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stories

  • The gift: What Ian Tyson left us

    The gift: What Ian Tyson left us

    We've lost a relentless chronicler of the West.

    Dec 31 2022
  • Hark! A year-end Sprawliday special
    Sprawlcast

    Hark! A year-end Sprawliday special

    We gather to look back—and ahead.

    Dec 17 2022• Sprawlcast
  • Book it: The reality of using Calgary Transit with a disability

    Book it: The reality of using Calgary Transit with a disability

    Spontaneous trips aren’t an option for all.

    Dec 10 2022
  • Sam Hester: Life with Calgary Transit Access

    Sam Hester: Life with Calgary Transit Access

    It makes for a long wait—but at least we have a choice.

    Dec 10 2022• Comics
  • Game over: How Calgary killed its primary transit network
    Sprawlcast

    Game over: How Calgary killed its primary transit network

    Will we try again—and get it right this time?

    Nov 27 2022• Sprawlcast
  • Ride of the day: A comics series about Calgary Transit

    Ride of the day: A comics series about Calgary Transit

    Thirty days, thirty rides.

    Nov 19 2022• Comics
  • Hurry up and wait: The absurd realities of captive Calgary Transit riders

    Hurry up and wait: The absurd realities of captive Calgary Transit riders

    A downtown-centric system leaves many in the cold.

    Nov 12 2022
  • The battle of Banff Trail
    Sprawlcast

    The battle of Banff Trail

    A struggle over transit-oriented development.

    Nov 06 2022• Sprawlcast
  • Density alone won't solve the housing crisis—so what will?

    Density alone won't solve the housing crisis—so what will?

    We're losing the affordable units we already have.

    Oct 22 2022
  • The challenge of sharing space

    The challenge of sharing space

    It's a chance for some creativity.

    Oct 15 2022• Comics
  • The case for zoning reform
    Sprawlcast

    The case for zoning reform

    A Q&A with Sara Bronin on why zoning matters.

    Oct 08 2022• Sprawlcast
  • 'Freight sprawl': The hidden costs of online shopping

    'Freight sprawl': The hidden costs of online shopping

    Consumerism is driving a warehouse boom in Calgary.

    Oct 01 2022
  • Developers say they're keeping housing affordable. Are they?

    Developers say they're keeping housing affordable. Are they?

    A closer look at urban growth limits.

    Sep 24 2022• Calgary Politics
  • City council's tormented 'yes' to more suburban sprawl
    Sprawlcast

    City council's tormented 'yes' to more suburban sprawl

    New councillors grapple with 'a very tough decision.'

    Sep 17 2022• Sprawlcast
  • The Sprawl celebrates five years of in-depth Calgary journalism

    The Sprawl celebrates five years of in-depth Calgary journalism

    Here's to the next five!

    Sep 17 2022• Sprawl Update
  • Gondek's push to 'de-politicize' Calgary suburban growth
    Sprawlcast

    Gondek's push to 'de-politicize' Calgary suburban growth

    Mayor wants admin—not council—to decide which communities proceed.

    Sep 10 2022• Sprawlcast
  • 'We see you': On patrol with Bear Clan

    'We see you': On patrol with Bear Clan

    Humanizing instead of criminalizing.

    Aug 09 2022
  • 'I'm a bad boy': The Stephen Carter story
    Sprawlcast

    'I'm a bad boy': The Stephen Carter story

    For better or worse, he's altered Alberta politics.

    Jul 20 2022• Sprawlcast
  • Klaszus: Calgary city councillors want it all

    Klaszus: Calgary city councillors want it all

    A climate emergency declaration—and more sprawl.

    Jul 04 2022• Calgary Politics
  • Calgary city hall considers 8 new communities

    Calgary city hall considers 8 new communities

    Nearly 40 are already in progress—and costly.

    Jun 25 2022• Calgary Politics
  • The end of another strange school year

    The end of another strange school year

    We can't control everything—and that's okay.

    Jun 25 2022• Comics
  • Sprawlcast: Inside Calgary's new climate strategy
    Sprawlcast

    Sprawlcast: Inside Calgary's new climate strategy

    Get up to speed on what's at stake.

    Jun 10 2022• Sprawlcast
  • Canada’s Online News Act must be transparent, fair, and include news innovators

    Canada’s Online News Act must be transparent, fair, and include news innovators

    Why Bill C-18 needs amending.

    May 31 2022• Opinion
  • It's been 6 years since White Goose Flying. What's changed?

    It's been 6 years since White Goose Flying. What's changed?

    City hall's Indigenous Relations Office is tracking progress.

