Canadian law enforcement agencies are refusing to release details about a bomb scare at Calgary airport during last year’s G7 event in Kananaskis, Alta.
The police had not previously alerted the public about the incident, which was later determined to be a false alarm. It is not clear if the police imposed any precautionary measures while the threat was investigated.
It’s also unclear whether the scare was caused by someone making a bomb threat or a falsely identified explosive device, as different agencies have referred to the incident with different terms.
The Maple first learned about the incident through Department of National Defence (DND) documents obtained in July through Access to Information laws.
A handover document dated June 15, 2025 shows a record of a “possible improvised [redacted]” at 02:00. “Additional bomb threat info received,” the next line says. “Law enforcement notified and proceeding with Sniffer dogs.”
The next line states: “Latest update as of 0249: false positive and situation has been stood down.”
Another document released to The Maple in the same cache says there were “2x hits from US explosive detection dogs for pot. explosives on fuel truck on apron 10. Calgary bomb squad enroute.” That document also says the situation was resolved as a “false positive.”
The Maple asked DND, the Calgary police, and the RCMP for more information, including what role American sniffer dogs played in resolving the scare at Calgary airport.
A spokesperson for National Defence initially responded, but then did not provide any information.
The Calgary police referred most questions to the RCMP but provided a short statement:
“We can confirm that at approximately 7:10 p.m., on June 15, 2025, our Tactical Unit assisted with testing after a potential concern was identified in a restricted area of the Calgary airport. Following additional testing, it was confirmed there was no threat.
As the CPS only provided support in this case, we are unable to confirm or speak to the circumstances that led to the request for assistance or the protocols and actions of other agencies.”
No Arrests Made
An RCMP spokesperson also tried to pass The Maple’s questions onto another agency, but when informed that other agencies had directed The Maple to the RCMP, provided a short statement.
“On June 15, 2025, there was a bomb threat at Calgary International Airport (YYC) during the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit, for which the RCMP was mandated to provide safety and security for the event in Kananaskis and its participants,” director of media relations Jessica Kingsbury wrote.
“The RCMP worked collaboratively with its partners to ensure a safe and secure environment throughout the G7, including working with the Calgary Police Service (CPS), and the United States Presidential security team which were part of the G7 integrated safety and security efforts.”
“This specific threat at Calgary International Airport was treated as a high priority. For operational and security reasons, the RCMP does not comment on specific tactics, techniques, procedures, or the involvement of partner agencies beyond what has been publicly disclosed. Since the threat was determined to be non-credible, no further action was required.”
Kingsbury confirmed that no arrests were made.
At the time, Canada was hosting the leaders of G7 countries, including U.S. President Donald Trump, for a summit in Alberta.
The day the leaders were set to arrive, there was another security scare in which a civilian pilot allegedly violated a no-fly zone over Kananaskis Village.
The Royal Canadian Air Force and NORAD intercepted the pilot and directed the aircraft out of the no-fly zone. The aircraft landed in Brooks, Alta. and was met by the RCMP, but no criminal charges were laid.
Just two weeks after the June bomb scare, six Canadian airports including Calgary received bomb threats on the same day. The threats were determined to be false and operations returned to normal the same day.
With files from Alex Cosh
