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Calgary region
Online news startup wins seed money
A local pop up journalism publication took part in The Digital News Innovation Challenge and won big. [ READ MORE ]
News
Community
Some local business owners warming to the minimum wage hike
Some small business owners in Calgary are warming up to the minimum-wage hike in Alberta. [ READ MORE ]
2026 Winter Olympics
Negative opinions expressed at second Olympic open house
More than 100 residents came to the second public engagement session by the City of Calgary, on a potential 2026 Winter Olympics bid, majority of which expressed a negative opinion. [ READ MORE ]
News
Hangar Flight Museum ceremony honours ‘Dam Busters’
The Hangar Flight Museum on McCall Way NE, Calgary, AB held its annual Remembrance Day Ceremony last November 11, 2018 at around 10:30 am.
The 2018 ceremony marks the 75th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid that took place during the Second World War over Germany and the 60th anniversary of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) [ READ MORE ]
Downtown
In Calgary appearance, Trudeau offers empathy but no plans for action
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Albertans that the province’s economy is facing a crisis that “cannot continue.” [ READ MORE ]
News
Some welcome increase in minimum wage
The minimum wage raise that took in effect last Oct. 1, 2018 has sparked a conversation amongst Calgary retail workers. [ READ MORE ]
Community
Vandalism attack on Airdrie home leaves area residents uneasy
A house in Airdrie’s Edgewater community was vandalized on Oct. 8, when someone took black spray paint to the exterior of the home. [ READ MORE ]
Campus
Automation, innovation main themes at SAIT’s seventh Manufacturing Day
SAIT’s School of Manufacturing and Automation collaborated with leaders of the local automation and manufacturing industries in Heritage Hall on Oct. 10 as part of the seventh annual Manufacturing Day. [ READ MORE ]
Community
‘A love letter’ to the city, new library draws thousands on opening weekend
It may be early, but Calgarians are clearly over the moon in love with their New Central Library. Over the opening weekend Nov. 1-4 at the new library, on 3rd Street S.E., just east of [ READ MORE ]
2026 Winter Olympics
Calgary’s first Winter Olympics has lessons for the current Games bid, historian finds
With the Olympic bid plebiscite looming despite rumours of city council killing the bid, and the actual 2026 Olympics in the distant future, one local has turned his eyes to the past. [ READ MORE ]