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Toys for Tickets campaign collects over 1,200 donations across Alberta

Dec 23, 2025

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Toys for Tickets campaign collects over 1,200 donations across Alberta

Alberta's health agencies let drivers settle a parking ticket with an unwrapped toy instead. The campaign ran Nov. 20 to Dec. 19.

Emily Edwards

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Dec 16, 2025

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Distress Centre Calgary urges community support as demand for crisis services climbs

Donations are matched up to $100,000 until Dec. 31. The centre fielded more than 164,000 requests for support last year.

Emily Edwards

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More than 200 furry friends are hoping for a home this holiday season

Dec 9, 2025

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More than 200 furry friends are hoping for a home this holiday season

Calgary Humane Society's Home for the Holidays campaign lets adopters choose their own adoption fee through December.

Emily Edwards

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Calgary Public Library launches holiday campaign with 2025 Books of the Year

Dec 4, 2025

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Calgary Public Library launches holiday campaign with 2025 Books of the Year

Wish Together, Grow Together brings nine Books of the Year, festive programming, and matched donations through Dec. 31.

Emily Edwards

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Caribbean fundraiser dinner supports Jamaica hurricane relief

Nov 11, 2025

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Caribbean fundraiser dinner supports Jamaica hurricane relief

Modern Steak's six-course "Jamaican Heat" dinner on Nov. 15 pairs Alberta beef with Caribbean flavours, with all profits going to relief.

Emily Edwards

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Remembrance Day ceremonies across Calgary today

Nov 11, 2025

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Remembrance Day ceremonies across Calgary today

From the Field of Crosses to the Military Museums, Studio Bell and Legion branches — where to observe the day across the city.

Emily Edwards

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Thanksgiving walk and dance party returns to support Calgary Food Bank

Oct 9, 2025

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Thanksgiving walk and dance party returns to support Calgary Food Bank

theWALK.ca has raised more than $705,000 in two years. This year's five-kilometre walk and POWER hour run Thanksgiving Monday.

Emily Edwards

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Annual mental health check-in returns to Calgary

Oct 7, 2025

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Annual mental health check-in returns to Calgary

From October 6 to 12, Calgary Counselling Centre is offering a free, anonymous online quiz in six languages, plus a week of free events.

Emily Edwards

Community

Walk or bike for youth homelessness at Calgary Ride for Refuge

Sep 30, 2025

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Walk or bike for youth homelessness at Calgary Ride for Refuge

The free October 4 event at Fish Creek Park raises money for Safe Haven Foundation, which supports young women and girls facing homelessness.

Emily Edwards

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Calgary gears up for 45th annual Terry Fox Run

Sep 9, 2025

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Calgary gears up for 45th annual Terry Fox Run

The September 14 run at Fort Calgary follows a 3.5-kilometre river loop. Calgary has raised $203,000 of its $545,000 goal.

Emily Edwards

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Heritage Park welcomes Calgarians for Alberta Day celebration

Aug 28, 2025

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Heritage Park welcomes Calgarians for Alberta Day celebration

The free August 31 event runs from 10 a.m. with live music, Indigenous storytelling, a Jake Mathews headline set and an evening drone show.

Emily Edwards

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Marda Gras marks 40 years of music, food, and fun this Sunday

Aug 7, 2025

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Marda Gras marks 40 years of music, food, and fun this Sunday

Calgary's longest-running street festival brings four stages, 200+ vendors and the Pet Pageant back to Marda Loop.

Emily Edwards

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Ogden's George Moss Park adds unique skate and bike space

Jul 24, 2025

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Ogden's George Moss Park adds unique skate and bike space

The Martin Family Pump Track and Skatepark is Calgary's first combined facility of its kind, due for completion later this year.

Emily Edwards

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Art takes to the streets in Calgary's latest billboard exhibition

Jul 17, 2025

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Art takes to the streets in Calgary's latest billboard exhibition

A Fleeting Glimpse returns for a fourth round, turning commercial billboards into public canvases for 11 Calgary artists.

Emily Edwards

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Federal funding boosts Calgary's National accessArts Centre

Jul 10, 2025

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Federal funding boosts Calgary's National accessArts Centre

$1.35 million will renovate the West Hillhurst building and fund Professional Track training for more than 20 artists with disabilities.

Emily Edwards

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Calgary Stampede 2025 kicks off with music, food, and excitement

Jul 8, 2025

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Calgary Stampede 2025 kicks off with music, food, and excitement

Shania Twain led the opening parade. Inside the park: 150 artists on nine stages, nori tacos and wagyu poutine.

Emily Edwards

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Revitalized Eau Claire Plaza set to reopen July 2

Jun 26, 2025

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Revitalized Eau Claire Plaza set to reopen July 2

Six distinct areas, a misting water feature and an urban beach — with the Olympic monument and rings preserved.

Emily Edwards

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Parks Foundation marks 40 years of building inclusive Calgary parks

Jun 19, 2025

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Parks Foundation marks 40 years of building inclusive Calgary parks

Since 1985 the foundation has delivered Flyover Park, the Rotary Mattamy Greenway and Canada's first dementia-inclusive park.

Emily Edwards

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Lifeline for Calgary Refugee Health Clinic

Jun 10, 2025

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Lifeline for Calgary Refugee Health Clinic

A $550,000 commitment from the Calgary Health Foundation keeps the clinic open two more years — but its team is down from 30 staff to five.

Emily Edwards

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A pint with purpose: Canada needs 1 million blood donors

May 20, 2025

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A pint with purpose: Canada needs 1 million blood donors

Canadian Blood Services has set its most ambitious recruitment goal ever, as demand for immunoglobulins could climb 50 per cent in five years.

Emily Edwards

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Campaign highlights need to tackle food insecurity

May 15, 2025

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Campaign highlights need to tackle food insecurity

The CORE and Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids team up for a third year, with an interactive display and a snack donation drive.

Emily Edwards

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Back in bloom: 4th Street Lilac Festival returns in full colour

May 13, 2025

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Back in bloom: 4th Street Lilac Festival returns in full colour

Calgary's one-day street festival takes over the Beltline and Mission on June 1 with 600+ vendors and multiple stages.

Emily Edwards

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New murals transform Calgary's riverfront

May 8, 2025

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New murals transform Calgary's riverfront

Muralist Alex Kwong is the next Art in the Public Realm artist on RiverWalk, with work starting May 16 and a reveal in late June.

Emily Edwards

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The Calgary Reads book sale is hitting the shelves this week

May 6, 2025

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The Calgary Reads book sale is hitting the shelves this week

The 21st annual Big Book Sale opens May 9 at the Calgary Curling Club, with 200,000 books expected and a focus on Canadian authors.

Emily Edwards

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Calgary Bike Swap wheels into town May 3

Apr 22, 2025

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Calgary Bike Swap wheels into town May 3

The non-profit buy/sell/donate event runs its safety and stolen-bike checks in the morning, then opens to the public in the afternoon.

Emily Edwards