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Calgary's Coffee Crown: Community Brews Strong, Tech Tackles Takeout Waste

Calgary's Coffee Crown: Community Brews Strong, Tech Tackles Takeout Waste

The Scene: Our City Wins Big on Brews! Calgarians, grab your reusable mugs! A fresh 'verdict' just dropped from the folks at Mugshot, the innovative dApp behind the @mugshot_vet social media buzz, and our city is taking home the gold for 'community' in Canada'

Breaking: Chumir Consumption Site Closes, Shaking Up Calgary's Front Lines

Breaking: Chumir Consumption Site Closes, Shaking Up Calgary's Front Lines

The Scene Calgary woke up this Friday, December 13th, to some seismic news from the province. Premier Danielle Smith confirmed in an exclusive end-of-year interview that the supervised drug consumption site at our very own Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre is officially closing its doors. For years, since its opening

Direct Democracy on Deerfoot? Alberta's Referendum Rulebook Rewritten

Direct Democracy on Deerfoot? Alberta's Referendum Rulebook Rewritten

The Gist: A New Era for Citizen Initiatives Hold onto your C-Trains, Calgary, because the rules of the game for direct democracy in Alberta have just seen a seismic shift. Last May, Bill 54, the Election Statutes Amendment Act, quietly reduced the signature threshold required for citizen-initiated referendums. It moved

Buried Beneath the White Stuff? Unpacking Calgary's Residential Snow Plan

Buried Beneath the White Stuff? Unpacking Calgary's Residential Snow Plan

The Gist: Why Your Street Isn't Bare Pavement (Yet) After a week of persistent snowfall, including a record-setting 17.8 centimeters on November 23rd, many Calgarians are looking out their windows at residential streets still resembling winter wonderland trails, not paved roadways. So, is this 'normal'

Calgary's Dual Reality: Housing Boom Continues as Vital Social Supports Face Deep Cuts

Calgary's Dual Reality: Housing Boom Continues as Vital Social Supports Face Deep Cuts

As Calgary's urban sprawl pushes further across the prairie landscape and new developments spring up north of the Bow River, a freshly updated dataset on the City of Calgary's Open Data portal offers a snapshot of our city's relentless growth. The "CMHC Builders

Calgary Doctors Lead the Charge: New ER Migraine Guidelines Mean Less Opioids, Faster Relief for You

Calgary Doctors Lead the Charge: New ER Migraine Guidelines Mean Less Opioids, Faster Relief for You

The Gist Ever found yourself battling a migraine so severe that a trip to the emergency room felt like your only hope? Good news, Calgary: A major shift in how those debilitating attacks are treated is on the horizon, and our very own UCalgary researchers are leading the charge. Dr.

Calgary, Heads Up: This 'Canada Post' Scam Wants Your Banks, Not Your Mail!

Calgary, Heads Up: This 'Canada Post' Scam Wants Your Banks, Not Your Mail!

The Gist Imagine this: you’ve just made it through Deerfoot traffic, finally home, only to have your phone ring – again. An unknown number, persistently calling, claiming to be Canada Post. Their story? A "suspicious package" with illicit contents like cash and fake IDs, and the RCMP is