Calgary city council has endorsed a pro-unity motion put forward by Mayor Jeromy Farkas, citing economic impact as the driving force behind staying in Canada. The urgent notice of motion,…

The Calgary Firefighters Association is urging the different levels of government to come together on a solution, as overdose call response has spiked compared to 2025. On Tuesday, the association…

Calgary 911 procedures weren’t followed in the case of missing child Parker Wells earlier this summer, resulting in a delay in action around his disappearance, according to a City of Calgary internal…

Ten of Calgary’s brightest technology startups were announced Monday, in advance of Platform Calgary’s Innovation Week launch party later this fall. The top 10 Most Promising Startups of 2026 cover a…

Calgary is predicting a bump to its current surplus, on the back of higher investment income, lower expenditures, and overall salary savings to close the fiscal year. Last week, during his State of…

Officials said the southeast landfill fire is contained but still far from gone amid air quality concerns.

In a memo to colleagues, obtained by LWC, Ward 1 Coun. Kim Tyers laid out why she didn't want a special meeting of Calgary city council.

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas had some pointed words for the UCP after the NDP's upset in the Calgary-Shaw byelection on Monday.

Calgary city councillor Landon Johnston has sent a letter to the province asking for a municipal inspection into the current council’s use of in-camera sessions. It’s the latest salvo in the fallout…

A special meeting has been called by Calgary’s mayor in light of the recent disclosure of closed-door budget information to local media. Mayor Jeromy Farkas posted the meeting notice to Facebook with…

The administrative machinery at Edmonton city hall stepped in it this week on the issue of bike lanes. Instead of just putting their heads down and building those bike lanes, they got spooked by…

Parker Wells went missing on July 16, and a vigil was held Aug. 5 to remember him and the massive citywide effort to find him.

Very soon, another line of red tape may be removed for schools. This time, it doesn’t come from either the school boards themselves or the provincial government. As part of the July 15 Infrastructure…

For the next couple of weeks, nearly 800 goats will be grazing the grounds of Nose Hill Park. Though the animals can sometimes be unpredictable, their task in the park is far from random. The City of…

New Calgary Downtown Association (CDA) executive director Sheila Taylor began her first day on the job Monday, ready to continue the core’s evolution. Taylor, the former longtime executive director…

With help from a provincial cash boost, a school near you may be opening sooner than you thought. Alberta’s government has accelerated 16 Calgary school projects and 41 across the province, as part…

When listing staples of a visit to the Calgary Stampede, you can’t get far without mentioning cowboy boots. According to one UCalgary doctor, though, the local favourites may not be the ideal…

Every year, the Calgary Stampede does something that, for most of the year, society pretends is impossible. Through volunteerism, charity, and corporate sponsorship, Calgary feeds all who want a meal…

On the hooves of the Cowboys Music Festival noise debacle, the Country Thunder Music Festival has announced that it is cancelling this weekend. The group behind the Country Thunder Alberta 2026 has…

Councillors will debate an urgent notice of motion Tuesday, aimed at softening the noise exemption permit rules the city said were first shared with summer music festivals five months ago. The Notice…

Calgary mosquito populations are lower than usual this season, but that could change as the weather warms in July.

This week Calgary city council got a look at the Calgary Plan, which is a combined Municipal Development Plan and Transportation Plan for Calgary that will set the vision for city growth over the…

Decibel levels and music times for Stampede music festivals have been changed for this year, and one of the biggest venues said the changes were done without consultation. A June 17 memo sent out to…

More than 60,000 parcels within 600 metres of Calgary Transit LRT or Max BRT zones will be downzoned come Aug. 4, despite being where blanket rezoning opponents suggested greater density. The full…

Calgary city council is preparing to audit its own closed-session habits. The data behind that decision tells a more complicated story than expected. According to data found in the City of Calgary’s…

Calgary’s record-breaking year for non-market housing has given way to a near-standstill, with just 58 units under a development permit in the first quarter of 2026 — a fraction of the 3,000 the city…

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas is floating a plan to split the Green Line into phases and pursue federal funding for a downtown underground tunnel — without the province at the table. Farkas made the…

Safety infrastructure has recently been installed in developing communities over hot-spot intersections with high pedestrian incident rates.

The Government of Alberta is sticking to its guns on an elevated Green Line in downtown Calgary, though city council could once again look at alternative alignments. Members of Calgary’s Executive…

Calgary Transit’s own data tells a different story than city council has been hearing: When boardings are factored in, not a single downtown free fare zone station ranks among the city’s top 15 LRT…

Starting June 1, the Calgary police are modernizing their operations by rolling out officer-worn language-translating devices.

Calgarians overwhelmingly reject the idea of Alberta’s separation from Canada, according to the results of a new survey. The results were part of a new survey done by Manitoba-based Probe Research…

Confidential details of a memo divulged in a public meeting by a Calgary city councillor show that the Calgary Police Commission doesn’t yet endorse the city’s proposed safety and well-being…

The former Imperial Oil refinery lands in southeast Calgary are being eyed for redevelopment, and some residents say bring it on… with adequate remediation. LiveWire Calgary has learned that there…

Dan McLean, the current Ward 13 councillor has made up his mind, and he's vying to replace outgoing Calgary-Shaw MLA Rebecca Schulz.

Calgary police said they found the two kids in the car shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday, with one person now in custody.

Bring the Dasani back. Or Evian. Or Our Compliments. The latest battleground for Calgary city council will be stocking the city council fridges with bottled water, with a Notice of Motion set for…

The City of Calgary has launched a $33,000 ad campaign to explain a property tax increase it didn’t impose. Earlier this year, Calgary city councillors heard, in detail, the impact of the most recent…

Calgary city councillors approved a new water efficiency strategy – fully intact – despite a push to have voluntary participation in an outdoor watering schedule. The item was presented at the April…

Expansion of Calgary Transit’s transfer window to 120 minutes would result in a loss of at least $2 million annually in revenue, according to a city analysis of the plan. Despite this, city…

Mayor Farkas said lingering fears of withheld money have been quashed, though, there are conditions to get the remaining $65M in HAF cash.

A new report warns 80% of Calgary playgrounds could close by 2036 without major funding.

Phoenix, a Calgary-made film about a soldier’s psychological recovery after a UN mission in Croatia, is drawing powerful reactions from veterans and advocates.

A city councillor wants to scrap Calgary’s foxtail barley bylaw clause due to a lack of enforcement and questions of functionality, less than three years after it was passed. Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer…

Mayor Farkas has picked a fight with Premier Smith. And he picked a good one. Over the last few weeks, Mayor Farkas has called out the province for hypocritically using Calgary property taxpayers to…

Students swapped their smartphones in a unique Calgary flip-phone study, reporting sharper senses, better focus, and meaningful interactions.

Calgary council voted to repeal the blanket rezoning bylaw. The decision is made. I’m not here to argue with it. What I want to talk about is the process that led to it, because I spent the last…