Stoney Trail reopens after police investigation of suspicious package

Posted Aug 10, 2019 11:55 am.

Last Updated Aug 10, 2019 1:55 pm.

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CALGARY (660 NEWS) — Calgary police have no reopened Stoney Trail NE between McKnight Blvd. and 96 Ave. NE.

A suspicious package prompted Calgary police to shut down a stretch of highway on Stoney Trail. Police say the package appears to have been a firework.

Southbound traffic was being diverted off of Stoney Trail at Country Hills Blvd.

Police asked drivers to avoid the area while experts try to determine the nature of the package.

It was found at the side of the road around 11 a.m.

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