🚨 Crime & Public Safety
-
Two people shot on Victoria Park/Stampede LRT platform; one suspect arrested. Police say the shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Victoria Park/Stampede station just outside the BMO Centre; two victims were taken to Foothills Hospital, one initially in life‑threatening condition and since upgraded to stable. Officers located and arrested the alleged shooter in downtown Calgary without incident.
-
Bomb at Moscow restaurant kills three and wounds at least 21, officials say. Russian state media reported the blast at the Balzi Rossi restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square on Saturday evening killed three people, including the woman bomber, and left at least 21 wounded; Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called it a "brutal terrorist act" and authorities opened a probe.
-
Man drowns after jumping off a cliff southeast of Calgary. Police report the incident involved a man who jumped from a cliff southeast of Calgary and subsequently drowned.
🏛️ Government & Politics
-
Dozens protest Meta’s planned one‑gigawatt data centre in Sturgeon County. Protesters gathered in Morinville opposing Meta’s first Canadian data centre, a project Meta says will be online in two to three years and which company filings value at over $13 billion; Premier Danielle Smith said Alberta’s grid operator will use surplus energy until the Greenlight Electricity Centre gas plant begins supplying power in 2030.
-
Two Alberta food banks adopt grocery‑style model to give families more choice. The report says two Alberta food banks have switched to a grocery‑style model to let clients select items rather than receive prepacked hampers.
-
WestJet flight attendants (CUPE 8125) are on strike; airline suspends bookings through Aug. 5. CUPE local 8125 represents about 4,400 WestJet flight attendants and confirmed the strike after talks failed; WestJet says it has suspended all air travel bookings until Aug. 5, while Encore regional flights continue to operate and the dispute centres on compensation for ground work.
