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Effective today (Nov. 4, 2026), water restrictions are back in effect for Calgary and area, as crews connect the new Bearspaw South feeder main into the city water system. But replacing that pipe is just one of many projects Calgary needs to do to update our ageing water infrastructure. This week…

Calgary just expanded its recycling program... meaning all sorts of stuff that used to go to the landfill can now go in the blue cart. Jenny finds out more from Sharon Howland, program management leader with the city's waste and recycling services. PLUS, we put Jenny's recycling knowledge to the t…

This week, Loren talks about the results and implications of the 2026 Alberta referendum with Calgary pollster and political commentator Janet Brown and professor of political science Jared Wesley, who leads the University of Alberta's Common Ground Initiative. Thoughts? Story ideas? thisiscalgary…

Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Calgary ahead of Monday's historic referendum. Loren walks through the significance and implications with Shannon Phillips, a former Alberta NDP cabinet minister and founding partner of Meredith, Boessenkool and Phillips Policy Advisors, and Ian Brodie, a senior adv…

The Alberta referendum is just a few days away. How did we get here? Jenny digs into the history of Alberta separatism with CBC referendum unit producer Pippa Reid. This is Calgary is produced by CBC and hosted by Jenny Howe. Thoughts? Story ideas? thisiscalgary@cbc.ca

With a little over a week until Albertans cast their ballots in the provincial referendum, hear what our political panel thinks about the first nine questions being asked. Shannon Phillips is a former Alberta NDP cabinet minister and founding partner of Meredith, Boessenkool and Phillips Policy Adv…

Got questions about The Questions?! Us too. And the Alberta referendum is less than two weeks away! So we thought a convo about the 10 referendum questions -- including the challenges of understanding them -- was warranted. This week, Jenny sits down for a behind-the-scenes convo with Rukhsar Ali…

Canada has just designated the Pacific Link pipeline to the west coast as its first project in the national interest. This week on our political panel, Loren walks through the significanec and implications with Shannon Phillips, a former Alberta NDP cabinet minister and founding partner of Meredith…

Stephen Avenue, the outdoor pedestrian mall in the heart of Calgary’s downtown, has changed in recent years. Once bustling with shoppers and tourists, the area is quieter now, with a regular police presence to monitor for crime and social disorder. Call it... an Eighth Avenue Heartache. The city wa…