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- Local ·
Calgary considers year-long pause on large data centres as utility concerns grow
Mayor Jeromy Farkas and councillors are seeking clearer rules for large data-centre developments before additional land-use approvals proceed.
News Desk - Local ·
Calgary proposes $16.6 million for future Green Line extensions to Seton and north
City administrators recommend design and planning funds, but construction of the extensions remains unfunded.
News Desk - Local ·
Calgary Police seek $324 million in additional funding over four years
The police service is requesting hundreds of additional officers and civilian employees as council prepares its next four-year budget.
News Desk - Local ·
Bearspaw review cost reaches $2.3 million, with most paid to panel chair
Newly disclosed compensation records show the chair of Calgary’s independent feeder-main review received roughly $1.8 million.
News Desk - Local ·
Bearspaw replacement reaches 95 per cent as Calgary prepares for November water shutdown
The new main is nearly installed, but a four-week connection shutdown and Parkdale roadwork will disrupt water use and traffic.
News Desk - Local ·
Calgary council endorses steep water-rate increases in 9–6 vote despite Chamber opposition
Typical residential water bills could rise nearly 74 per cent by 2030, while some industrial customers could pay almost twice as much.
News Desk - Alberta ·
Satellite reconstruction raises new questions about Wainwright military fire warnings
A Global News investigation suggests a large grass fire and dangerous winds were visible well before a blaze killed four soldiers at CFB Wainwright.
News Desk - Politics ·
UCP revokes Jeffrey Rath’s membership as separatist dispute escalates
A prominent Alberta independence advocate says he will challenge the decision after the governing party cancelled his membership and convention registration.
News Desk - Politics ·
Alberta reduces and freezes education property-tax rates for three years
The province plans lower standardized education property-tax rates beginning in 2027, but municipal tax bills and assessments can still change.
News Desk - Alberta ·
Alberta proposes lemon laws, right-to-repair rules and ticket resale protections
A new consumer bill would create additional remedies for defective vehicles and establish a framework for repair access and ticket pricing.
News Desk - Alberta ·
Alberta proposes stronger kinship care and online child-protection rules in Bill 36
New legislation would prioritize relatives and trusted caregivers when children need intervention and recognize more forms of online exploitation.
News Desk - Alberta ·
Alberta proposes new school reporting rules and tighter daycare oversight
Bill 35 would standardize school progress reporting and strengthen parental notification requirements in licensed child care.
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