Downtown
Come explore new galaxies at the old planetarium
On Jan. 23, Contemporary Calgary opened their first two shows, Planetary and Museum of the Moon, in their new space in downtown Calgary. [ READ MORE ]
News
Featured
City council takes big step towards banning conversion therapy
Calgary city council has unanimously voted to pass a motion banning the controversial practice of conversion therapy within the city. [ READ MORE ]
Featured
Calgary’s ‘youthexit’ is real, local post-secondary students say
A majority of Calgary students surveyed either plan to leave the city after they graduate, or are thinking seriously about moving out. [ READ MORE ]
City
Just City ponders problems facing Calgary in the future
Calgary’s architectural and design community is on the hunt for solutions to solve local income inequality, flood mitigation and automation problems. More than 100 people were in the audience for the Just City panel that [ READ MORE ]
Business & Jobs
Students put in their five cents on who should be on the new $5 bill
Calgary post-secondary students weighed in on who should grace the new $5 bill when it gets reprinted later this year. [ READ MORE ]
Featured
There’s a fair welcome for all at the Centre for Newcomers
Immigrant women find resources to support their families through life skills training and form long-lasting friendships. [ READ MORE ]
Life
Women’s March expands in its fourth year
January 19th, 2020 marked the fourth year of the Women’s March in Calgary, Alberta. Originally started as a solidarity movement with women marching in Washington, D.C., it has grown into an event with seminars, performances, and exhibitions. Approximately 120 people braved the cold to march down Stephen Avenue to City Hall, where speakers addressed the gathered crowd. [ READ MORE ]
Business & Jobs
The federal carbon tax: Are Albertans right, or wrong?
The beginning of 2020 left many Albertans questioning the jump in gas prices at the pumps, but the extent to which this increased initial cost will directly affect those in our province is still being debated. [ READ MORE ]
Downtown
Local bands clamour for chance to play at anti-Kenney shows
Spread over two nights on Friday, Jan. 3 and Wednesday, Jan 8., a themed event protesting the policies of Jason Kenney, premier of Alberta, at Broken City bar on 11th Ave. SW overwhelmed the promoter with the response from local bands desperate to take part. [ READ MORE ]
Featured
Bear Clan watching out for vulnerable on city streets
An ‘old way of being’ has been introduced to Calgary in late November by an indigenous led and volunteer-based group known as the Bear Clan Patrol. [ READ MORE ]