Calgary’s four-year budget breakdown. Where would the money be spent?

Calgarians will be asked to dig much, much deeper into their pocketbooks to fund city infrastructure and services, with a proposed residential property tax increase in 2027 of 15 per cent. Citizens will get their first look at the proposed 2027-2030 four-year budget, called Investing for the Future, and it includes the aforementioned 15 per cent increase, followed by increases...
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Calgary budget primer: Councillors focused on affordability, outcomes

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Council turns down site proposed for Meridian complex needs housing

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New SAIT partnership takes students to Panama City to learn from the pros

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Calgary stays in the green zone; feeder main work on schedule despite minor setback

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Modest jump in the city’s 2026 living wage: Vibrant Calgary

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Walcott: Council leaves chronically homeless, high-complexity Calgarians on the street for a few more years

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Calgary’s four-year budget breakdown. Where would the money be spent?

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Calgary budget primer: Councillors focused on affordability, outcomes

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Council turns down site proposed for Meridian complex needs housing

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‘Laughable’: Mayor Farkas expected more from federal budget for Calgary

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Education

New SAIT partnership takes students to Panama City to learn from the pros

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‘Disappointed’: Post-secondary student reps decry Alberta’s new Bill 38

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CBE staff well-being survey contradicts Alberta-wide findings: Report

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Student reps praise provincial backtrack on parent income for loan applications

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Community News

Calgary’s Field of Crosses returns for Remembrance Day 2026

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Memorial Drive’s new Veterans Walkway brings Calgary’s history to life

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Quality of Life is still good in Calgary, just not as good as before: Calgary Foundation report

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Photos: Calgary honours Orange Shirt Day 2026

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Education reporting funding provided through the Local Journalism Initiative has been funded by the Government of Canada
Le financement des reportages éducatifs fourni dans le cadre de l’Initiative pour le journalisme local a été financé par le gouvernement du Canada.

Business

Calgary Innovation Week opening party features startup talent

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Temporary moratorium sought on large-scale Calgary data centre development applications

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Separation angst a key barrier to achieving maximum economic prosperity: CED outlook

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New Calgary Economic Development program helps Alberta companies tap into trade

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Arts, Entertainment and Sports

Amateur status, professional sound: Calgary Civic Symphony marks 50 years

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Calgary Stampede selects Best Seat in the House as 2027 poster

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Camp meets carnage in Theatre Calgary’s Little Shop of Horrors

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Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival returns to bring literature to life

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Crime & Public Safety

Calgary police ask for budget boost to deal with city growth

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Pedestrian killed in parking lot entrance after being driven over twice

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Information overload: Calgary police release review of Parker Wells’ search

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Calgary police make history after seizing nearly $9M in drugs, cash

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