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  • Calgary police charge 8 people in organized crime investigation involving drugs, guns
  • Calgary man charged after 2 people shot at downtown CTrain station
  • Lethbridge Crime Severity Index ranks 6th highest in the country: Statistics Canada

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globalnews.ca /4 weeks ago

Calgary police charge 8 people in organized crime investigation involving drugs, guns

Calgary police have laid almost 60 charges against eight people following an 11-month-long investigation into organized crime and drug trafficking.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Calgary man charged after 2 people shot at downtown CTrain station

A 25-year-old Calgary man faces a long list of firearms charges after two men were shot Saturday evening at the Victoria Park/Stampede CTrain station.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Lethbridge Crime Severity Index ranks 6th highest in the country: Statistics Canada

Following a strong 2024 with a steep decrease in Crime Severity Index, Lethbridge saw a small jump of two per cent in 2025.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

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.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Edmonton’s overall crime rate up in 2025, but violent offences decrease

Property crimes in Edmonton increased significantly in 2025, driven by shoplifting, mischief and theft from vehicles, while offences like auto theft and extortion dropped.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

City of Calgary implementing new safety plan amid cost concerns

The plan, entitled Safer Together, aims to coordinate the response to address safety in public spaces, homelessness, domestic violence, poverty and social isolation.

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globalnews.ca /4 weeks ago

Calgary police officer appears in court, charged with 2nd-degree murder

The preliminary hearing for a 13-year veteran of the Calgary Police Service who is charged with two counts of second degree murder got underway Monday in a Calgary courtroom.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Calgary police homicide unit investigating after man killed in stabbing overnight

The Calgary police homicide unit is investigating a fatal stabbing in the southwest community of Rosscarrock that happened just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday.

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globalnews.ca /4 weeks ago

Charges laid in fatal 2025 crash in Calgary’s Temple neighbourhood

A 26-year-old man has been charged with criminal dangerous driving causing death almost one year after a crash killed a woman in her 50s.

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globalnews.ca /2 weeks ago

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."

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globalnews.ca /4 weeks ago

Calgary police officer shot, suspect dead after dramatic chase and gunfire in city park

A police officer was shot Monday in what began as a traffic stop but within seconds spiralled into a foot chase, carjacking and broad-daylight gun battle in a Calgary park.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Calgary massage therapist charged in connection with sexual assault of client

Calgary police have charged a 52-year-old massage therapist with sexual assault after a client alleged they were inappropriately touched during a massage in August 2025.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigation underway in High River

Members of the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit are on scene at a home just north of High River conducting an investigation, but so far have released few details.

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globalnews.ca /1 week ago

Three charged after Calgary man kidnapped, robbed and forced into car trunk

Calgary police say the incident happened shortly after midnight on Aug. 18 in the northwest community of Livingston.

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globalnews.ca /1 week ago

Calgary man charged with running $164M Ponzi scheme involving more than 1,000 victims

A Calgary man is accused of stealing investment funds from more than 1,000 people in an alleged $164-million fraud and money laundering Ponzi scheme over the course of four years.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Investigation underway into early morning police shooting in Calgary

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating a police shooting in the southwest Calgary community of Bridlewood early Thursday morning.

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vancouversun.com /1 month ago

B.C. crime news: Panhandler arrested after alleged racist assault and robbery | Shots fired in Whalley

A round-up of B.C. crime news for August 5, 2026.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

High River, Alta. man faces charges of domestic homicide in court appearance

Jarret Stobbe, 36, of High River appeared in court via CCTV on Friday, charged with the second-degree murder of his former partner at a house in High River on Tuesday.

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globalnews.ca /2 weeks ago

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.

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globalnews.ca /1 week ago

Vehicle break-ins increasing across Edmonton, especially in west end and downtown

There were nearly 300 vehicles broken into in the west end and downtown alone in August, and in many cases Edmonton police said wallets, ID and other personal items were stolen.

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globalnews.ca /4 weeks ago

Property, violent crimes drive increase in youth charges: StatCan

In 2025-2026, 56,956 Canadian youth between the ages of 12 and 17 at the time of their offences were charged with a crime, 12,891 of those being a crime 'against property.'

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globalnews.ca /4 weeks ago

Calgary police officer injured in city park shootout released from hospital

Calgary Police say an officer who was shot on Monday during a brazen gunfight in Edworthy Park, with a member of organized crime, has been released from hospital.

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vancouversun.com /2 weeks ago

B.C. Crime News: Stacks of counterfeit cash seized in Kelowna | Teen shooting suspect turns himself in | Stranger attack...

Also: Teen suspect in shooting turns himself in, and another stranger attack in East Van

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vancouversun.com /4 weeks ago

B.C. crime news: Police seek suspect in Bear Creek Park groping | One man injured in early-morning shooting in Surrey

Here’s a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Aug. 12, 2026

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