Jerusalem Shawarma News Today

Alberta Health Services has given popular Calgary chain Jerusalem Shawarma the all-clear to reopen a restaurant and a warehouse.

Alberta Health Services has given popular Calgary chain Jerusalem Shawarma the all-clear to reopen a restaurant and a warehouse.

The temporary closure of two Jerusalem Shawarma restaurants in Calgary highlighted the process AHS uses to ensure food services are safe.

The temporary closure of two Jerusalem Shawarma restaurants in Calgary highlighted the process AHS uses to ensure food services are safe.

AHS has suspended permits for three Jerusalem Shawarma locations due to an investigation into "uninspected meat."

AHS has suspended permits for three Jerusalem Shawarma locations due to an investigation into "uninspected meat."

Of the 24 homicides in Calgary so far this year, six of them remain unsolved, leaving still-grieving family members desperate for answers.

We've been dedicating our summer segments on the Calgary Eyeopener to recreating iconic dishes from well-loved restaurants around the city, and this week brought us to Peppino and a Lebanese garlic sauce found at many joints across the city.

In the first five months of the year, Calgary saw 63 shootings — double the five year average over the same time period, according to statistics provided by the Calgary Police Service (CPS). And while police use words like “organized crime,” “groups,” “networks,” and “allegiances,” they are loath to use the term “gang war.”

There have been six separate homicides in Calgary since March 18, including three separate deaths that occurred within 24 hours, leaving many nearby residents shocked by the aftermath of violence.