(I didn't exactly have an abundance of faith in humanity left before this...)

Someone tried to turn a missing child into a payday... #Calgary police now warn of a donation scam, in addition to AI fakes and vigilantism, as the search for Parker Wells continues. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #missingperson #missingchild #parkerwells #findparker

Day 6 in the Parker Wells search... The 11-year-old's day home speaks out, police provide a map of his known movements and the public gets a reminder not to resort to vigilantism. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #parkerwells #findparker #missingchild #missingperson

The fact that this is even a thing... A desperate search for a missing child continues in #Calgary, and police have to ask that the flow of AI-generated material stop. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #missingperson #missingchild #findparker #parkerwells

Sakshi Shenoy placed at the #Calgary #Stampede Youth Agriculture Speaking Championships... Now, her dad must make good on his promise to get her and her speech in front of @jeromyyyc.bsky.social. And, it looks like it's going to happen: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc

'Not a very good day at all for radio...' Sportsnet 960 and 660 News are among stations suddenly shuttered by Rogers Sports and Media. The #Calgary radio products went to dead air as of Tuesday: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #journalism #localjournalism

#Calgary child murders case in court... It's a large pile of evidence to sift through, the Crown says, as proceedings against a man accused of murdering his two young children are adjourned again. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #yyccourts #yyccrime #yycnews

Penny Lane Entertainment gained a lobbyist in the ruckus around Cowboys... It's a public affairs agency headed by a former key handler of federal Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary

ICYMI... Yesterday, police revealed the photos and names of more than a dozen #Calgary extortion suspects. Investigators hope YOU can help connect them to additional aliases and incidents: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #yyccrime

The photos and names of more than a dozen #Calgary extortion suspects have been revealed... Police say the hope is members of the public will recognize them and come forward with more tips. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #yyccrime

A former Lester B. Pearson student, 17, has been charged with attempted murder... This stems from yesterday's lockdown at the school. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #yyccrime

A dog gets loose, goes missing... When found, the dog's been shot with 'hundreds of BB pellets.' There's confusion over who should do what. And no shortage of outrage toward an unknown shooter: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #yql #lethbridge #animalcruelty

Boon bundling in Banff... Alberta's Film and Television Tax Credit and Alberta Media Fund both will now fall under the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Status of Women. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #ABfilmandtelevision

Sometimes, #courtsketches. #yyc #calgary #yyccourts #yyccrime

Tragedy struck Monday during a school field trip in #MedicineHat... An 11-year-old boy died in a suspected drowning at Echo Dale Regional Park. Tuesday saw a community in mourning: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #ctvnewscalgary

Putting process to chaos... When the Bearspaw feeder main ruptured a second time, it came without the warning city waterworks had been expecting. A look inside the response to a local emergency: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #watermainbreak

A push to recall rebel MLA Peter Guthrie failed... Elections #Alberta deemed a recall petition against the Airdrie-Cochrane rep/Progressive Tory leader invalid. Back to business, the former UCP member/minister says: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #abpolitics

#UCalgary researchers ran a series of studies on workplace #gaslighting... Tunde Ogunfowora and Josh Bourdage have now had their research published in the 'Journal of Management.' They recently chatted with me a bit about it: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary

All’s well that ends well... A happy twist for a family whose vehicle was stripped of its tires while they slept. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #yyccrime #yycnews #cochrane

In court, albeit briefly... Counsel in the case of a man accused of murdering his two young children met Friday before a judge. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #yyccrime #yyccourts #yycnews

Bryce Hardy stood in a Cochrane, Alta., street this morning, staring at his vehicle propped up on blocks and stripped of its tires. All four had been stolen, and it wasn’t even 7 a.m. yet. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #crime

It's a reality of being any kind of digital writer... Swaths of your work will disappear, lost to the ether because of whims and woes not your own. A client gone under. Or made over. Maybe a corrupted, crashed database. Something. #writinglife #writingforweb

Calgary police issue summonses following Hells Angels ride through city www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... From @ohheydamien.bsky.social #yql #lethbridge #yyc #calgary #alberta #hellsangels

Calgary police issue summonses following Hells Angels ride through city www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... From @ohheydamien.bsky.social #yyc #calgary #yql #lethbridge #alberta #hellsangels

'A poor man's Rick Bell.'

