Craig Momney

Digital Journalist

Author Archives

• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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
• Okotoks family speaks out after driver hits a teen pedestrian from behind

  Cheyanne Reardon was taken to Alberta Children’s Hospital where she was treated for her injuries, including a sprained wrist and a gash on her forehead that needed 52 stiches.

  Crime

  May 21
• Police investigating suspicious death at Sunridge hotel

  The Calgary police homicide unit has been called in to investigate what it's calling a suspicious death after police say a man was found dead inside a northeast Calgary hotel.

  Crime

  May 18
• Red Deer teens face assault charges after attack caught on video

  According to Red Deer RCMP, the attack on the 14-year-old girl happened Monday afternoon near the Collicut Centre, where the teen was brought for help.

  Crime

  May 14
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• Calgary on pace to set new record for number of deaths on city roads

  Calgary is on pace to set a new record for the number of people killed on the city's roads in 2026, and reducing the disturbing trend will take time, one researcher says.

  Traffic

  May 8
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• 1 person dead after assault in southwest Calgary community of Woodlands

  One person is dead following what Calgary police are calling 'a serious assault' in the southwest community of Woodlands Wednesday morning.

  Crime

  May 6
• Child in life-threatening condition after reported drowning at Mahogany Beach

  A child was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition after a reported drowning in the Calgary lake community of Mahogany on Sunday.

  Health

  May 4
• Cochrane’s soaring population prompts concerns over firefighting resources

  With Cochrane's firefighting resources increasingly stretched by its soaring population, the mayor of Cochrane claims it has come up with a plan that will also save millions.

  Fire

  May 1
• Alberta family grieving relative who died after Brooks hospital discharge

  Phuong Nguyen was taken to the Brooks Health Centre the morning of April 18 after he experienced chest pains, and died shortly after being discharged several hours later.

  Health

  Apr 29
• Father, son nearly hit by vehicle outside Calgary home after driver runs stop sign: police

  Scott McKay says the crash happened just moments after he locked the door as he and his two sons left the house around 7:30 a.m. on April 15.

  Crime

  Apr 28
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• Airdrie woman concerned after applying to a job scam from reputable-looking posting

  According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, more than $700 million was lost to fraud just last year.

  Crime

  Apr 20
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• Northwest Calgary family seeks answers after motorist crashes into home, drives away

  Neil and Sherri Sponagle say they were asleep when the crash occurred on Wednesday night.

  Crime

  Apr 17
• Calgary woman warns homeowners after intruder broke in while she slept metres away

  Brooklyn Fox says the break-and-enter happened at her 9A Street Northeast home in the community of Bridgeland/Riverside on Tuesday around 2 a.m.

  Crime

  Apr 16
• Alberta thieves targeting expensive laser machines, crippling local businesses

  Police confirm that an expensive laser stolen from a Cochrane aesthetics salon last month, is one of at least 10 similar thefts that have taken place in Alberta in recent months.

  Crime

  Apr 14
• City of Calgary says wild weather swings have pothole crews playing catch-up

  It is pothole season, and while City of Calgary crews are already working to repair the divots in the road, the recent wild swings in the weather mean they're playing catch-up.

  Traffic

  Apr 10
• Canadians are joining the Catholic church in record numbers, officials claim

  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary says there has been a huge increase in the number of people wanting to join the Catholic church, up 50 per cent since COVID.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 7
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• Cost of buying or renting a condo in Calgary tumbles as supply nears record levels

  With the supply of available condos in Calgary approaching record levels, local realtors say prices are down, making now a good time to buy or rent a condo.

  Money

  Apr 6
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• Irreplaceable jewelry stolen from Alberta senior during distraction theft

  Ruth Patterson says in February she was on her way to the Walmart at Marlborough Mall in northeast Calgary when a man in a white SUV drove up beside her, asking for directions

  Crime

  Apr 2
• Grieving Calgary mother loses everything in house fire, including late son’s ashes

  Trish Harris was one of several Calgarians living in a multi-unit dwelling on 34th Avenue NE who lost their homes the morning of March 23 in the community of Highland Park.

  Fire

  Mar 30
• Calgary homicide unit investigates following altercation at home in Crestwood

  Calgary homicide investigators were called in after a person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following an 'altercation' at a house in Crestwood on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Mar 26
• Vehicles and buildings vandalized overnight in southeast Calgary, 3 youths arrested

  Calgary police are investigating after several residents in the community of Legacy woke up Sunday to find that their vehicles had been vandalized with pink spray paint overnight.

  Crime

  Mar 23