Skaters get rolled as Cowboys Music Festival footprint grows with little community input

News of the expanded footprint of the upcoming Cowboys Music Festival has some people flipping their decks, so to speak, with the area councillor saying there wasn’t much consultation. The City of Calgary confirmed Friday that the Cowboys Music Festival footprint was adjusted based on lessons learned from last year’s festival, including the complete closure of the intermediate skatepark bowl...
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Nearly 60 modular classrooms coming to Calgary public schools

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Calgary street sweeping campaign begins April 20

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Aggie Days welcomes Calgary students for its 41st year

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Committee backs $190M Calgary playground funding plan

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Out of McMahon, back on Campus: Dinos propose new multi-sport stadium

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Perspectives: Work with us, not around us: Calgary needs a real plan before Sheldon Chumir SCS closes

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Perspectives: Work with us, not around us: Calgary needs a real plan before Sheldon Chumir SCS closes

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Partner Content: The calm side of Greenwich Village, steps from the Calgary Farmers’ Market

Want the Calgary Farmers’ Market lifestyle without living in a traffic jam? The Greenwich Village area of Northwest Calgary nails the balance. Calgary Farmers’ Market West is the kind...

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Perspectives: Work with us, not around us: Calgary needs a real plan before Sheldon Chumir SCS closes

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Walcott: Pay-to-play public education? Farkas’s fight with Smith is bigger than property taxes

Mayor Farkas has picked a fight with Premier Smith. And he picked a good one. Over the last few weeks, Mayor Farkas has called out the province for hypocritically...

City Hall

Committee backs $190M Calgary playground funding plan

Darren Krause

Calgary council bins plan to combine waste and recycling fees

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Calgary playground funding: 80% at risk without new investment

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Councillor warns AISH overhaul could put strain on Calgary services

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Aggie Days welcomes Calgary students for its 41st year

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Out of McMahon, back on Campus: Dinos propose new multi-sport stadium

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New AUArts program blends school history with modern career needs

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Community News

Skaters get rolled as Cowboys Music Festival footprint grows with little community input

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Calgary street sweeping campaign begins April 20

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Solutions are available for Ship and Anchor redevelopment peril

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‘Micromanaging and meddling’: Mayor Farkas questions province’s new library restrictions

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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

Alberta separatism putting a damper on Calgary business prospects: Mayor Farkas

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City economic investment fund awards millions to MRU supply chain hub

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Calgary couple’s app is helping residents be better with money

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Calgary committee approves industrial land development tax incentive

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Arts, Entertainment and Sports

Calgary-made film Phoenix strikes a deep chord with Canadian veterans

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Calgary Folk Fest returns with jam-packed lineup for 2026

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Puppets are taking over Calgary at the Festival of Animated Objects

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Local creatives criticize Calgary Public Library’s AI artist-in-residence program

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Crime & Public Safety

MRU faces criticism after shelter‑in‑place alert issues

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Knife incident resolved at Mount Royal University

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Surge in calls to Calgary police prompts district boundary shift

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Arrest made in extortion, threats in Calgary South Asian community

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