weekend.

  Crime

  Jun 22
• Calgary police investigating suspicious death at Tomkins Park

  Calgary police were called to a reported assault at Tomkins Park Saturday where they found a severely injured man. Despite life-saving efforts, the man died at the scene.

  Crime

  Jun 21
• Cleanup underway after ‘nasty’ Alberta storm topples trees, damages roofs and buildings

  A huge cleanup is underway after a nasty storm swept across southern Alberta on Tuesday, leaving toppled trees, ripped off roofs and a trail of destruction.

  Weather

  Jun 17
• Hundreds of construction zone speeding tickets already issued this year: Calgary police

  Police say between Jan. 1 and April 30, 404 tickets have been handed out by officers to construction zone speeders, while 2,487 were issued last year.

  Crime

  Jun 16
• Calgary photographers, bird watchers flock to catch a glimpse of rare woodpecker

  Birds Canada estimates that there to around 6,000 of the red-headed woodpecker living in Canada, according to its most recent count.

  Canada

  Jun 15
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• Viral videos show Calgary Transit buses running red lights, stop signs

  Two viral videos from May show Calgary Transit buses failing to abide by traffic signals. Calgary Transit is reviewing the incidents and will follow up with the bus drivers.

  Canada

  Jun 5
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• Alberta rolling out 3-in-1 identification in July to streamline services

  The new Alberta driver's licences and ID cards will include a resident's health numbers and citizenship markers — a move the province says will streamline access to services.

  Canada

  Jun 3
• Calgary police ask cyclists to prepare for bike theft season

  While less than 100 stolen bicycles have been reported to Calgary police in 2026, officers say the peak is ahead and that number could end up closer to the 1,292 reported in 2025.

  Crime

  Jun 2
• Calgary police body cameras to include tech enabling real-time translation

  Calgary police say that the new feature will cost several hundred thousand dollars over the course of the five-year contract. 

  Crime

  May 28
• Assault charges laid after chef, bartender injured during Calgary bar fight

  Calgary police have laid several assault charges against two patrons, after a chef and a bartender were injured during a bar fight at a downtown establishment earlier this month.

  Crime

  May 27