4 h. ago City of Calgary receives prestigious award for exceptional use of AI and data

The City of Calgary has received the Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Gold Certification from Results for America for its exceptional use of AI and data. The city is the only Canadian municipality and one of only 38 cities to receive Gold Certification. The What Works Cities Certification is awarded to municipalities using data to […]

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4 h. ago City of Calgary receives prestigious award for exceptional use of data

The City of Calgary has received a prestigious award for its exceptional use of data. The city is the only Canadian municipality, and one of only 38 cities across the Americas, to receive gold certification. The Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Gold Certification from Results for America is awarded to municipalities using data to improve […]

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18 h. ago City eyes $7B in economic output from proposed logistics hub on Calgary's eastern edge

City lawmakers said the deal is a timely one, given the need to boost interprovincial trade just as the cloud of a trade war with the U.S. hovers

Economics

22 h. ago Grass fire burning west of Calgary forces traffic to be diverted

Firefighters from the Cochrane area scrambled to fight a rapidly spreading grass fire after it broke out just west of the Calgary-area city on Tuesday afternoon.

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33 h. ago Even "fashionable ladies" ride bikes: From the archives in 1917

While Calgary continues to develop as a cycling friendly city, it’s worth noting that the practice of pedalling around town was popular here more than a century ago. The below page from the Calgary Daily Herald on April 7, 1917 was filled with ads and articles touting the health and financial benefits of cycling, and […]

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69 h. ago Nice weather, dodgeball and welding competitions, and National Aviation Day: What our photographers saw this weekend

Check out what Postmedia Calgary photographers saw in and around the city this weekend, from dodgeball and welding competitions to National Aviation Day

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3 d. ago Calgary city crew investigating, repairing multiple water breaks

City crews are currently investigating and working to repair 10 water-main breaks across the city, affecting several homes and local businesses. According to the city, five water breaks are under investigation, while three are currently in progress. City crews have restored water to two communities affected by water breaks, in Harvest Hill and Wildwood, which […]

Economics

5 d. ago City of Calgary exploring Red Line LRT extension further south

The City of Calgary is seeking feedback on a four kilometre Red Line LRT expansion south with two new stations at Silverado and 210 Avenue South.

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7 d. ago Proposed tower development sparks density concerns in southeast Calgary

A development permit has been submitted to the City of Calgary for a 26-storey tower with 250 residential units and ground floor commercial space.

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8 d. ago Looking back at Calgary's tent city — in 1905: From the archives

Tents weren’t uncommon in Calgary’s early days, as settlers arrived and sought housing on a temporary — and sometimes not so temporary — basis. Tents were used as business premises, too, back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and many of the city’s earliest businesses, including the Calgary Herald, started their operations in a […]

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9 d. ago Antonine Maillet, author and proud raconteur of the Acadian people, dead at 95

MONTREAL — Antonine Maillet — novelist, playwright, and proud Acadian — has died at the age of 95. Her publisher, Lemeac, announced the news Monday on social media, saying the author had died overnight at her home in Montreal. Born in New Brunswick, she became the first Canadian writer to receive the prestigious French literary […]

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9 d. ago Chinook Blast's SkijorDue and winter events: What our photographers saw this weekend

Check out what Postmedia Calgary photographers saw in and around the city this weekend, featuring Chinook Blast's SkijorDue

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