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Transit Officers Beef Up CTrain Safety, Stampeders Celebrate Win & Chuckwagon Legend Passes — Calgary Sunday

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🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Dozens of new transit officers introduced for CTrain safety. As the Calgary Stampede approaches, the city has increased the number of transit officers to ensure rider safety on the CTrain. This proactive measure aims to prevent incidents and reassure the public during one of the city's busiest events.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Funding ends for youth programs in Brooks. Key youth initiatives in Brooks have been forced to close after vital grant support expired. The shuttering of these programs affects countless young residents who rely on these community services.

  2. Rigging safety council born from creative sentencing. Alberta's new rigging safety council was established due to imaginative sentencing solutions targeting work-related incidents. This council aims to set and maintain rigorous safety standards in rigging operations statewide.

🏈 Sports

  1. Stampeders triumph over Lions in Apple Bowl. The Calgary Stampeders broke the Lions' winless streak with a decisive 41-33 victory. The win boosts Calgary's standing and keeps fans hopeful as the season progresses.

  2. Passing of chuckwagon racing legend Tom Glass at 77. Legendary chuckwagon racer Tom Glass has died, leaving a significant legacy in Alberta's beloved sport. His contributions and family legacy will be remembered fondly by fans and fellow competitors.

📰 Also Today

  • Ex-envoy dismisses American involvement in Alta. separatism. Perception skepticism discussed.
  • Debate on roadside attractions' usefulness continues. Public curiosity on these structures.
  • Exhibit explores T. rex's breath smell. Creative sensory display at museum.
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‘A mix of dog breath with rotten meat’: exhibit recreates what T. rex's breath might have smelled like

Sue: the T. rex experience opened to the public Saturday at the Telus Spark Science Centre, featuring a replica of the skeletal remains of the most complete fossil of the species ever found.

General Jun 28, 2026

Dozens of new transit officers aim to improve CTrain safety as Calgary Stampede nears

The City of Calgary welcomed 34 new transit peace officers during a graduation ceremony ahead of the Calgary Stampede, bringing the city's total number of transit peace officers up to 212.

General Jun 28, 2026

Chuckwagon racing legend Tom Glass dies at 77

Tom Glass, a monumental figure in Western Canadian sports history, has died after suffering a stroke at 77. As "the face of chuckwagon racing," Glass dominated the sport locally and internationally during the 1980s and 1990s.

General Jun 28, 2026

Stampeders ruin winless Lions' party at Apple Bowl with 41-33 win

More than 19,000 fans attended the opener of Touchdown Kelowna at the Apple Bowl, with the Calgary Stampeders prevailing 41-33 over the B.C. Lions on June 27 for their first win of the young CFL season.

General Jun 28, 2026

Creative sentencing gave Alberta a new rigging safety council. How did we get here?

Occupational Health and Safety says the goal of creative sentences is to prevent future workplace injuries or fatalities, but do these sentences actually make things any safer?

General Jun 28, 2026

Youth programs shut down in Brooks as grant funding ends

The SPEC Association in Brooks says the end of specific grant funding for youth programming requires them to cancel drop-in time and special events aimed at those aged seven to 17 in the southern Alberta city.

General Jun 28, 2026

What’s the point of these massive roadside attractions?

Canada has more than 1,500 roadside attractions across the country. Most of them were built at the same time as the Trans-Canada Highway. We wanted to know what makes people stop — and spend — when they come across a giant oddity by the road, and what the tipping point is between that economy and the cost of upkeep.

General Jun 28, 2026

Former envoy to U.S. doesn't think 'serious Americans' will get involved in Alta. separatism

As Alberta pushes ahead with a fall referendum to decide whether an actual referendum on separating from Canada is worth the effort, Canada's former U.S. ambassador says she doesn't think "serious Americans" will get involved in the debate.

General Jun 28, 2026
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