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Stories

  • Thank you Calgary! A word of heartfelt gratitude

    You made 2025 an extraordinary year.

    Dec 20 2025 • Comics
  • Spread thin: How urban sprawl is stretching Calgary Transit to the max

    A new city council tackles an old problem.

    Dec 17 2025 • Sprawlcast
  • See how Calgary city council voted on 2026 budget decisions

    Transit, housing, climate — and more!

    Dec 5 2025 • Council Tracker
  • Hey, where’s my bus?! Calgary Transit regularly cancels scheduled trips

    Riders on 33 routes affected by budget crunch.

    Nov 29 2025 • Newsletter
  • Alberta cities seek autonomy as UCP floats more reforms

    Smith offers to take tax power from municipalities.

    Nov 22 2025 • Newsletter
  • What we learned covering Calgary’s 2025 election

    Can local journalism be joyful?

    Nov 15 2025 • Sprawlcast
  • What is Calgary’s population, really?

    A surprisingly vexing question.

    Nov 1 2025 • Newsletter
  • Calgary’s bizarre low-turnout, high-turnover election

    Relatively few Calgarians made big changes.

    Oct 25 2025 • Newsletter
  • A big win for local democracy in Calgary

    All 14 wards have now had election debates.

    Oct 18 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • Candidate debates for Calgary’s 2025 municipal election

    Watch video of debates in all 14 wards — plus mayor!

    Oct 18 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • Meet the Calgarians running for mayor and council in 2025

    Learn about your candidates!

    Oct 18 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • Your vote counts! The Sprawl’s daily election comics

    Learn about Calgary’s political past — and present.

    Oct 18 2025 • Comics
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 13 last-ditch candidate debate

    With one of two candidates.

    Oct 17 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 2 debate ​‘a disservice,’ says absent Wyness

    Four of five candidates participated.

    Oct 16 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 12 last-ditch candidate debate

    With all five candidates.

    Oct 15 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 3 last-ditch candidate debate

    With six of eight candidates.

    Oct 15 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • A last-ditch effort for local democracy in Calgary

    Help us do 4 more debates where they’re needed!

    Oct 11 2025 • Newsletter
  • The truth about Calgary’s billion-dollar arena deal

    Campaign accusations abound. Here are the facts.

    Oct 11 2025 • Sprawlcast
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 11 candidate debate in Acadia

    With council and CBE trustee candidates.

    Oct 10 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 1 candidate debate in Bowness

    With five out of six candidates.

    Oct 9 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FORUM VIDEO: Calgary Ward 10 candidate debate in Marlborough

    With three of four candidates.

    Oct 8 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 1 candidate debate in Varsity

    With all six candidates.

    Oct 7 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 14 candidate debate in Midnapore

    With four of seven candidates.

    Oct 5 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • Print The Sprawl’s Calgary election zines at home!

    And share them with your neighbours.

    Oct 4 2025 • Newsletter
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 8 candidate debate at Cliff Bungalow-Mission

    With five of six candidates.

    Oct 2 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary mayoral debate at Central Library

    A packed house to hear eight candidates.

    Oct 1 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 5 candidate debate at the Genesis Centre

    With all seven candidates.

    Sep 30 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 9 candidate debate at Cold Garden

    With all seven candidates.

    Sep 28 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • A new zine series for Calgary’s 2025 election

    One for each of the city’s 14 wards.

    Sep 27 2025 • Newsletter
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 7 candidate debate in Montgomery

    With five of six candidates.

    Sep 21 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 6 candidate debate in Strathcona Park

    With all four candidates.

    Sep 21 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • Why Calgary is reverting to a hand-count election

    Expect a long wait for results.

    Sep 20 2025 • Newsletter
  • It’s The Sprawl’s 8th birthday. Help us get 80 new members!

    Our independent newsroom needs your support.

    Sep 18 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 4 candidate debate at Thorncliffe-Greenview

    Featuring all three candidates.

