Calgary Local News Digests

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

Driver charged over 2025 Temple crash that killed a pedestrian. Calgary police charged a 26-year-old on Aug. 11, 2026 with criminal dangerous driving causing death and two counts causing bodily harm after a July 21, 2025 crash on 52 St. NE near Temple Road that killed a woman in her 50s; the accused is due in court Aug. 28. ↗
Masked, armed robbery at Canyon Meadows restaurant under investigation. CPS says two masked men with a gun entered Austin’s Bar and Grill at 11625 Elbow Drive SW just before midnight on Aug. 10 and fled in a dark SUV after taking cash; police ask anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage to contact them. ↗

City stops running Home Services for Seniors; many Calgary seniors lose eligibility. The City of Calgary ended local administration of the program after July 1 provincial eligibility changes and is rolling clients into Alberta’s Special Needs Assistance for Seniors (SNA); Mayor Jeromy Farkas told Global News the City discontinued the service because provincial changes increased complexity and municipal costs. ↗
Alberta RCMP to begin wearing navy blue shirts in detachments Aug. 15. The rollout in Alberta follows a national switch that began last October; Mounties warn the public about possible confusion during the transition and advise asking officers for ID or calling non-emergency detachment lines if concerned. ↗

Wet summer has Alberta pumpkin growers behind schedule after 33 cm of July rain. Somerset Farms in Parkland County reports crops about a month late and says typical output of roughly 25,000 pumpkins is at risk after heavy July rainfall covered fruit with leaves and caused pooling water. ↗
Alberta seeking proposals for gambling addiction services funded by iGaming revenue. The province will use 1% of regulated iGaming revenue for social responsibility and will take a 20% cut from operators; the Mental Health and Addiction Ministry seeks services beyond Recovery Alberta, including bed-based programs. ↗

Stampeders host B.C. Lions Thursday as Calgary sits 4-5. Calgary (4-5) plays B.C. (3-5) at McMahon Stadium aiming to improve home record after one home win so far; coach/GM Dave Dickenson said the team needs wins at McMahon to climb the West Division standings. ↗
Justin Rankin’s rushing drop tied to reduced carries, not form. Rankin has 651 rushing yards on 101 carries with seven TDs this season, and four of his five 100-yard games came when he had 10+ carries, illustrating workload as the key factor in recent lower totals. ↗

Explainer on what tickets guarantee when concerts are delayed. ↗
Australian fined after black bear raid at Banff campground. ↗
Calgary boy recovering in hospital after near-drowning in B.C. river. ↗
Four 2018 junior Hockey Canada players still suspended. ↗
Daily update on B.C. wildfires for Aug. 12. ↗
Sask. families call for Indigo Alert after missing Calgary boy’s death. ↗
Calgary Flames radio rights move to Corus Entertainment. ↗
Some international students denied Alberta post-graduate work permits. ↗
Advocates: Alberta preschools struggling because of funding gap. ↗
Calgary Fire Department reports surge in overdose calls. ↗
Man plans protests against data centres as Alberta schedules town halls. ↗
Severe thunderstorm warning for southern Alberta with damaging wind and large hail. ↗