Calgary police Chief Katie McLellan says an 11-year-old boy who disappeared two weeks ago in a northside neighbourhood has been found dead. McLellan says the boy was discovered in a water pipe underneath Deerfoot Trail, the city's major north-south expressway, after a tip from the public.
'The right to wind in their hair.' That's the motto of Cycling Without Age, a charitable volunteer group that takes seniors from care facilities on recreational bike rides motto. The goal is to promote recreation and social connection for seniors. Globe health reporter and columnist André Picard recently spent a day riding with the group and saw firsthand how it leaves residents feeling energized and re-invigorated.
A non-profit representing Canadians with autism says better emergency alert systems for missing vulnerable people are needed after the death of a Calgary boy.
A T-shirt bearing a missing-person poster for Parker is worn by Steve Phan, a civilian volunteer search coordinator, at the Greenview community staging area in Calgary on July 21, 2026. Hundreds of volunteers have joined the search for the 11-year-old boy, who disappeared from his care home in northwest Calgary on July 16. (Amir Salehi/Globe and Mail)
Good morning. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada won’t use energy exports as a bargaining chip in U.S. trade talks. More on that below, along with U.S. wildfires and why Canadians don’t want to get prenups.