Heat Warnings, Boy's Death & Police Shooting — Calgary Thursday

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🚨 Crime & Public Safety

Calgary homicide unit probes fatal Rosscarrock stabbing. Officers found a man with a stab wound in the 1400 block of 38 Street SW just before 11 p.m.; he was taken to hospital and later died, and two people known to the victim were arrested and held for questioning. Police ask witnesses to call 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers.
ASIRT investigates officer-involved shooting in Bridlewood. Calgary police responded around 1 a.m. to the 1000 block of Bridlemeadows Manor for a disturbance; roughly two hours after the initial call an officer discharged a firearm and the suspect was taken to hospital in critical condition. No officers were injured; ASIRT was notified as standard practice.
Sentencing delayed after Crown prosecutor medical issue in deadly motorcycle crash case. Michael Maurice Koochin, 40, of Slave Lake pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death and six counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm in the Aug. 31, 2024 crash that killed Laurent Isadore, 38, and Tyler Duboski, 33; sentencing scheduled for Thursday was postponed and rescheduling is pending.
ALERT seizes large weapons cache during Lethbridge drug probe. Police seized more than two dozen firearms, nearly 200 knives and edged weapons, approximately $20,000 in drugs and $13,649 cash after executing a search warrant in the 2000 block of 7 Avenue North; two people were arrested and face charges including possession for the purpose of trafficking and firearms offences.

Organizers seek judicial review after Elections Alberta rejects Corb Lund petition. The Water Not Coal campaign alleges Elections Alberta wrongly invalidated roughly 35,000 signatures and says the petition had more than 200,000 supporters while the Citizen Initiative Act required nearly 178,000 verified signatures to move a ban on new coal mining forward; the application asks the Court of King’s Bench to review the decision.
Wetaskiwin mayor sues city to restore access to City Hall. Mayor Joe Branco, barred from entering Wetaskiwin City Hall since January over confidential personnel matters, filed a lawsuit aiming to lift restrictions and regain full mayoral powers; Branco says he has attended council meetings virtually since mid-January and publicly protested the ban.

TC Energy raises 2035 gas-demand outlook to 51 bcf/d, eyes pipeline responses. Calgary-based TC Energy now forecasts 51 billion cubic feet per day demand growth from 2025 to 2035 (up from 40 bcf/d in late 2024), saying nearly 70% of that growth is concentrated in the U.S. heartland, Alberta and Mexico and that intra-Alberta capacity offers heavy interest from data-centre developers.
Canfor calls Fox Creek sawmill closure 'gut-wrenching' as fibre and tariffs bite. Canfor confirmed permanent closure of its Fox Creek sawmill, which employed more than 74 people, citing exhausted regional fibre after pest-control shifts and wildfire damage plus weak markets and punitive U.S. duties.

Yellow heat warnings for Calgary and Medicine Hat with weekend highs in the mid-30s. Environment and Climate Change Canada forecasts Calgary in the low-30s Friday and mid-30s Saturday with overnight lows around 17 C (normal 10 C), while Medicine Hat could hit 38 C Saturday; officials advise rescheduling strenuous outdoor work and monitoring for heat-exhaustion symptoms.
Autism group urges revamped alert systems after Calgary boy found dead. The National Autism Network called for emergency-alert and first-responder changes after police on Wednesday found the body of 11-year-old Parker in a culvert under Deerfoot Trail; Parker had autism and was non-verbal and had wandered from a northside day home on July 16.
Makeshift memorial grows for 11-year-old Parker in Laycock Park. Hundreds of Calgarians placed flowers, candles and messages on a footbridge in Laycock Park after Parker’s body was recovered; police said they do not believe the death to be criminal in nature following the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s identification.

Officers seize 380 kg of drugs declared as bath tissue at an Alberta–U.S. border crossing.
Second hiker in a week dies after falling in Banff National Park.
WestJet flight attendants' union serves a 72-hour strike notice.
Highway near Canmore, Kananaskis targeting mid-August reopening after rockfall.
Working past 65 in Alberta could raise employer health-benefit costs, affecting older employees.
Albertans on disability payments to receive incorrect amounts for August.
Council approves next steps to create a municipal lobbyist registry.
Police investigate a suspicious death in southwest Calgary.
Carney says he doesn't 'see the value' in using energy as leverage in U.S. trade talks.