Articles by John Watson

Five students from John G Diefenbaker have written an open letter to the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) expressing concerns over the potential cancellation of the International Baccalaureate program. Included among the scenarios included in

Spencer Streichert got his own start on the stage at Comedy Night Monday. Now he’s set to tell the story of the man behind the Calgary comedy tradition. The upcoming documentary film will tell the

Kimberly Feser said access to recreation will be a top priority for her, if elected in this October’s Calgary municipal election. Feser wants to see more attention brought to local sports. She also has her

Philip Mitchell said he wants to bring a higher degree of fiscal responsibility to Calgary city council. “If we spent like the City of Calgary does, we would all lose our homes,” Mitchell explained. “I

A new face vying for a spot on city council is hoping we can act a lot more like good neighbours. Especially in her southwest Calgary ward. Carolyn Krahn announced in February she’s officially jumping

Update to the story: Since our stories were published, residents have informed us of positive work being done at the Horizon View, specifically in the handling of some of their concerns. Horizon has confirmed these

Residents of the Horizon View affordable housing building awoke to a fire alarm at roughly 3:40 a.m. Friday, triggered by a burst water pipe. According to residents, it was the third such event of the

Contrary to the size of the signs, the message from University of Calgary students demonstrated there’s a big problem. Lead by representatives from the school’s students union, an army of snow penguins was set up