Diverse events and festivals make Calgary a vibrant place to live and an attractive city to visit. Upcoming improvements to Cowboys Park will create a plug and play location for festivals and events, which will help to support more activations and attract more visitors and businesses to the park year-round. Initial improvements, the park’s first...
Fire crews responded to a fire in a detached garage in northeast Calgary on Monday morning. Crews were called to the garage at the back of a home on Maitland Drive NE in the community of Marlborough around 10:30 a.m. District Fire Chief Shaun Leonard says the fire was first reported by a neighbour who...
A woman found dead in a northeast Calgary home in 2022 was the victim of a homicide, according to police. Calgary police were called to a home on 14 Avenue NE just east of Edmonton Trail NE around 6:45 p.m. on Aug. 20, 2022 for reports of a body found at an abandoned home. Officers...
A man is facing a first-degree murder charge after allegedly breaking into his ex-wife’s southwest Calgary home and fatally attacking her. Emergency crews were called to a home in the community of Belmont around 1:50 a.m. Monday where they found a woman dead and took one person into custody. Calgary police say the victim’s ex-husband...
Police have charged two more people in connection with a deadly home invasion that happened in northwest Calgary more than a year ago. Emergency crews were called to a home on Braden Crescent NW in the community of Brentwood around 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 4, 2024 for reports of a break-in. Officers arrived to find one person...
The Calgary Real Estate Board says home sales in February fell 19.3 per cent from last year but remained above typical levels for the month, as inventory levels continued to grow substantially. The board says 1,721 homes changed hands last month, down from 2,132 a year ago, as the residential benchmark price rose to $587,600....
Calgary, AB – (February 26, 2025) – The City of Calgary is proud to announce that Results for America has awarded it the Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Gold Certification for establishing exceptional data capabilities to inform policy, allocate funding, improve services, evaluate programs, and engage residents. The City of Calgary is the only Canadian...
Back Row (L to R): Oyin Shyllon, City of Calgary, Amy Zaluski, Rocky View County, Karen Holz, City of Calgary, Reegan McCullough, Rocky View County, Stuart Dalgleish, City of Calgary, Wendy Fan, City of Calgary Front Row (L to...
Calgary City Council has approved one-time capital funding of $15 million to enhance support for Community Associations and Social Recreation Organizations (community partners) through the Capital Conservation Grant (CCG) program. The funding allows the CCG program to temporarily resume its continuous intake process for 2025 and delay the implementation of a grant rounds structure to...
Today, City Council approved the Making Waves scenario from GamePLAN, marking a significant step forward in reimagining Calgary’s public recreation system. GamePLAN, a city-wide vision and strategic framework, addresses challenges for the public recreation system posed by Calgary’s aging recreation facilities, rising operational costs and growing population. With most of Calgary’s public recreation facilities being...