    May 28 2022• Calgary Politics
  • A week of anxiety and anger

    A week of anxiety and anger

    Sometimes it can push you forward.

    May 28 2022• Comics
  • Poetic Licence: Horsing Around

    Poetic Licence: Horsing Around

    Jason Kenney says goodbye—sort of.

    May 21 2022• Poetic Licence
  • Can the suburbs help fight against climate change?

    Can the suburbs help fight against climate change?

    Digging beyond urban/suburban polarization.

    May 21 2022• Calgary Politics
  • The privatization of garbage collection in Calgary

    The privatization of garbage collection in Calgary

    It rolled out in April—but why?

    May 07 2022• Calgary Politics
  • Alberta set to make companies pay up on plastics

    Alberta set to make companies pay up on plastics

    Recycling costs will shift onto industry.

    May 07 2022• Alberta Politics
  • Meet the Albertans vying for the legislature in 2023

    Meet the Albertans vying for the legislature in 2023

    Find out who's running in your riding.

    May 07 2022• Alberta Politics
  • Leroy Little Bear on Blackfoot metaphysics and climate change
    Sprawlcast

    Leroy Little Bear on Blackfoot metaphysics and climate change

    'We have to change our thinking.'

    Apr 30 2022• Sprawlcast
  • The Sprawl nominated for 7 Alberta Magazine Awards

    The Sprawl nominated for 7 Alberta Magazine Awards

    And the nominees are...

    Apr 23 2022• Sprawl Update
  • Sprawlcast: Who's policing the Calgary police?
    Sprawlcast

    Sprawlcast: Who's policing the Calgary police?

    A conversation with Councillor Courtney Walcott.

    Apr 16 2022• Sprawlcast
  • A reflection while stargazing

    A reflection while stargazing

    We are not doomed to climate denial.

    Apr 09 2022
  • Profit and long-term care in Alberta

    Profit and long-term care in Alberta

    New UCP bill raises ‘more questions than it answers.’

    Apr 02 2022• Alberta Politics
  • Why the RCMP wanted to talk to Jason Kenney

    Why the RCMP wanted to talk to Jason Kenney

    A cartoon explainer on the 2017 UCP voting scandal.

    Apr 02 2022• Alberta Politics
  • The other Jason: Nixon's rocky ascent to power

    The other Jason: Nixon's rocky ascent to power

    One-time poacher, now environment minister.

    Mar 26 2022• Alberta Politics
  • Walking to school should be easy. Why is it so hard?

    Walking to school should be easy. Why is it so hard?

    Change is slow in a city built for cars.

    Mar 12 2022
  • Digging beneath the NIMBY label
    Sprawlcast

    Digging beneath the NIMBY label

    A case study in north-central Calgary.

    Mar 12 2022• Sprawlcast
  • Learning to live with the blues

    Learning to live with the blues

    Tidy endings are elusive, but we still have each other.

    Mar 12 2022• Comics
  • The myths and realities of the suburbs
    Sprawlcast

    The myths and realities of the suburbs

    A conversation with Councillor Evan Spencer.

    Mar 05 2022• Sprawlcast
  • Five Black artists on the future of Calgary

    Five Black artists on the future of Calgary

    What does true civic reinvigoration look like?

    Mar 05 2022
  • Sprawlcast: Taking on racism in the classroom
    Sprawlcast

    Sprawlcast: Taking on racism in the classroom

    Volunteers saw a need—so they filled it.

    Feb 26 2022• Sprawlcast
  • The limits of density: If you build it, who will come?

    The limits of density: If you build it, who will come?

    Supply alone won't make Calgary less segregated.

    Feb 19 2022
  • How Alberta's political culture is (and isn't) changing
    Sprawlcast

    How Alberta's political culture is (and isn't) changing

    Jared Wesley on polarization and identity.

    Feb 12 2022• Sprawlcast
  • A winter city—for whom?

    A winter city—for whom?

    In a truly inclusive city, nobody should be left in the cold.

    Feb 05 2022• Opinion
  • A tale of two LRT lines

    A tale of two LRT lines

    In 1977, the CTrain almost got derailed.

    Jan 29 2022
  • It's time to end predator culture for good

    It's time to end predator culture for good

    Today's students are fighting back—and I envy them.

    Jan 22 2022
  • A story about (not) getting through this

    A story about (not) getting through this

    In search of a resonant metaphor.

    Jan 22 2022• Comics
  • A little perspective on the arena deal

    A little perspective on the arena deal

    The world has changed.

    Jan 15 2022• Opinion
  • The year of small ambitions

    The year of small ambitions

    Maybe 2022 is the year we let our illusions fall apart.

    Jan 08 2022

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