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CTV News
12-08-2025
- Politics
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Forever Canadian group collects signatures
As Alberta awaits a court ruling on an Alberta referendum question, a campaign to keep the province in Canada held a blitz of events on Monday evening. Mason DePatie reports.
CTV News
08-08-2025
- CTV News
Calgary police investigate shooting in Taradale
Calgary police are investigating after two men were shot inside a vehicle in Taradale. Mason DePatie reports. Two men are in hospital after what police said was a targeted shooting in the northeast Calgary community of Taradale early Friday. Police said the men were sitting in a car on Tarawood Grove N.E. at about 2:30 a.m. when someone opened fire at them. Calgary police investigate shooting in Taradale Calgary police say two men were shot while they were sitting in a vehicle in the northeast community of Taradale on Aug. 8, 2025. Both men were hit. They were taken to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries. No suspects have been arrested, but police say there is no risk to the public. There is no further information available.
CTV News
06-08-2025
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Police investigate house fire in Legacy
Calgary Watch Calgary police are looking into the suspicious circumstances of a fire at home in Legacy. Mason DePatie reports.
CTV News
17-07-2025
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Calgary senior loses $300K in Bitcoin scam
Calgary Watch Calgary police are warning residents about a rise in cryptocurrency scams. Mason DePatie reports.
CTV News
15-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Rezoning debate reignites fears over contamination at former CBC Calgary site
A redevelopment in Hillhurst is causing some concern among residents. Mason DePatie has details. Concerns over soil contamination are taking centre stage at Calgary city hall as council considers a controversial inner-city redevelopment in Hillhurst. During Tuesday's meeting, city council will decide on changing the land use designation for 1706 Westmount Blvd. N.W. It's the former site of the former CBC building, which has sat vacant for several years. Rezoning debate reignites fears over contamination at former CBC Calgary site Residents in Hillhurst are concerned about creosote contamination from a redevelopment, but the area councillor says there is no danger. Anthem Properties is looking to build a 269-unit apartment complex on the site, requiring the lot to be changed to a District Control District allowing multi-residential development. While residents do have some concerns about the complex, the main issue is what would be buried beneath it. Decades ago, a wood treatment plant operated across the Bow River, leaving behind creosote contamination that seeped under the river. The province filed a report in 2022 that found contamination at the Westmount site is mostly confined to the south portion of the lot and does not pose a risk through inhalation. But with construction on the horizon, the report does little to quell the nerves of those who live nearby. Jim Stirling, a Hillhurst resident and engineer by trade, is concerned that the excavation will stir up the creosote. 'What we're asking for is that they suspend the land use approval and appoint an independent panel to study the evidence that we've gathered to demonstrate our concerns,' he said. Rezoning debate reignites fears over contamination at former CBC Calgary site Ward 7 Coun. Terry Wong said he has heard from dozens of concerned community members about the issue. 'We've been advised by Alberta Environment that there is not a great risk,' he said. 'Most of that creosote is buried very, very deep in the bedrock, and a significant amount of clay above it and the water table. So again, disturbance of the creosote shouldn't be a problem.' Anthem Properties previously told CTV News that it would need to dig about three metres deep to build its single-storey parkade, leaving 1.2 metres above ground. It also notes that it has a risk management plan that includes testing, reporting, monitoring, and an exposure control protocol. If council approves the rezoning, construction could begin as early as next summer, with completion expected in 2028.
