Calgary man charged for leaving child in cold vehicle for hours while he was at the casino

A Calgary man has been charged with child abandonment after his son says he was left in an unheated vehicle outside a casino for hours in frigid weather.

Police say they were called to the Pure Casino on Sunday night by casino staff.

The temperature at the time was minus 24 C.

Police say casino employees took the seven-year-old boy to the office and provided him with mittens.

The child is now in the care of the province.