A Shaw outage in northwest Calgary affected approximately 5,000 customers on Tuesday, marking the second outage in May. According to a Rogers Communications spokesperson, a fiber cut caused by vandalism and suspected copper wire theft was responsible for the disruption. The outage impacted several neighborhoods, including Balmoral, Brentwood, Bridgeland, and more. Vandalism-related outages are reportedly increasing rapidly year over year, and repair times can be extended due to the severity of the damage.