17 h. ago Man injured while trying to break up fight dies in Calgary hospital, charges pending

A man who Calgary police said tried to break up a fight at a restaurant in the city's southeast has died in hospital, and now charges are pending in the investigation. 

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45 h. ago Calgary police officer charged with assault over shooting incident

A Calgary police officer is facing an aggravated assault charge related to the discharge of his firearm while making an arrest. In a Thursday press release, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said that following its investigation, its findings were forwarded to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service who determined “the evidence did meet their […]

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50 h. ago Two charged after officers break up fight – right outside police headquarters

Two people face charges following a fight outside St. Thomas police headquarters. The confrontation initially started in a Talbot Street parking lot, where a suspect drove their vehicle at another vehicle multiple times, police said. The driver of the vehicle that was struck drove to police headquarters seeking help and the other followed it to the […]

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66 h. ago Man on trial for shooting Black teen who rang a wrong doorbell dies days after guilty plea

Andrew Lester was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of then-16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who survived

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69 h. ago One person dead following police shooting in southeast Calgary

One person is dead after a Calgary Police Service officer was involved in a shooting in the 6000 block of 17 Ave. S.E. in Penbrooke Meadows on Wednesday morning.

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69 h. ago Woman dies from carbon monoxide poisoning in southwest Calgary home

Calgary police say one woman has died and a child was hospitalized after emergency crews were called to a southwest home on a suspect incident of carbon monoxide poisoning on Tuesday. Police had arrived at the house, located at the 100 block of Shawmeadows Crescent for a welfare check and found the woman and child […]

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3 d. ago Retired London police officer charged with historic sex assaults

Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a retired London police officer in two alleged historic sexual assaults. Former London police officer Edward Lane is charged with two counts of sexual assault, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) announced on Wednesday. Officials with the provincial agency say they were notified on Feb. 2, 2022, about sexual assault allegations […]

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3 d. ago Retired London police officer charged with historical sex assaults: SIU

Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a retired London police officer in two alleged historical sexual assaults. Former London police officer Edward Lane is charged with two counts of sexual assault, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) announced Wednesday. Officials with the provincial agency say they were notified on Feb. 2, 2022, about sexual assault allegations against […]

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3 d. ago Stabbing in Calgary's Saddle Ridge community sends one man to hospital

A Tuesday morning stabbing in Calgary’s Saddle Ridge community left one man with serious injuries. At approximately 5 a.m., the Calgary Police Service responded to reports of a home invasion in the 6000 block of Saddlehorn Drive N.E. Upon arrival, officers located on man with what appeared to be stab wounds, CPS said in a […]

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3 d. ago Prosecutors say there’s no evidence torture and killing of missing man was hate crime

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Investigators have not yet found evidence that the torture and killing of a transgender man whose body was discarded in an upstate New York field was a hate crime, law enforcement officials said. Five people were charged Friday in the death of Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man who was reported missing […]

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4 d. ago Dallas Mavericks suspend unidentified employee after arrest of assistant coach Darrell Armstrong

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks said Sunday they have suspended an employee they didn’t identify after assistant coach Darrell Armstrong was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Dallas police said officers responded to a call in the predawn hours Saturday. Police said a preliminary investigation determined the 56-year-old Armstrong and […]

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5 d. ago American arrested in Moscow on drug charges freed ahead of Russia

Russia has freed a U.S. citizen arrested earlier this month on drug smuggling charges, according to Russian media reports and a U.S. official. The move appears to be an effort to ease tensions between Moscow and Washington ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Kalob Byers, 28, was detained on Feb. 7 at Moscow’s […]

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