Shawn Logan
Calgary Sun
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Calgary police raid snares $1 million drug haul
A month-long investigation into a summer rash of gang violence on Calgary streets has resulted in a nearly $1 million haul of illegal drugs and two men facing charges. → Read More
Charges laid after man stabbed in face near Lethbridge safe consumption site
A violent confrontation outside Lethbridge’s supervised drug consumption site has resulted in charges after a man was stabbed in the face over the weekend.Lethbridge police said they were called to the controversial Arches facility in the southern Alberta city about 2:30 p.m. → Read More
Pigs in space: U of C expert says thousands of tiny water bears could survive on the moon after crash
When humans return to the moon after a 55-year absence, they could be welcomed by a hardy population of micro-organisms called water bears, which crash landed on the celestial satellite in April, says a University of Calgary engineering professor. Thousands of nearly indestructible tardigrades — plump, eight-legged creatures that are also known as water bears […] → Read More
Pair of surviving Banff bathroom bears adapting to new wilderness home
From the bathroom to the backcountry, two orphaned black bear cubs rescued from a public restroom two years ago seem to have successfully re-established themselves in Banff National Park, officials say. The two sisters were among a trio of three-month-old bear cubs mysteriously abandoned in a public restroom at the Vermilion Lakes rest stop in […] → Read More
Calgary’s violent crime rate spikes amid push to slash police budget
Calgary’s rate of violent crime has skyrocketed 50 per cent over the past five years, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.The spike in gun violence, sexual assaults, robberies and other crime comes as council prepares to pare its municipal spending by $60 million, including a p... → Read More
Meth responsible for one-third of Calgary drug offences: police stats
Crystal meth charges made up more than one-third of all of drug offences recorded in Calgary in 2018.Canada-wide crime data released Monday by Statistics Canada showed the highly addictive stimulant, which city police have blamed for a growing crime wave in Calgary, accounted for at least 36 per cen... → Read More
Calgary survivors of deadly Texas crash continue healing journey
It’s been a long, winding and sometimes tearful journey for Jasleen Minhas and her two young daughters. A year after a horrific highway crash in Texas robbed the Calgary family of three generations of loved ones — grandmother, father and son — the surviving trio have travelled some 10,000 kilometres, from one coast to another, […] → Read More
One killed, four injured in crash on Calgary city limits
A two-vehicle crash on the southeast city limits has left one person dead and four others with serious injuries, police say.The collision occurred just after 9:30 a.m. Saturday, said Insp. Melanie Oncescu, on Highway 22X at 104 Street S.E., on the city’s eastern periphery. → Read More
Strathmore man, family distraught after heavily-armed RCMP takedown
When David DeWolfe closes his eyes, he says he still sees the cold steel of an RCMP rifle pointed at his head.The Strathmore father of two is considering his legal options just days after he and his family endured a “high-risk arrest” by Mounties on a rural farm, after they’d respo... → Read More
Two young men killed in head-on crash near Cardston
A head-on crash between two vehicles near Cardston has left two young men, aged 16 and 20, dead, Mounties say.Just before midnight last Wednesday, RCMP were called to a scene on Highway 5 just northeast of Cardston, some 235 kilometres south of Calgary. → Read More
Curious bear wanders into Alberta barbecue joint during dinner rush
Peter Holub has seen patrons of all kinds walk through the doors of his Canmore Brazilian barbecue restaurant. But on Sunday night, a small black bear, possibly enticed by the dinnertime aroma coming from Gaucho Brazilian Barbecue, wandered in to → Read More
Black bear cub shot and killed weeks after its release from rehabilitation facility
Just weeks after being returned to the wild, an orphaned black bear cub has been shot and killed, the province says. Charlie, a 16-month-old bruin who was taken in by the Cochrane Ecological Institute last May, had been released in a remote area of southwestern Alberta on June 20 after more than a year at […] → Read More
Calgary Transit sees spike in violent crime on the rails in 2018
Months after his mother was crippled after being shoved off an LRT platform into the path of an oncoming train, Allan Hein still frets about his teenage children riding the rails. → Read More
Former Calgary medical examiners cleared following Texas probe into autopsy on child
The Texas Medical Board has cleared two former Calgary medical examiners of any wrongdoing in an autopsy that sparked a now dismissed lawsuit that had accused the pair of inappropriately harvesting organs from a deceased child. → Read More
'Body snatchers' lawsuit against two former Calgary pathologists thrown out by Texas judge
One of two lawsuits launched against a pair of former Calgary medical examiners, accusing them of being “body snatchers,” has been dismissed by a Texas judge. Media outlets in Lubbock and a press release from a PR firm representing California-based pathology company NAAG Pathology Labs — as well as former Calgary pathologists Dr. Evan Matshes […] → Read More
Failed appeal ends bitter six-year battle between Calgary neighbours over a fence — in a pond
The judge chided both sides for their ‘nasty conduct’ in the fracas, which resulted in claims of harassment, vandalism, trespassing and multiple calls to the RCMP → Read More
One dead in fatal crash in southwest Calgary
Police traffic detectives are investigating a deadly crash in the city’s southwest.Insp. Curtis Olson said police were called to a single vehicle crash on Sarcee Trail between Richmond Road and Glenmore Trail about 5 a.m. Saturday. → Read More
Stolen memorial truck quickly recovered thanks to eagle-eyed supporters
What began as a heartbreaking morning for the mother of a Cochrane teen killed in a 2012 drunk driving crash became a joyous one Monday, after her son’s memorial truck, stolen overnight, was quickly recovered with the help of supporters. → Read More
Stephan fears ‘deck is stacked’ in retrial into toddler’s death
Set to begin a retrial on Monday into the 2012 death of his 19-month-old son, David Stephan says he’s not optimistic about the outcome and expects he’ll ultimately be bound for another appearance before Canada’s top court. → Read More
Emergency crews respond to potential explosion at Kincora home
Police and fire crews are en route to a potential explosion in the northwest community of Kincora.About 2 p.m. Saturday, emergency responders were called to a reported fire and explosion at a home on Kincora Dr. N.W. → Read More