{
  "id": 327307,
  "title": "The next Toronto? Reports of urban raccoons on the rise in Calgary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/the-next-toronto-reports-of-urban-raccoons-on-the-rise-in-calgary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T15:20:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news-cbc",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/raccoon-calgary-urban-wildlife-9.7295378"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Raccoons are seldom seen in most of Alberta, where harsh winters and abundant predators are among the challenges they face. But according to pest control professionals and wildlife biologists, sightings of the stripe-tailed critters appear to be on the rise in Calgary.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}