Hundreds of Calgary Catholic school students walked out of class Thursday morning to draw attention to what they`re calling systemic racism in the education system.

"She never played council games… she was intellectual, honest and spoke common sense," former mayor Rod Sykes said of Virnetta Anderson.

In a report submitted to council Thursday, the Calgary Police Service said they "will allocate funds to improve call response with the goal of better outcomes for citizens in crisis."

A BLM mural is set to take the place of a painting that salutes a charitable agency's work to serve struggling Calgarians.

A Calgary company that launched a Black Lives Matter gelato Friday is apologizing and pulling the product after receiving backlash about what some are calling a tone-deaf decision.

Calgarians packed Olympic Plaza for a Black Lives Matter vigil on Saturday, making their voices heard on abolishing racism and police brutality.