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Hang on, Acme! Calgary's population boom expected to spill over to small-town Alberta next
The first wave of migration into Alberta was concentrated in Calgary. But economists predict the growth will spill across Alberta and into small towns as prices in Calgary creep up.
Blanket rezoning opened door to new row houses across Calgary
After city council’s blanket rezoning was approved in May, planners received a wave of nearly 190 row house and other R-CG applications.
Space crunch in Calgary schools plays out in tears and tough choices
Calgary's public school system is facing record enrolment, and that means roughly 3,000 students have been turned away from their neighbourhood schools. Now, some kids already integrated into a classroom could be forced to move, too.
'Dear Kyiv, Calgary is actually....' Here's what these new residents would write back home
For CBC Calgary's Growth Spurt project, we held a workshop with new Calgarians and asked them to write a letter home about what they've learned about Calgary — and themselves — in the process of settling here.
Growth Spurt: A look at what Calgary's growth means for both new and long-term residents
Nearly 100,000 people moved to the Calgary area in just a year. They're drawn here by the lower cost of living ... at least when compared to Toronto and Vancouver. We explore what that's like for those newly arrived, and for long-term residents.
Alberta's unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in November, despite strong job growth
Despite 24,000 new jobs, Alberta's unemployment rate edged up to 7.5 per cent in November.
Calgary homeless outreach organizations worry about winter months with lack of funding
Multiple local organizations and outreach groups say they’re worried about their ability to help unhoused Calgarians this winter as they struggle to access their usual funding and resources.
Calgary mobile home park residents push for stronger protections amid fee increases
A group of mobile home park residents in Calgary is pushing for stronger protections under provincial laws as they face increasing fees they say could drive people out of the community and make it harder to sell their homes.
Another Calgary community turns to restrictive covenants with blanket rezoning in effect
Lake Bonavista is trying to legally prevent developers from tearing down single-family homes for multi-family developments through a new restrictive covenant initiative.
Frustrated residents gather to share concerns about social disorder at northeast outdoor mall
At night, the parking lot at Savanna Bazaar becomes a social hub marred by problematic behaviour — vehicle stunting, speeding, fireworks and, in some cases, harassment, according to Coun. Raj Dhaliwal.