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  • Special city council meeting called over leak of confidential Calgary budget docs
  • City councillor apologetic but unrepentant over leaking Calgary budget documents
  • 20.2% property tax increase required if Calgary funds all 2027 budget requests

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globalnews.ca /5 days ago

Special city council meeting called over leak of confidential Calgary budget docs

Preliminary budget documents obtained by Global News show a large property tax increase would be required to pay for the funding requests in front of Calgary city council.

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globalnews.ca /22 hours ago

City councillor apologetic but unrepentant over leaking Calgary budget documents

Calgary city councillors have been told they can’t do anything to sanction Landon Johnston for the leak, because law changes by the provincial government took that power away.

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globalnews.ca /6 days ago

20.2% property tax increase required if Calgary funds all 2027 budget requests

The figures were included in a number of confidential, preliminary budget documents obtained by Global News after being presented to Calgary city council earlier this summer.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Administration recommends Calgary double contribution to Werklund Centre modernization

The expanded scope of the project and a more refined design has the Werklund Centre's modernization cost estimated at $345 million, up $75 million from previous estimates.  

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globalnews.ca /1 week ago

City of Calgary seeks bids to study feasibility of a major stadium project

The City of Calgary's contracts come as the Calgary Stampede evaluates bids to study the possibility of multi-purposing GMC Stadium to allow for field sports.

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globalnews.ca /5 days ago

Calgary mayor claims confidential budget docs show ‘wishlist’ as whistleblower revealed

'This is a wishlist. Everybody comes out of the woodwork around budget time and asks for all of the stuff,' Mayor Jeromy Farkas told reporters Thursday.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

City of Calgary implementing new safety plan amid cost concerns

The plan, entitled Safer Together, aims to coordinate the response to address safety in public spaces, homelessness, domestic violence, poverty and social isolation.

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globalnews.ca /19 hours ago

Surface Green Line LRT route in downtown Calgary endorsed by city committee

The surface alignment for the Green Line LRT through Calgary's downtown core chosen by a city committee was the only option that fell within the project's available budget.

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newsroom.calgary.ca /1 day ago

Calgary parks earn international recognition for a second year

Calgary parks earn international recognition for a second year

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calgaryherald.com /1 month ago

Foxtail barley fines hard to enforce says City of Calgary committee

Foxtail barley fines hard to enforce says City of Calgary committee

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

More than $500M likely required annually for Calgary to meet affordable housing targets

The City of Calgary's housing strategy aims to build 3,000 new non-market housing units every year, which would bring the city to the national average.

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globalnews.ca /1 week ago

Federal government commits $29M to north Calgary water main project

The North Calgary Water Servicing project will deliver 100 million litres of drinking water to northside communities when it's complete in 2029, city officials said Tuesday.

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globalnews.ca /4 weeks ago

City of Calgary, Rockyview County sign partnership to accelerate Prairie Economic Gateway

The Prairie Economic Gateway is a major logistics and manufacturing hub planned for the city's southeast, in partnership between Calgary and Rockyview County.

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calgaryherald.com /1 month ago

YYC Music Awards 2026 nominations

YYC Music Awards 2026 nominations

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

Calgary’s Max Bell Park and pathway being redeveloped, city seeks feedback

The City of Calgary is soliciting public feedback on plans to development a piece of greenspace and trails on the east side of Max Bell Arena.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Councillors in Rocky View County, bordering Calgary vote to pause data centres

Councillors in Rocky View County have voted to put a moratorium on the building of any new data centres until the county establishes regulations for such developments.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Edmonton city council faces urgent call to address downtown business closures

The Downtown Revitalization Coalition is calling on city council to implement emergency business measures after several restaurants in the core announced closures this summer.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Nenshi seeks Calgary seat in next election as Estabrooks vies for Edmonton-Strathcona

Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi says in the next election he'll seek a seat in Calgary, where he grew up and was mayor, instead of running for re-election in Edmonton.

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globalnews.ca /6 days ago

Drivers will soon see speed limits drop in communities across Calgary

Residents in Lake Bonavista should expect to see the speed limit signs start to change in the coming months, with everything completed by the end of the year.

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

Edmonton councillor seeks study on infill property values

The city's zoning bylaw changed at the start of 2024 to allow more infill development. There is no timeline for when the city report could be completed.

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newsroom.calgary.ca /3 weeks ago

Suite success- how homeowners created thousands of homes through Incentive Program

Suite success- how homeowners created thousands of homes through Incentive Program

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

City of Calgary scrambling to fix another major water main break

Another serious water main break in the City of Calgary has shut down a large section of Macleod Trail, causing big problems for commuters.

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

Saskatoon councillors uphold funding behind controversial $297K art installation

Support for a controversial art installation was on full display Wednesday, where city councillors upheld a policy to fund art projects integrated in capital projects.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Calgary’s iconic Stephen Avenue transformed in effort to attract more visitors

"See You on Stephen Avenue." That's the slogan of the city of Calgary's new campaign to attract more visitors to the heart of the downtown core which was launched Wednesday.

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