Damien Wood
@ohheydamien.bsky.social
Grandpa #Journalism. Borrowed time; stole a pen. Produces words for CTV News in #Calgary / #yyc. These words are not necessarily those words.
'Purpose: Legal advice regarding unauthorized disclosure...' A special meeting of Calgary’s city council will be held Tuesday morning, following the leaking of confidential documents. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #yyccc #news #ctvnews
Special meeting of Calgary city council called over confidential document leak
A special meeting of Calgary’s city council will be held Tuesday morning, following the leaking of confidential documents.
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A promise made; a promise kept... 11-year-old gets her mayoral meetup to talk sustainability. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #news #ctvnews 1/2 .@jeromyyyc.bsky.social
Mayoral meetup: 11-year-old gets face time with Farkas to talk sustainability
A promise made; a promise kept.
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'Like me slapping myself in the face to teach you a lesson...' An economist calls battling it out with #tariffs 'ridiculous,' says the Canada-U.S. #tradewar has 1 casualty. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Canada-U.S. tariff fight fallout will only leave consumers burned: economist
Battling it out with tariffs is “such a ridiculous policy,” according to one Alberta-based economist.
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Doodling what would become his legacy... From a #Calgary basement to the comic book store: @toddmcfarlane.bsky.social talks #Spawn ’77. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #comics
From Calgary basement to comic book store: Todd McFarlane talks Spawn ’77
In 1977, in a Calgary basement, a teenaged Todd McFarlane drew his comic book character Spawn for the first time.
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'Seeing more and more of this...' Calgary's police chief talks guns, drugs and organized crime in a growing city. One more from the #crime desk: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #yyccrime #calgary
Calgary’s police chief talks guns, drugs and organized crime in a growing city
It’s the reality of a big — and growing — city, Calgary’s police chief says. Organized crime will grow with it. Thursday, Katie McLellan told CTV News local law enforcement is working on the issue.
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'Recovering physically' but 'lots of things to process...' A #Calgary police officer shot in the line of duty is back at home. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #crime #yyccrime 1/3
Police officer shot in southwest Calgary recovering at home: chief
A police officer shot in the line of duty is back at home. Calgary’s top cop provided CTV News with an update Thursday morning.
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Helping kids gear up for the coming school year... Many a #Calgary kid left St. Martha’s with new backpacks stuffed with essentials Tuesday afternoon. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #owenhartfoundation 1/3
Owen Hart Foundation backpack giveaway gets kids geared up for the school year
Many a Calgary kid left St. Martha’s School with new backpacks stuffed with essentials Tuesday afternoon.
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Political playing field now open... At least four candidates will battle it out next month in the byelection for #Calgary-Shaw. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #alberta #votealberta #albertavotes
Several candidates will battle it out in byelection for wide-open Calgary-Shaw
It’s official. The battle for a former Alberta cabinet minister’s old riding will be fought next month.
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Comic book icon pays tribute... Todd McFarlane's latest image touches on his classic cover and #Calgary connection. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #comics #spiderman #spawn #spawn77
Comic book icon pays tribute to classic cover, Calgary connection with new image
Comic book icon Todd McFarlane is taking his creation Spawn back to “when and where it all began”—1977 in Calgary.
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(At some point, someone here's going to notice I've abandoned the crime desk.)
One more for the Owen Hart Foundation... Just in time for the coming #Calgary school year, more than 3,000 stuffed backpacks will be handed out to families in need. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc
Owen Hart Foundation’s annual backpack giveaway runs this Saturday at Trapped
Just in time for the coming Calgary school year, more than 3,000 stuffed backpacks will be handed out to families in need.
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A second hot tag for Elvis Costello... The Owen Hart Foundation will host the iconic musician in #Calgary again, for what it's billing as 'an intimate solo acoustic performance.' More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc
Owen Hart Foundation tagging in Elvis Costello a 2nd time to celebrate 27 years
The Owen Hart Foundation is celebrating 27 years by reuniting with one of its beloved performing guests.
