National

Toddler Attacked By Dog In Calgary Hospital With Bites To The Face, Body

The Canadian Press, 29 Jan, 2016 12:14 PM

CALGARY — An 18-month-old child has non-life threatening injuries after being bitten by a dog at a home southeast of Calgary.

Rocky View County fire crews responded to a dog attack on a child near the town of Langdon on Thursday morning.

EMS brought the child to Alberta Children’s Hospital with bites to the face and upper torso.

Rocky View officials say the child is not related to the dog’s owner and that the dog is now in quarantine.

The dog’s owners say they will have the animal euthanized when the quarantine period is over.

Bylaw services is investigating and will determine in the next few days if charges will be laid.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Twitter Harassment Trial Will Help Set Tone For Online Interaction: Observers

TORONTO — The outcome of what's believed to be the first criminal harassment case in Canada involving Twitter will help set the tone for how the courts and society navigate the nuances of online interaction, observers said Thursday.

Twitter Harassment Trial Will Help Set Tone For Online Interaction: Observers

B.C. Ministry Wants To Stop Metis Foster Parents' Petition To Keep Toddler

The British Columbia government is fighting an attempt by Metis foster parents to stop the province from moving a two-year-old girl to Ontario to live with her older siblings.

B.C. Ministry Wants To Stop Metis Foster Parents' Petition To Keep Toddler

Langley's Injured Man Not Victim Of Gunshot, But Police Mystified By Events

A man inside claimed he had been shot in the shoulder, he was taken to hospital and doctors quickly reported his injury did not appear to be from a gun

Langley's Injured Man Not Victim Of Gunshot, But Police Mystified By Events

Vancouver Marks First Pedestrian Death In One Of Two Fatal B.C. Accidents

Vancouver Police say weather conditions were foul at about 10:30 Thursday night when the man was hit while crossing a major Vancouver street in mid-block.

Vancouver Marks First Pedestrian Death In One Of Two Fatal B.C. Accidents

City of Surrey hosts Community Forum on Refugees

“The City of Surrey is acutely aware of the importance of welcoming and including new immigrant and refugees as they start a new life in Canada,” says Mayor Linda Hepner. “I know the generosity and goodwill the new refugees will encounter in Surrey will go a long way in helping them achieve success.”