Adam Macvicar

Calgary city council is expected to debate the changes to noise restrictions for downtown music festival tents during this year's Calgary Stampede , after a weekend full of criticisms directed at the rules.

Calgary city council has struck down an attempt to overhaul new noise restrictions for downtown music festival tents during this year's Calgary

A political newcomer has defeated a sitting city councillor to win the United Conservative Party nomination in Calgary-Shaw.

Amidst a week of attention on major music festivals and City of Calgary noise policies , a coalition of local festivals has quietly been meeting with city councillors to share concerns around mounting costs.

While the worst of the rain may be over following a massive storm that slammed into central and southern Alberta on the weekend, huge cleanup efforts are now underway.

While the governments of Canada and Alberta have agreed to take the proposal for a new pipeline to the next step, oil industry insiders say some big hurdles remain.

Passengers at a downtown Toronto subway station have recently been greeted by a pop of Calgary-coded colours as part of a new effort to encourage visitors to the city.

Mayor Jeromy Farkas told reporters 24-hour CTrain service is one of the takeaways from the Calgary Stampede that could be used to improve year-round service.

CTrains arrive fast, frequent and around the clock during the Calgary Stampede with hundreds of thousands of visitors taking in the festivities, but the city's mayor has floated expanding that service year-round.

Despite wrangled-in noise exemption rules and concert curfews, complaints to the City of Calgary about the sound from Stampede-adjacent music tents are up so far this year.