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‘Deeply concerning...’ Monday’s active shooter incident in southwest #Calgary offers a reminder of policing dangers. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #crime #yyccrime
‘Deeply concerning’: Officer shot in Calgary a reminder of policing dangers
Monday’s active shooter incident in Calgary’s Edworthy Park was described by police and passersby as “like something out of a movie.”
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A traffic stop turned into an active shooter situation... #Calgary police believe a suspect fired on officers and civilians while fleeing through Edworthy Park. The suspect was later found dead in the river: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #crime #yyccrime
Suspect found dead after shooting at police, civilians in area of Calgary’s Edworthy Park
Police say a suspect was found dead after he shot an officer in southwest Calgary on Monday.
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Basically. (Swiped from DailySnoopys at that other place.)
Police have shared a statement from Parker’s parents. www.facebook.com/reel/1081271... Parker’s mother and father thanked everyone who helped in the search and urged those who are struggling to seek support. They also said to hug your loved ones. 1/2 #yyc #calgary #parkerwells
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'How many more children?' Advocates are demanding Amber Alert changes after a tragic end to the search for 11-year-old #Calgary boy Parker Wells. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #amberalert #parkerwells
Advocates demand Amber Alert changes after tragic end to search for Calgary boy
A body believed to be that of a non-verbal autistic boy was found Wednesday following a desperate two-week search.
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'Today is an incredibly difficult day...' Police say an 11-year-old #Calgary boy missing for two weeks has been found dead. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #findparker #parkerwells #missingchild #missingperson
11-year-old Calgary boy found dead after two weeks missing: police
Police say an 11-year-old Calgary boy missing for two weeks has been found dead.
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Police and firefighters have ended today’s effort to find 11-year-old Parker Wells... Currently, police are not commenting on the result of that effort. An update is expected about 4:30 p.m. #yyc #calgary #findparker #parkerwells #missingchild #missingperson
Looking for Parker Wells in Skyline West, Skyline East... #Calgary police, firefighters check area between Beaver Dam Business Park, Deerfoot for missing 11-year-old. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #parkerwells #findparker #missingchild #missingperson
Search for 11-year-old Calgary boy returns to Skyline West, Skyline East
The search for a missing 11-year-old Calgary boy took police officers and firefighters east of Thorncliffe on Wednesday.
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Police aren't giving up on finding Parker Wells... Though the search for a missing 11-year-old #Calgary boy has been scaled down, emotions continue to run high. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #parkerwells #findparker #missingchild #missingperson
Emotions run high as police hold out hope they’ll find 11-year-old Calgary boy
Though the search for a missing 11-year-old Calgary boy has been scaled down, emotions continue to run high.
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Parker Wells remains missing despite a massive effort to find him... Police now say they're 'refocusing from the physical search' for the 11-year-old #Calgary boy. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #findparker #parkerwells #missingperson #missingchild
Police ‘refocusing from physical search’ as 11-year-old Calgary boy remains missing
Police say they aren’t giving up on finding a missing 11-year-old Calgary boy but can no longer keep up the current pace.
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'Doing everything we can...' Police are using drones, horses and dogs in the search for Parker Wells. Firefighters have been deploying specialized teams. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #parkerwells #findparker #missingperson #missingchild
Searching from all vantage points: 11-year-old Calgary boy now missing 8 days
Efforts to find Parker Wells are happening from the air as well as the ground, and with searchers on four legs as well as two.
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'Despicable...' Donation scams looking to profit off of a missing 11-year-old are under investigation. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #findparker #parkerwells #missingchild #missingperson
Donation scams looking to profit off of missing boy are under investigation
Police aren’t ignoring what some people have been up to while they’ve been trying to turn up a missing kid.
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'That day is not today...' Police say they're not giving up on finding Parker Wells, now seven days missing. More: www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyc #calgary #findparker #parkerwells #missingchild #missingperson
‘That day is not today’: Police say they’re not giving up on finding Parker Wells
Police are still far from believing an 11-year-old Calgary boy missing for roughly a week is dead.
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Police posted a reel to social showing "what we mean when we ask residents to 'check their property.'" www.facebook.com/reel/8999994... "What might not make sense to you could make sense to Parker," police said. #yyc #calgary #findparker #parkerwells #missingchild #missingperson 1/3
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