News from the Calgary region
City
YYC Pizza Week brings people together, one slice at a time
Calgarians support Meals on Wheels foundation by purchasing a pizza during YYC Pizza Week. [ READ MORE ]
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Downtown
Youth animators shine in Sunalta
The downtown community of Sunalta played host to a screening of locally produced youth animation on Oct 4, 2017 [ READ MORE ]
Downtown
You can pose like a superhero for Canada 150
Canada 150 Celebration is honoured by the people of Calgary by their superhero poses in front of the Strong and Free mural in Bankers Hall in downtown Calgary. The people can use the hashtag #myCanada to post their photos online to share with friends. [ READ MORE ]
City
Nenshi savours win that wasn’t supposed to be
Naheed Nenshi wasn’t supposed to be giving a victory speech on election night, Oct. 16. Nenshi, who was elected to his third consecutive term after challenger Bill Smith conceded defeat, had trailed badly going into [ READ MORE ]
City
Another election, another close call
Druh Farrell, the incumbent councillor of ward 7 Calgary, won again on Oct. 17, 2017, with an “unofficial” count over her opposition, Brent Alexander, with an 837 vote difference, reads the election Calgary website. [ READ MORE ]
City
Smith thinking over his political future after defeat
Regarding his future, Smith said he hasn’t decided what will come next but will take some time for himself. [ READ MORE ]
City
Legal pot will mean lots more students will smoke on campus, survey finds
A poll taken on campus shows that a majority of students don’t smoke campus on class, but that majority a big number of then believe that, that number will rise once the drug is legalized. [ READ MORE ]
City
International Avenue BRT construction: Short-term pain for long-term gain
New road development has begun on International Avenue and Calgary drivers in S.E are frustrated with the constant road change and temporary lights. [ READ MORE ]
City
Bike lanes in Eau Claire Park causing concern
While the long-awaited redevelopment of West Eau Claire Park has Calgarians excited, some are divided over some aspects, including the construction of a new bike lane. [ READ MORE ]
City
A piece of the hit show ‘Riverdale’ lands in Calgary
On Oct. 13th a little piece of the hit show Riverdale, based on the Archie comics, made its way to Calgary. Starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, Boogie’s Burgers in Marda Loop served up free [ READ MORE ]