With the sun cranking up the heat, Calgarians are encouraged to stay cool, stay safe and make every drop count. Don’t forget to sip water often, take shady breaks and cool off at one of Calgary’s many spray parks. Hot days also mean higher outdoor water use, particularly from lawn and yard watering, which can...
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KPMG to begin community sessions with Calgarians on The City’s engagement process
CALGARY – KPMG is conducting an independent review of The City of Calgary’s public engagement. This review was initiated in response to a City Council Notice of Motion (Notice of Motion EC2024-1130 Strengthening Transparency: Improving Engagement with Calgarians) in October of 2024. As part of the independent review, KPMG is hosting community sessions in each...
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2025 Calgary Stampede Parade Day – getting around
The Calgary Stampede is kicking off 10 days of fun, starting with the 2025 Calgary Stampede Parade on Friday, July 4. Parade spectators are encouraged to walk, bike or use Calgary Transit to get into the downtown core. There will be a number of...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sentencing set for Oct. 3 after split verdict in federal sex crimes case
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in his federal criminal case on Oct. 3, a judge said Tuesday after probation officials rejected the defense and prosecution’s plan to move the date up by about two weeks. Combs, who remains jailed after a split verdict last week, spoke briefly to his lawyer...
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Transgender-owned, LGTBQ-run music label Errant Records launches in Canada
TORONTO — A transgender-owned and LGBTQ-operated record label has launched with goals of supporting “left-of-centre” Canadian musicians. In founding Errant Records, Toronto-raised entertainment lawyer and former music manager Dani Oliva becomes a rare example of an openly transgender executive at a music label. Oliva says he intends to focus on artists outside the mainstream and...
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Judas Priest, Rick Springfield, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good — helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause it might otherwise have ignored. Simulcast from Philadelphia and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global...
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Eau Claire Plaza opens as a new destination for community, culture, and connection
The City of Calgary officially opened the newly redesigned Eau Claire Plaza today, unveiling a vibrant, all-season public space for community gatherings, festivals, and everyday connections. The plaza is a key part of Calgary’s Downtown Strategy and was made possible in part through funding from the Government of Alberta’s Municipal Stimulus Program. The reopening marks...
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George Harrison’s Beatles-era photos to be released in new book
A book of Beatles -era photographs taken by George Harrison, many of them never published, will be released next year. Random House announced Thursday that “The Third Eye,” which includes more than 250 black and white and color images, is scheduled for Fall 2026. Harrison’s widow, Olivia Harrison, compiled and curated the book, which covers...
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Amid political backlash, Canada’s Nathan Fillion says Superman’s true power is hope
In an age of endless remakes and superhero fatigue, Nathan Fillion says he isn’t sure the world needs another Superman movie. But he’s certain it needs what the new one represents. “I think all the Superman iterations have had incredible value. I love them all. This one harkens back to the comic books, the very...
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Fluoride returns to Calgary’s drinking water starting today
The City of Calgary reintroduced fluoride into the drinking water system today, joining other Alberta municipalities including Edmonton, Lethbridge and Red Deer that already fluoridate their water. To protect public health, The City will be adding fluoride to achieve the 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L) as recommended by Health Canada to enhance oral health. The...