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River Safety Restored, Rogers Radio Shutdown & Local Housing Projects — Calgary Tuesday

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Calgary Fire Department lifts safety advisory for rivers. After days of heavy rain, the safety advisory for the Bow and Elbow rivers has been lifted, allowing residents to resume normal activities.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Charges laid after drug and firearms seizure in Fort McMurray. Two individuals were arrested following the discovery of drugs and weapons by ALERT officers. The drugs have an estimated street value of just under $100,000.
  2. Assault in downtown Calgary leaves man seriously injured. A man was hospitalized in life-threatening condition after being assaulted early Tuesday morning near Sunalta Cottage Park.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. Rogers closes radio stations across Canada. Among the closures are Calgary's 660 NewsRadio, affecting 80 employees overall, due to declining audiences and ad revenues.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. U of C partners with developer to address housing gap. A new program, aimed at constructing 'missing middle' housing, is being spearheaded by the University of Calgary and a local developer.

🌦️ Weather & Roads

  1. Tofield faces long recovery after severe rainfall. With 20 cm of rain having fallen in late June, cleanup efforts are ongoing as the town recovers from recent flooding.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Brian Paisley, Fringe festival founder, passes away. The founder of the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival and a celebrated storyteller has died in Mexico after battling pneumonia.

📰 Also Today

  • Alberta sets $15 million for Highway 63 repairs following frustrations.
  • Corb Lund continues opposition to coal mining in Alberta's Eastern Slopes.
  • Calgary council remains divided on Alberta separation referendum response.
  • Severe weather damages southern Alberta crops due to hail and rain.
  • Edmonton changes bike lane plans post-community backlash.
  • New Alberta pipeline deal may expand oil export opportunities.
  • Elections Alberta to verify signatures on separatist referendum petition.
  • Critics say Carney's fuel efficiency plan won't ease summer trip costs quickly.
  • Community choir enhances connections for those with dementia.
  • Alberta pharmacists deal with rise in prescription forgeries.
  • Rogers' closure of six stations leads to job cuts in Calgary and beyond.
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Hail, heavy rain pound southern Alberta, damaging crops

Farmers are evaluating their crops after heavy rain, wind and hail battered southern Alberta over the weekend. A meteorologist says the province has seen a very active start to the summer severe storm season.

General Jul 7, 2026

Alberta pharmacists scramble to keep up as reports of prescription forgeries tick up again

The Alberta College of Pharmacy recently told its members that forgery attempts are on the rise, and it urged pharmacists to notify police.

General Jul 7, 2026

Community choir builds connections for those with living with dementia

Good Vibes Memory Choirs started as a research project that studied the impact of choral singing on people living with dementia. The research showed that group singing promotes brain health and provides a community for those navigating a dementia diagnosis and their support networks. CBC's Nate Luit talked to choir members and their families about the benefits of these weekly singalongs.

General Jul 7, 2026

Elections Alberta set to begin verifying signatures on separatist referendum petition

Elections Alberta says it's set to begin verifying the signatures on a petition looking to force a vote on the province separating from Canada.

General Jul 7, 2026

Corb Lund says he won't give up fight against coal mining in Alberta's Eastern Slopes

Country musician Corb Lund says he has questions about the process that Elections Alberta used to reject the list of names and that he's looking at taking it to court.

General Jul 7, 2026

Calgary council divided over response to Alberta separation referendum

Calgary city council is trying to determine how involved it can get leading up to the October referendum. As CBC's Brendan Coulter explains, Calgary's mayor wants to start a campaign opposing separation, but not everyone agrees.

General Jul 7, 2026

Alberta's new pipeline deal could allow Canadian oil to reach new countries. But will they want it?

Energy and environmental organizations are reacting with alarm to the new Canada-Alberta deal to build a new oil pipeline to the West Coast, questioning whether new buyers can be found for the oil that may eventually flow through the pipelines.

General Jul 7, 2026

Carney's fuel efficiency plan won't bring quick relief to cost of summer road trips, critics say

The federal government pitched its new tailpipe standards as a way to make fuel-efficient cars more accessible to Canadians. But two groups advocating for low-emission travel say the rules would put the country short of its goal — and ultimately leave most Canadians at the mercy of high gas prices.

General Jul 7, 2026

Alberta commits $15 million for Highway 63 repairs after months of frustration

The Alberta government has allocated $15 million to repairs on Highway 63, the only highway out of Fort McMurray.

General Jul 7, 2026

Rogers shutters radio stations in Calgary, Vancouver, Halifax and Kitchener

A Rogers spokesperson said the cuts affect 230 jobs, 80 of them in radio.

General Jul 7, 2026

U of C, Calgary developer create program focused on building ‘missing middle’ housing

A new online program at the University of Calgary teaches Canadian developers how to build “missing middle” housing, while trying to bring more empathy to the density debate.

General Jul 7, 2026
Rogers shutters six radio stations, 80 jobs cut

Rogers shutters six radio stations, 80 jobs cut

Rogers Sports and Media is shutting down its Sportsnet 650 radio station in Vancouver and Sportsnet 960 station in Calgary, as well as four other stations across four cities.

Sports Jul 7, 2026
2 people charged after police seize drugs, firearms in Fort McMurray, Alta.

2 people charged after police seize drugs, firearms in Fort McMurray, Alta.

Members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team seized $100,000 worth of drugs, several firearms and a large amount of cash, during an investigation in Fort McMurray, Alta.

Crime Jul 7, 2026
Man in hospital with serious injuries after being assaulted in downtown Calgary

Man in hospital with serious injuries after being assaulted in downtown Calgary

Calgary police are investigating after an early Tuesday morning assault sent a man to hospital with life threatening injuries. Another man was taken into custody.

Crime Jul 7, 2026
Cleanup underway but Alberta town faces long road to recovery after recent rains

Cleanup underway but Alberta town faces long road to recovery after recent rains

The cleanup from the recent heavy rains and flooding that hit the town of Tofield, Alta., will take months. But some residents say it's a miracle the damage wasn't even worse.

Weather Jul 7, 2026
Brian Paisley, founder of North America’s longest-running Fringe festival, has died

Brian Paisley, founder of North America’s longest-running Fringe festival, has died

Brian Paisley, the founder of The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival has died in Mexico, following a long struggle with pneumonia.

Entertainment Jul 7, 2026
Community pushback forces City of Edmonton to change gears on bike lane plans

Community pushback forces City of Edmonton to change gears on bike lane plans

The City of Edmonton is changing gears on its plan to remove a large section of on-street parking along 50 Street to allow for the installation of bike lanes.

Politics Jul 7, 2026
Calgary Fire Department lifts safety advisory for Bow, Elbow rivers

Calgary Fire Department lifts safety advisory for Bow, Elbow rivers

The Calgary Fire Department says flow rates on the Bow and Elbow Rivers have slowed enough to allow a river advisory to be lifted and for river users to resume normal activities.

Environment Jul 7, 2026
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