The UCP is 'not an independence party,' its president, Rob Smith, says... But he also says it has 'a significant number' of members who support the movement. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #alberta #abpolitics

'It feels like I'm reading Tracy Chapman lyrics.'

'I just don't much like his cadence.'

'This was clearly written to elicit an emotional response.'

UCP faithful might not be calling for the premier's head yet... Party and constituency association presidents say support for Danielle Smith remains amid referendum question pivots. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #alberta #abpolitics

Chaos anticipated… When the Bearspaw feeder main ruptured a second time, #Calgary EMS were anticipating the worst-case scenario. A look inside the response to a local emergency: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #watermainbreak

A last yarn from this year's #CalgaryExpo... Unpredictability, not the find, is what makes comic book back issue bins irresistible. Diving's a rescue mission, regardless: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #comics

#GlobalFest will return this August at a new location... The fireworks festival is trading Elliston Park for Spruce Meadows. That move isn't without some fuss: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary

'As we have from the start...' Carney weighs in on curbing Alberta's separatist movement. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #stayfreealberta #alberta #markcarney #yyc #calgary

Court was quick for a man accused of murdering his children... He's retained a lawyer. He'll sit in a jail cell for at least another month. A publication ban remains. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #crime #yyccrime

That was an absolutely heartwrenching return to the crime desk... #yyc #crime #yyccrime

A #Calgary man is charged with the murder of his children. Police say he brought the bodies to them, confessed. They later found the mother at court, seeking a parental order. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #crime #yyccrime

A very human story… but with ducks. Justin Heggs and Cam Hayden launched ‘Death Metal Duck’ at this year’s #CalgaryExpo. They talk about it here: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #comicbooks

Grandpa #Journalism here. Went away for, like, a decade 'in search of self.' Found my self pretty much where I left off... Sometimes, those latter chapters run humble. #yyc #calgary

‘I can’t stop…’ Former Marvel Comics creative head Joe Quesada doesn’t know how to take a break. He brought his new work to #CalgaryExpo: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #comicbooks

‘It’s regrettable…’ A year ago, Canadian comic book creators were still only thinking about abandoning travel to the U.S. Now, some have taken that step: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #comicbooks

Sometimes, you forget how long you’ve done a thing… Then, someone rolls up with “sort of a little trolley full of comics,” all of them yours. #CalgaryExpo Tales: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #comicbooks

Silence re: the status of a body recovery at an #oilsands mine in northern #Alberta... Three months on from a tragic worksite accident, it's not clear that Kenny MacAulay was ever found. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary

Silence re: the status of a body recovery at an #oilsands mine in northern #Alberta... Three months on from a tragic worksite accident, it's not clear that Kenny MacAulay was ever found. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary

For the love of comics... Richard Comely and a cartooning convoy once crossed the Prairies to produce #CaptainCanuck #comicbooks after the money dried up in Winnipeg. They settled in Cardston, then #Calgary for a time: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgaryexpo

#CalgaryFlames goalie Dustin Wolf's kind gesture is a 10-year-old fan's everything... He gifted Kade Heisler his stick, and a memory to cherish. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #sportsnews #hockeynews

Celebrity wrangling continues as this year's #CalgaryExpo draws near. Some additions, subtractions... Sadly, most from 'The Goonies' are among those that fell through: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary

Controlling chaos… When the Bearspaw feeder main ruptured a second time, #Calgary Fire had to make more than a dozen rescues—fast. A look inside the response to a local emergency: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #watermainbreak

United Conservative MLA pushes for a separation referendum in an op-ed. Premier Danielle Smith stands by her previous statements on the matter. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #alberta #politics #albertaindependence #news

Meanwhile, on the cops beat... The province's police watchdog says there are reasonable grounds but no charges coming for a #Calgary officer who shot a suspect. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc