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Calgary trial begins for 4 people accused of killing woman, dumping her body  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 20, 2026

Calgary trial begins for 4 people accused of killing woman, dumping her body | Globalnews.ca

Greg Schuster, Gurpreeet Gill, Jared Burke and Shyana Popplestone are all charged with first degree murder and all of them have pleaded not guilty.

Violent Crime
Criminal Justice
Calgary police lay more charges following recent string of extortion shootings  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 20, 2026

Calgary police lay more charges following recent string of extortion shootings | Globalnews.ca

Calgary police have now laid charges against three men in relation to a recent serious of extortions in the city. Two have been arrested and a third is wanted on warrants.

Criminal Justice
Calgary extortion shootings: two more men charged, suspect wanted after Saddle Ridge attacks
Westernstandard.news
Apr 20, 2026

Calgary extortion shootings: two more men charged, suspect wanted after Saddle Ridge attacks

Calgary police have laid additional charges and issued a warrant for a suspect in a string of extortion-related shootings that targeted a northeast home earlier this year, as investigators warn organized criminal networks remain active across the country.

Calgary police believe victim of early Friday morning shooting was targeted  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 17, 2026

Calgary police believe victim of early Friday morning shooting was targeted | Globalnews.ca

Calgary police are investigating a shooting in the city's southeast that sent a man to hospital in life-threatening condition.

Calgary police investigating March shooting, seeking public assistance  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 16, 2026

Calgary police investigating March shooting, seeking public assistance | Globalnews.ca

Calgary police are asking for the public's help investigating a shooting after two men showed up at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in late March with gunshot wounds.

Violent Crime
Calgary police seek public’s help in identifying Bridlewood arson suspect  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 15, 2026

Calgary police seek public’s help in identifying Bridlewood arson suspect | Globalnews.ca

Calgary police have released photos of a suspect wanted by arson investigators in relation to a fire in the southwest community of Bridlewood earlier this month.

Property Crime
WHO IS THIS FIREBUG?: Calgary police seek suspect in Bridlewood arson after garage and home targeted
Westernstandard.news
Apr 15, 2026

WHO IS THIS FIREBUG?: Calgary police seek suspect in Bridlewood arson after garage and home targeted

Calgary police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect linked to a deliberately set fire that damaged a garage and nearly spread to a home in the city’s southwest.

Teen accused in grandmother’s death has charge upgraded to murder: Calgary police – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Apr 15, 2026

Teen accused in grandmother’s death has charge upgraded to murder: Calgary police – Brandon Sun

CALGARY – A 15-year-old boy accused of attacking his grandmother in Calgary is now facing a murder charge. Police say they were called on March 29 about an altercation at a residence in northeas...

Calgary police briefly issue shelter-in-place order at Mount Royal University  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 14, 2026

Calgary police briefly issue shelter-in-place order at Mount Royal University | Globalnews.ca

Calgary police issued a shelter-in-place order at Mount Royal after a man was spotted on campus carrying a large knife — who turned out to be a chef that works at the university.

Calgary police officer cleared in shooting involving sledgehammer-wielding suspect
Westernstandard.news
Apr 9, 2026

Calgary police officer cleared in shooting involving sledgehammer-wielding suspect

Alberta’s police watchdog has cleared a Calgary Police Service officer in a 2023 shooting that left a man seriously injured, despite finding there were reasonable grounds to believe an offence may have been committed.

Calgary man convicted on six counts in sexual assault case involving sex trade victims
Westernstandard.news
Apr 7, 2026

Calgary man convicted on six counts in sexual assault case involving sex trade victims

A Calgary judge has found a 62-year-old man guilty on multiple counts tied to the abuse of women working in the city’s sex trade, concluding a lengthy and delay-ridden trial that stretched over two years.

Man found guilty of sex assaults against three women outside Calgary – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Apr 7, 2026

Man found guilty of sex assaults against three women outside Calgary – Brandon Sun

CALGARY – A man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting three vulnerable women, and drugging one of them, at a rural home east of Calgary. Richard Robert Mantha, 62, has also been convicted...

2nd arrest made in Calgary investigation over South Asian extortions  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 3, 2026

2nd arrest made in Calgary investigation over South Asian extortions | Globalnews.ca

Calgary police say a traffic stop in the city's northeast led to a key arrest in an ongoing investigation into South Asian extortions involving shootings.

Organized Crime
Calgary police seek help identifying robbery and assault suspects
Westernstandard.news
Mar 27, 2026

Calgary police seek help identifying robbery and assault suspects

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals believed to have assaulted a man and stolen his belongings last fall.

Calgary homicide unit investigates following altercation at home in Crestwood - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 26, 2026

Calgary homicide unit investigates following altercation at home in Crestwood - Calgary | Globalnews.ca

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.

Calgary Ogden murder charges laid against three suspects as police hunt fourth
Westernstandard.news
Mar 20, 2026

Calgary Ogden murder charges laid against three suspects as police hunt fourth

Three people have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in southeast Calgary, while police continue a Canada-wide search for a fourth suspect still at large.

2 men suspected in Calgary murder arrested in B.C., another individual wanted  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 20, 2026

2 men suspected in Calgary murder arrested in B.C., another individual wanted | Globalnews.ca

Two men who were released from custody last December in connection a murder in Calgary have been arrested in British Columbia, police say.

Violent Crime
Criminal Justice
Police seek help identifying man in two attempted carjackings in Calgary
Westernstandard.news
Mar 18, 2026

Police seek help identifying man in two attempted carjackings in Calgary

Calgary police are asking the public for assistance in locating a man believed responsible for two attempted carjackings that occurred last week in the city’s downtown core.

New water pipe break in SW Calgary not related to Bearspaw South Feeder Main work
Westernstandard.news
Mar 13, 2026

New water pipe break in SW Calgary not related to Bearspaw South Feeder Main work

CALGARY — A water service line broke on Friday on private property and in the course of shutting off water to the affected property, there was a disruption to the watermain supplying drinking water to Spruce Cliff and limited areas of Wildwood and Rosscarrock, according to the City of Calgary.

Women’s World Curling Championship set to rock Calgary  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Mar 13, 2026

Women’s World Curling Championship set to rock Calgary | Globalnews.ca

Riding a wave of popularity after the Olympics last month, 13 women's curling teams have descended on Calgary's WinSport Event Centre to chase a championship.