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Calgary council approves 2026 budget with 1.6% property tax increase
After a marathon meeting, Calgary’s new-look council approved the 2026 city budget with a 1.64 per cent property tax increase on both the residential and non-residential sides.
Calgary coffee roasters and importers feeling the grind of climbing costs
Calgary coffee bean brokers and roasters say they’ve been riding a “wild roller-coaster” of price increases for months, and there’s no sign global costs will come down.
Calgary woodworking company delivers table to KISS frontman
Paul Stanley is used to dazzling other people, but it was the KISS frontman who was left impressed with the work of a Calgary company last month.
Alberta Budget 2024: Here's what Calgary gets
The Alberta government unveiled its "responsible plan for a growing province" Thursday afternoon and it comes with $73.2 billion in spending for 2024-25.
At Calgary conference, AI is top tech talk
At a Calgary conference focusing on technology and innovation Friday, artificial intelligence was the main headliner. The tech has been around for decades, but has been rapidly advancing in recent year and is now used in almost every industry.
New study suggests youth suicide attempts increased globally during COVID-19 pandemic
A University of Calgary study looking at 11 million pediatric emergency room visits across 18 countries found there was a 22 per cent jump in the number of children going to the emergency department for suicide attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lovesick raven unable to break free from Calgary gardening centre
The garden centre at a Lowe's store in northwest Calgary has a long-time visitor, but it's not a customer. It's a raven and it has been there for weeks.
On Humboldt and a Nation Grieving
The team bus is supposed to be a harmless place — a sanctuary of sorts — where coaches and athletes come together and build relationships and make memories.
But on Friday afternoon a horrible, unthinkable tragedy unfolded on a Saskatchewan highway involving the SJHL’s Humboldt Broncos. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that crash and the state of grief the community and the sport of hockey has found itself in since. A large, dark cloud has been cast over an entire nation.