Michael Ranger

5 days ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Michael Ranger

By Michael Ranger A woman is hurt after being hit by a CTrain in southeast Calgary on Friday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to Anderson LRT station around 3:30 p.m. after reports a pedestrian was hit by a train. Calgary police say a woman suffered unknown injuries. Anderson station is closed until further notice. The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.

5 days ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Michael Ranger

Alberta's access to information watch dog has found the provincial government to be non-compliant with its own freedom of information rules. A new report from information and privacy commissioner Diane McLeod says Alberta's government has implemented internal procedures and policy that allow government employees to wrongfully deny freedom of information requests. It says the government has put unnecessary restrictions and limitations on requests in an attempt to make fulfilling them easier.

6 days ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Michael Ranger

Mounties south of Calgary are looking for a suspect after a pair of vehicles had their windows damaged this week. RCMP began investigating Thursday after getting reports of damaged vehicles in the area of 6 Avenue and 5 Street in the town of High River. Police say video footage shows a suspect damage windows around 11:37 p.m. the night before. Investigators believe the suspect may have targeted the vehicles because they were parked in front of homes with LGBTQ+ support symbols.

1 week ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Michael Ranger

As central and northern Alberta deal with wildfires, officials in Calgary say they are monitoring conditions to make sure they are well prepared. An already scheduled Emergency Management committee meeting at Calgary City Hall heard on Wednesday that the city remains a hotspot when it comes to natural disasters.

1 week ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Michael Ranger

Calgary officially has a new interim police chief was officially introduced on Wednesday. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) says Katie McLellan was officially sworn in as the new chief earlier in the day. Former chief Mark Neufeld resigned last weekafter six years with the force, the Calgary Police Commission said at the time that McLellan would immediately assume the role on an interim basis and they would not be starting a search for a new chief right away.