Over the weekend, William Shatner made a rare appearance at the Calgary Expo in Alberta, Canada.

The beloved Star Trek legend, now 95, famously known for his role as Captain Kirk in the original series, captivated audiences during a panel discussion held on Saturday at the BMO Centre.

This event followed closely on the heels of Shatner addressing swirling rumors about his health, specifically denying that he had been urgently hospitalized due to brain cancer.

During his time on stage, Shatner shared a wealth of stories, reminiscing about his experiences filming Star Trek during the late 1960s.

Dressed casually, he sported a tan jacket paired with a dark green button-up shirt and blue trousers.

With a warm smile, Shatner engaged with the crowd, settling into a comfortable chair to field questions from eager fans.

William Shatner, 95, made a rare public appearance during the Calgary Expo in Alberta, Canada over the weekend

The Star Trek icon took to the stage during the festivities on Saturday for a panel discussion at the BMO Centre

At one point, he recalled a humorous memory when he had been filming a scene for the original Star Trek series, which had aired from 1966-1969. 

He explained that production had once taken place at Vasquez Rocks located in Los Angeles County, per the Calgary Herald.

Call time had been early at 4a.m. and he dressed in his Captain Kirk costume while speeding to Vasquez Rocks, but was pulled over by an officer. 

Shatner had initially thought that he would be arrested, but the police officer had been a fan of the show. 

‘He raises his hand in a Vulcan salute and says “live long and prosper,”‘ the actor told the crowd.

Shatner’s appearance at the Calgary Expo comes not long after he firmly denied a rumor ricocheting around social media that he has been diagnosed with brain cancer.

His message was accompanied by a photo of him in a backyard patio chair, seated upright and offering the camera a sprightly grin.

‘My Daughter came over to tell me her daughter heard that I had brain cancer,’ he wrote with a rolling eyes emoji on X earlier this month. 

He touched on a variety of topics as he addressed the live audience, including memories from when he filmed Star Trek in the late 60s

Shatner kept it casual wearing a tan jacket as well as a dark green button up and a pair of blue trousers

The star held a smile on his face as he was greeted by the crowd and sat down in a comfy chair to take questions from fans

At one point, he recalled a humorous memory when he had been filming a scene for the original Star Trek series, which had aired from 1966-1969

Shatner was later seen meeting and conversing with fans during the event over the weekend 

Shatner’s appearance at the Calgary Expo comes not long after he firmly denied a rumor ricocheting around social media that he has been diagnosed with brain cancer; seen in 2025 in Las Vegas 

‘She took this photo and sent it to me to upload to prove I’m not ill. The people who are ill are those that are spreading these ridiculous stories. I’m fit as a fiddle. You don’t have to worry,’ the native Montrealer assured his fans.

Shatner uploaded another X post that day to criticize a Facebook page that was ‘using AI to create horrible fake news stories about me.’

Entitled The Beanstalk Functions Group, that page was according to Shatner the source of the brain cancer rumor, as well as a claim he had a spat with Erika Kirk.

‘I wanted to put this out yesterday but given the day and the possibility that it would look like a joke I waited for today,’ he wrote the morning after April Fool’s Day.

Shatner then pointed fans to the offending Facebook page, which he wrote has ‘created stories that say I have stage 4 brain cancer, was in some kind of fight with Erika Kirk and that I’m dying. 

‘All their stories are monetized. Most of the stories use an AI image of me. Facebook Support will not remove the page.’

He also contacted the CEO of Next.js – the web development framework that was apparently used to create the Facebook page – in a bid to have the stories pulled.

‘None of these stories are true but they apparently seem genuine enough for fans to repost them across social media and send messages of support to me and my family all while the culprits behind the account make money,’ he wrote.

His message was accompanied by a photo of him in a backyard patio chair, seated upright and offering the camera a sprightly grin

‘She took this photo and sent it to me to upload to prove I’m not ill. The people who are ill are those that are spreading these ridiculous stories. I’m fit as a fiddle. You don’t have to worry,’ the native Montrealer assured his fans

‘This is the downside of AI and yellow journalism. While [it] can be a wonderful tool in the right hands; it can be used as a weapon in the wrong hands,’ he warned.

‘If you see a bizarre story about me; unless you see it posted on one of my verified accounts take it with a grain of salt,’ the sci-fi icon added.

Last September he found himself denying a report that he was hospitalized for a medical emergency involving his blood sugar.

Insiders claimed that when the issue occurred, he called the emergency services and a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance arrived on the scene, via TMZ.

However his agency TalentWorks released a statement insisting that the report was false and that Shatner was all right, according to ABC 7 News.

His agent Harry Gold then said in a statement: ‘I spoke to Bill earlier this evening, he is fine. He is not in the hospital. He is at home. He is 100 percent healthy.’

Shatner himself responded wryly to the report, posting a meme of himself playing Mark Twain on the Canadian series Murdoch Mysteries, along with the phrase: ‘Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated!’

That scare came over a year after Shatner revealed he is a cancer survivor, having previously been diagnosed with stage four melanoma. 

Last September he found himself denying a report that he was hospitalized for a medical emergency involving his blood sugar; seen in March in Florida 

Shatner is known for portraying the role of Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek series; seen above in 1968 

He explained that he had an operation and then underwent immunotherapy to treat the condition, although he did not disclose when, according to the industry publication Managed Healthcare Executive.

In 2016 he received a prostate cancer diagnosis that turned out to be a false alarm, thanks to a drastic spike in his levels of PSA (prostate-specific antigen), a protein produced by the gland.

‘That was really scary,’ Shatner remembered to NBC News. ‘I was told by a doctor I had a terminal disease. That I was going to die.’

He attributed his elevated levels of PSA to testosterone supplements that he was taking at the time of his misdiagnosis, and that he has since stopped using.