City Hall and Politics

Politics from Calgary City Hall, along with provincial and federal politics that directly impacts Calgarians.

Flag-raising ban flops as urgent item at Calgary city council

Calgary’s new city council exercised its authority to determine whether an item was an urgent matter by denying a proposed flag-raising Notice of Motion. Last...
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Calgary citywide rezoning repeal passes technical merit

The timeline was tweaked by a month, and some language was massaged, but the repeal of Calgary’s citywide rezoning bylaw will move ahead, with...
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Motion for repeal of citywide rezoning coming to Calgary’s Executive Committee

The wheels are in motion on a potential repeal of Calgary’s controversial citywide rezoning, after six councillors and the mayor sign on to a...
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Tax shift, matching priorities with spending on tap for Calgary 2026 budget

While they’ve been exposed to the basic mechanics of city finances and had documents to review since shortly after being elected, new Calgary city...
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21 days on, and still, Calgary election signs linger

The City of Calgary has received more than 1,110 service requests to 311 regarding election signs over the past six weeks, with calls now...
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Mayor Farkas wants Calgary homeowner property tax increase halved

Calgary’s new mayor said he’s hoping to cut the proposed residential property tax increase in half, as the new council gets set to review...
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