Calgary City Council passed amendments to the Calgary Traffic Bylaw and Street Bylaw to regulate and deter the harmful behaviour of predatory tow truck operators at vehicle collision sites. Under the bylaw amendments, no towing service vehicle can approach a collision or incident within a 200-metre radius zone, unless requested by emergency responders or the...
With Environment Canada forecasting warmer temperatures in Calgary for the next week, The City is taking steps to prepare for melting ice and snow and want Calgarians to be prepared too. Although the forecast doesn’t suggest a rapid melt, temperatures can rise quickly. As ice melts during the day and refreezes at night, we could...
The City of Calgary and ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. have received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) for a new natural gas franchise fee rate, set to bring more predictable bills to Calgarians starting March 1, 2025. The new rate improves the stability and transparency of the natural gas franchise fee by...
Getting around Calgary Transit Over the Family Day long weekend, we’ll be adjusting our service hours. On Monday, Feb. 17 we will be operating buses, CTrains and On Demand on a Sunday level of service. More information on fares, schedules and Customer Service hours over the long weekend can be found on the Calgary Transit website, along...
Police are investigating after they were called to three robberies in just over two hours in Calgary on Monday. Calgary police were called to a gas station near 4 Street and 68 Avenue NW around 10:45 a.m. for reports of an armed robbery. The suspect reportedly left in a black SUV before officers arrived. He...
Police are investigating a crash over the weekend that left a passenger with life-altering injuries. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Nose Hill Drive and 87 Street NW around 3:40 p.m. Sunday for reports of a crash. Calgary police (CPS) say a white 2018 Nissan Murano with a driver and one passenger was...
Finn Lee-Epp has his sights set on becoming a movie director, and his recent win in a City of Calgary video contest may have him one step closer to that dream. Finn’s innovative video took the concept of distracted driving to an extreme by staging a game of Scrabble between the driver and front-seat passenger...
Several groups of Alberta education workers across the province hit the picket lines on Monday. This comes after the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said around 2,000 education workers from Foothills, Black Gold, Calgary Board of Education (CBE) and Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) served up notices of strike action last week. Happening now...
Home building in Calgary showed no signs of slowing last year as The City of Calgary processed a record number of building permit applications. The City issued 18,168 residential building permits in 2024 with single construction permits increasing 27 per cent and commercial multi-family applications increasing by 28 per cent year over year compared to...
A man was rushed to hospital in critical condition after a shooting between two vehicles in northeast Calgary. Emergency crews were called to 38 Street NE, just south of Country Hills Blvd, around 4:30 p.m. Sunday for reports of a shooting. Calgary police say shots were fired between two vehicles. One man was rushed to...