    Sep 16 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • The push to ​‘conservatize’ Calgary’s public school board

    Not a slate, candidates say.

    Sep 16 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • Blanket rezoning under fire as Calgary election season kicks off

    The eternal question: Where should growth go?

    Sep 6 2025 • Newsletter
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary mayoral forum in Killarney

    With four candidates for the top job.

    Sep 4 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 8 forum in Killarney

    Councillor Courtney Walcott is not running for re-election.

    Sep 3 2025 • Calgary 2025 Election
  • Calgary’s 2025 election: Change is in the air

    Help us build out our coverage!

    Aug 28 2025 • Newsletter
  • Curious Calgary #19: Inglewood Brewery

    Once a major tourist attraction, it now sits idle.

    Aug 28 2025 • Comics
  • The boom and bust of Calgary’s bike lanes

    No one is leading the cycling file at city hall.

    Jul 26 2025 • Newsletter
  • The replenishing power of pause

    There’s life on the other side of burnout.

    Jul 19 2025 • Newsletter
  • The Sprawl nominated for 5 Alberta Magazine Awards

    Plus — check out Sam Hester’s new Art Bus!

    Jul 5 2025 • Newsletter
  • All aboard Danielle Smith’s version of the Green Line

    Next stop — a Grand Central Station.

    Jul 1 2025 • Newsletter
  • Letter: Why the old ways of history no longer work

    More stories fill out the landscape.

    Jul 1 2025 • Letters to the Editor
  • Calgary at 150: The forgotten anniversary

    Is this awareness — or amnesia?

    Jun 21 2025 • Sprawlcast
  • The UCP’s takeover of new school land

    Calgary city hall has numerous concerns.

    May 31 2025 • Newsletter
  • Curious Calgary #18: Lawrey Gardens

    Here comes the flood.

    May 31 2025 • Comics
  • Tales from the (rather bumpy!) road

    We are figuring this out as we go.

    May 10 2025 • Newsletter
  • The Sprawl rolls an analog printing press onto the streets of Calgary

    Print a piece of local history — by hand!

    May 3 2025 • Newsletter
  • A city of trees: The story and struggle of Calgary’s urban forest

    Doubling the canopy won’t be easy.

    Apr 26 2025 • Sprawlcast
  • Takeaways from two years in Calgary

    A parting reflection.

    Apr 19 2025 • Newsletter
  • The convivial neighbourhood

    Stories from our latest Conversation Café.

    Apr 12 2025 • Newsletter
  • Curious Calgary #17: Walk Signals

    Spot the jaunty pedestrian!

    Apr 12 2025 • Comics
  • How Calgary municipal parties are hoping to avoid a conservative vote split

    All three parties are officially registered.

    Apr 5 2025 • Newsletter
  • The Deerfoot divide

    How a freeway cut Calgary into ​‘two cities.’

    Mar 22 2025 • Sprawlcast
  • The age-old problem of ​‘the news’

    Is there a more sensible way to take it in?

    Mar 15 2025 • Newsletter
  • The end of easy re-elections in Calgary

    How 2025 could be different.

    Mar 8 2025 • Newsletter
  • Digging deep: The making of a Sprawlcast

    Here’s what goes into a single story.

    Feb 23 2025 • Newsletter
  • The battle of Glenmore Landing

    A 60-year fight against density by the reservoir shores.

    Feb 15 2025 • Sprawlcast
  • Curious Calgary #16: Glenmore Landing

    The story behind its nautical 1985 design.

    Feb 15 2025 • Comics
  • Building local connections in chaotic times

    How can we strengthen our village?

    Feb 2 2025 • Newsletter
  • A side quest at Calgary city hall

    Thinking through local issues with students.

    Jan 25 2025 • Newsletter
  • Letters to the editor: How to strengthen neighbourhood connections

    Plus! Sprawlcast on CANADALAND.

    Jan 11 2025 • Newsletter
  • The year of local connection

    Going into 2025, there’s a deep yearning for it.

    Jan 4 2025 • Newsletter

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