CALGARY

Suspicious package investigation prompts temporary disruption of downtown CTrain service

Ryan White CTVNewsCalgary.ca Digital Producer

Published Tuesday, April 24, 2018 2:48PM MDT

CTrain service disrupted - suspicious package

CPS presence on 7 Avenue during Tuesday afternoon's investigation into a suspicious package

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LRT service in the downtown core was halted for nearly two hours early Tuesday afternoon as the Calgary Police Service investigated reports of a suspicious package.

According to CPS officials, officers responded to a location in the 100 block of 7 Avenue S.W. at around noon after a citizen spotted an unusual object.

At approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the CPS tactical unit removed the item from the area. The nature of the object has not been confirmed and an investigation is underway.

CTrain service resumed in the downtown core shortly after 2:00 p.m. During the disruption, shuttle buses transported passengers between City Hall station, 7 Street station and 8 Street station.