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Tomorrow is Canada Day, and Calgary has a full day of celebrations planned across the city — from live music at Prince's Island Park to an Indigenous Spotlight and Powwow at The Confluence, capped off with fireworks at approximately 11 p.m. launched from Stampede Park. Best viewed from Max Bell Centre. However you're spending the day, happy Canada Day!

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The federal and Alberta governments are expanding school nutrition programs across the province, with nearly $43 million committed over three years to help more students access healthy meals during the school day.

Under the Canada-Alberta National School Food Program Agreement, more than $17.4 million will flow to Alberta schools in 2025-26, followed by over $17.6 million in 2026-27. The funding can be used by school boards and eligible public charter schools to cover food, staffing, and program administration costs.

The federal-provincial investment builds on the $20 million Alberta already provides annually through its School Nutrition Program, which currently supports 58,000 students in participating schools. The combined funding is intended to expand access to existing programs and establish new ones in schools not currently offering nutrition programming.

An additional $500,000 is being directed to three non-profit organizations — Apple Schools, Farm to Cafeteria Canada, and Breakfast Club of Canada — to identify and share successful approaches to school nutrition programs across the province.

According to the federal backgrounder, the National School Food Program was made permanent through legislation that received Royal Assent in March 2026, with $216.6 million per year committed starting in 2029-30.

Alberta's government is collecting data from school boards on the program's impact, with a report due by January 31, 2027.

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Yahoo! The CORE Midway is back for it's third year!

Until July 12, get ready for three weeks packed with exciting activations, live entertainment, giveaways, games, interactive experiences, and plenty of Stampede spirit right in the heart of downtown. Saddle up and join the fun on Level 2 of the CORE Shopping Centre.

Looking for the perfect Stampede outfit? Shop the Honky Tonk Market at the CORE Midway June 30, July 2, and July 3 from 11am-2pm daily! Shop a curated electric mix of vendors with everything from stylish boots and authentic leather goods to captivating jewellery and vintage clothing.

Click HERE to learn more or visit the website for the full event and entertainment schedule.

🎨 Art conservators are restoring two 1974 murals by Robert Oldrich in Calgary's Plus-15 walkways, removing decades of dirt and repairing damage to bring the paintings back to their original vibrancy. The project runs until September.

🇻🇪 Calgary's Venezuelan community gathered at Eau Claire Plaza on Saturday, turning a cultural celebration into a moment of solidarity following the earthquakes that have killed more than 1,400 people and left tens of thousands missing in Venezuela.

🚇 Calgary Transit welcomed 34 new peace officers last week, bringing the total to 212 ahead of the Calgary Stampede. CTrain service will run 24 hours a day from July 2 to 13, with enhanced patrols and officers stationed at Stampede-area stations.

🎶 Calgary and Cowboys Music Festival have reached a compromise on noise rules — concerts will end at midnight every night, with decibel levels restored to last year's limits before that cutoff.

💔 A Calgary man has been charged with manslaughter in what police say is the city's first charge of its kind connected to a fatal drug overdose. Sixteen-year-old Jordynn Atkins-Materi died of carfentanil toxicity in November.

🌳 Pumphouse Park in Sunalta has reopened after a $3.6 million renovation, featuring new gathering spaces, swinging benches overlooking the Bow River, and improved pathways.

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If you're a pickle person — or just pickle-curious — here's something to look forward to. Picklefest, Canada's premier celebration of all things fermented, is making its Calgary debut on Saturday, August 29 at Big Rock Brewery.

The one-day, all-ages festival features more than 40 local vendors, tastings, live music, and a home pickling competition inviting fermentation enthusiasts to compete for cash prizes and bragging rights across categories like Best Dill, Best Spicy, and Most Creative. Beyond pickles, the festival also showcases fermented foods and drinks like sourdough, kimchi, and kombucha.

Big Rock Brewery has created a limited-edition Pickle Beer for the occasion, made with Putter's Pickles brine — described as tangy and surprisingly balanced for the adventurous drinker.

Picklefest launched in Toronto in 2023 and has since expanded to six cities across Canada, with Calgary joining the lineup this year alongside Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Charlottetown, and Toronto.

General admission for this unusual event is $24.95 plus fees, with VIP early access at $34.95. Kids 12 and under are free with a ticket-holding guardian.

🍴 Juree's Thai Place: An authentic Thai restaurant bringing the flavours and ambiance of Thailand to Calgary, with a menu rooted in traditional Thai cuisine and a dining room designed to match.

🍴 Pizza Culture: Calgary's only Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana-certified pizzeria opened in 2020 with a mission to bring true Neapolitan pizza to the city. In 2025, it was named the best pizzeria in Canada and 81st in the world by 50 Top Pizza — and there's a good chance founder Jeremy Hube will be the one making your pizza.

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🎟️ Canada Day Pancake Breakfast at The Saskatoon Farm: Head south of the city to The Saskatoon Farm on July 1 for a Canada Day pancake breakfast with live country music, a petting zoo, face painting, and a mini market. Breakfast runs until 3 p.m. and is $16 for adults and $8 for kids aged 2 to 10.

🎟️ Canada Day at Heritage Park: Heritage Park is celebrating Canada Day on July 1 with a full day of live entertainment, cultural performances, a parade through the Historical Village, vintage cars, historical reenactors, and hands-on activities for the whole family. Regular admission applies.

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