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11 hours ago
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Child hit by bus in Sundance, another hit by a car in Temple
A police vehicle is shown at Calgary Police Service headquarters on April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Calgary police say two children were injured in two separate incidents on city streets on Thursday. Emergency crews were first called to the intersection of Templehill Drive and Temple Drive N.E. just before 9 a.m. after a child was hit by a vehicle. Police say the child suffered minor injuries. A second child was then hit by a school bus in the intersection of Sunmills Drive and Sun Valley Boulevard S.E. just before 9:30 a.m. Police say there were no children on the bus at the time, and child who was hit suffered minor injuries. Anyone with more information on either incident can call police at 403-266-1234. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
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a day ago
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‘So shocking': Calgary murder trial hears from police officer who found victim's body
Christopher Ward Dunlop, seen in this undated photo from Facebook, is accused of first-degree murder and causing an indignity to a body in the death of Judy Maerz in February 2023. (Supplied) **GRAPHIC WARNING: Some of the details of this story may be disturbing to some readers** The first-degree murder trial began Wednesday for the man accused of killing Judy Maerz just three years after he was released from prison for his role in the death of another woman. Christopher Ward Dunlop, 50, is accused of stabbing Maerz, 58, to death in what the Crown argues was a 'crime of domination.' She was found naked and burned in Deerfoot Athletic Park on Feb. 16, 2023. Sgt. Dave Mills of the Calgary Police Service began testimony. He was the first responder on scene after a woman discovered the body while walking her dogs that morning. 'It was terrible,' Mills said. He described the victim's badly burned body laid out in plain sight near the parking lot of the park. He said the victim was severely burned, had numerous stab wounds and had her pants were pulled down to her ankles. Mills said Maerz's throat had been slit. He said he questioned if what he was looking at was a mannequin because it was such a horrific state. 'It was so shocking I had to walk up close because I knew it was real but a big part of me didn't want to believe it was real.' According to the Crown's theory, Maerz was stabbed 72 times during sexual intercourse. Dunlop has pleaded not guilty to both first-degree murder and causing indignity to a body. Murder trial of Christopher Dunlop begins Judy Maerz's body was found in the Deerfoot Athletic Park on Feb. 16, 2023, the same place where Laura Furlan was killed 15 years earlier. (File) 'I'm here to advocate for the victim' Dunlop was previously convicted of manslaughter in the death of Laura Furlan 15 years prior to Maerz's death. In that case, he admitted to strangling the 38-year-old woman after having sex with her in the Deerfoot Athletic Park on Sept. 7, 2009, before dumping her body in Fish Creek Provincial Park. Furlan's mother Kathryn was in court Wednesday for the beginning of the trial. 'I'm here because I'm representing my daughter Laura Furlan who was killed at the hands of Christopher Dunlop,' she told CTV News. 'This is a continuation of that as far as I'm concerned so I'm here to advocate for the victim in this trial and her family. Hopefully at the end of it all, justice will get served.' Maerz and Furlan killings tied together: judge Both women worked in the sex trade and Crown prosecutors argue Dunlop 'had an animus toward street sex workers and set out that fateful night to find a street sex worker to kill.' Prosecutors needed to fight to have the evidence from the Furlan's killing considered during this new trial. In that ruling, Justice Colin C.J. Feasby said two killings were so similiar they were 'unlikely to be the result of coincidence.' Dunlop was given 13 years for killing her but received six-and-a-half years for credit of the time he'd already served. 'I think the justice system has to reevaluate this type of sentencing and have to serve more time,' Kathryn said. Feasby is presiding over the trial, which is scheduled until June 27. (With files from Michael Franklin)
CTV News
2 days ago
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‘No active threat': N.W. Calgary high school locked down due to weapon complaint
A Calgary police vehicle is seen in this undated image. (CTV News) A northwest Calgary high school was locked down on Tuesday afternoon due to a weapons complaint. Calgary police said at 12:35 p.m., it received reports someone was inside James Fowler High School with a weapon. The school, located in the 4000 block of Fourth Street N.W., was subsequently locked down. 'At this time, there is no active threat to the students within the school,' police said in an update. Police are working to locate the suspect. This is a breaking news update. More details to come…
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3 days ago
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G7 protests to be livestreamed to leaders in Kananaskis, Alta., to give protesters a voice
A security gate and fence outside the site of the G7 Leaders' Summit is pictured in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Law enforcement officials overseeing security at the upcoming G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta are expecting large protests but plan to make sure they stay peaceful. That includes livestreaming some of the sites to Kananaskis, where leaders from Canada, the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy and the European Union will meet June 15-17. 'These three designated G7 demonstration zones will have live audio and video feeds, which will be broadcast to G7 leaders and delegations at the site of the summit in Kananaskis,' said RCMP Chief Superintendent David Hall at a media briefing Monday. 'People who want to express themselves, as is their right, can't get close to the leaders, so the leaders won't see and hear the protests. So by establishing that video link, we are helping facilitate that Charter access.' Hall said teams have been reaching out to protest groups to clarify their intentions. He said protests are legal and every effort will be made to ensure they are given their right to express themselves. Joe Brar, the G7 event security director from Calgary police, said the city has protests every single weekend and it will continue throughout the summer. 'G7 puts Calgary on a global stage so we expect that to draw more protesters as well,' Brar said. 'We are working with organizers in advance ... to have conversations around demonstrations, what people's intentions are, when they're planning on demonstrating ... and ensuring they understand those that are lawful.' A display in the Calgary police parking lot showed some of the security equipment available for G7, including tactical units, protective gear, armoured police and military vehicles, and officers on horseback. 'These tools are reserved for worst-case scenarios and would only be deployed after other available options have been exhausted,' said Hall. Greg Medley, deputy chief of Alberta Sheriffs, said officers will be involved in traffic control, searching vehicles and, if necessary, helping with mass arrests. 'These officers are specially trained in the mass handling and movement of those in custody and will ensure the detainees' legal rights are respected and upheld while maintaining public safety and security across all event sites.' Air restrictions over the Calgary International Airport and over Kananaskis Village have already been announced. The radius at Kananaskis Village will be 30 nautical miles (56 kilometres), while it will be 20 nautical miles (37 kilometres) at the airport. The restrictions are set to begin at 6 a.m. on June 14 and remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. on June 17. Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press
CTV News
3 days ago
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Calgary police still looking for answers in Auburn Bay death
Calgary police investigate a death in the 1000 block of Auburn Bay Circle S.E. on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Calgary police say though an autopsy has been completed, it's still unclear what caused the death of a man whose body was found in an Auburn Bay home this weekend. Officers were called to the 1000 block of Auburn Bay Circle S.E. just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 31. Police said Saturday the death was suspicious and the homicide unit was investigating. An autopsy was conducted on Monday, after which police issued an update saying the death remains 'undetermined' pending further testing. 'Our Homicide Unit continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death and are asking anyone with information to come forward,' police said in a news release. Investigators aren't yet releasing the identity of the victim, only saying he's a man in his 50s. Anyone with information about the death is asked to call police at 403-266-1234. Tips can also be sent anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
