Calgary Local News Digests

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

Teen charged after school threat in northern Alberta. RCMP apprehended a youth in Sexsmith after a school shooting threat led to a gun being seized, reflecting rising concerns over school safety in the region. ↗

Man charged in connection with Calgary shooting. An early Sunday morning altercation outside the Samosa House in northeast Calgary resulted in a 22-year-old man being charged. The suspect fled the scene in a grey Dodge Charger. ↗

Proposed ban on social media for children under 16. A new federal online harms bill may include a ban on social media use for children under 16, aiming to protect minors from online risks. ↗
Calgary faces funding challenges with new schools. Alberta's aggressive school-building plans stress Calgary's budget, highlighting ongoing infrastructure funding struggles. ↗
Alberta launches massive recruitment for REFERENDUM. With an unprecedented need for 60,000 workers, Elections Alberta gears up for an October referendum, further amplifying electoral engagement issues. ↗

Alberta First Nation challenges AI data center. The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation disputes the Alberta government's consultation over Kevin O’Leary-backed $70-billion Wonder Valley Data Centre, stressing indigenous land rights and economic impact. ↗

Vaping harms more than cigarettes, study finds. University of Alberta researchers report that e-cigarettes cause quicker lung and heart damage than traditional cigarettes, raising public health concerns. ↗

Corb Lund’s anti-coal petition gathers momentum. The country music artist’s 'Water Not Coal' campaign meets the signature threshold to force provincial action against coal mining in Alberta’s Rockies. ↗