Adam MacVicar
Digital Journalist
Adam MacVicar joined Global Calgary in 2017 and covers city hall and municipal issues.
Born in the small town of Wabush, N.L., where he spent his early years before moving to Calgary, he developed a passion for news, storytelling and politics.
A graduate of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s Radio, Television and Broadcast News program, he began his broadcast career as an anchor and reporter in radio before transitioning to TV news at Lloydminster’s Newcap Television, and then Global Saskatoon.
When Adam isn’t reporting, he can be found watching and reading the news.
A diehard Calgary Flames and Stampeders fan, he also enjoys living an active lifestyle, watching the latest boxing or mixed martial arts card, and spending time with friends and family.
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Video Archives
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City of Calgary, Rockyview County sign partnership to accelerate Prairie Economic Gateway -
Bowness businesses contend with another water main break and sinkhole -
City of Calgary launches crackdown on noisy vehicles on 17 Avenue -
City of Calgary implementing safety plan amid cost concerns -
Questions over property taxes as City of Calgary officials craft next 4-year budget -
Calgary city council moving forward with exploring creation of lobbyist registry -
Calgary maintains rules for backyard suites, but secondary suites will get ‘automatic approval’ -
Alberta introduces program for out-of-pocket private medical testing -
Police investigating municipal corruption allegations allowed to keep phones -
Calgary city council debating proposed exemptions from citywide rezoning repeal -
Administration recommends Calgary double its $63M contribution to Werklund Centre modernization -
Judge extends freeze on $8.5M of Alberta separatist lawyer’s assets -
City of Calgary rescinds noise bylaw ticket for Stampede tent as complaints climb -
How Tourism Calgary took over a downtown Toronto subway station -
Pipelines and Alberta energy front and centre at Calgary Stampede -
Stampede political circuit in full swing -
Energy industry mixed on Alberta’s pipeline proposal -
Fallout continues in Calgary after Country Thunder festival cancellation -
Country Thunder cancels Calgary concert, cites noise bylaw, construction
Author Archives
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City of Calgary, Rocky View County sign partnership to accelerate Prairie Economic GatewayThe Prairie Economic Gateway is a major logistics and manufacturing hub planned for the city's southeast, in partnership between Calgary and Rockyview County.CanadaAug 11
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Bowness businesses contend with sinkhole after another Calgary water main breakAccording to the City of Calgary, the water main ruptured around 10 a.m. Saturday which has affected water distribution to around 20 businesses in the Bowness area.CanadaAug 10
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City of Calgary implementing new safety plan amid cost concernsThe plan, entitled Safer Together, aims to coordinate the response to address safety in public spaces, homelessness, domestic violence, poverty and social isolation.CrimeJul 31
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Questions over property taxes loom as Calgary officials craft next 4-year budgetCalgary city council spent several hours behind closed doors this week with city administration to discuss the upcoming four-year budget.CanadaJul 31
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Calgary city council moving forward with exploring creation of lobbyist registryCalgary's mayor said the move would help delineate between constituent concerns and lobbyists being paid to influence elected officials.CanadaJul 29
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Calgary maintains rules for backyard suites but secondary suites will get ‘automatic approval’According to administration, all but two of the 192 development permit applications for backyard suites submitted to the City of Calgary last year were approved.CanadaJul 28
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City of Calgary scrambling to fix another major water main breakAnother serious water main break in the City of Calgary has shut down a large section of Macleod Trail, causing big problems for commuters.TrafficJul 23
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Calgary city council debates proposed exemptions from citywide rezoning repealAccording to city administration, an additional 247 properties across Calgary could be exempt from the repeal of citywide rezoning and retain their higher density zoning.CanadaJul 21
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Administration recommends Calgary double contribution to Werklund Centre modernizationThe expanded scope of the project and a more refined design has the Werklund Centre's modernization cost estimated at $345 million, up $75 million from previous estimates.CanadaJul 20
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More than $500M likely required annually for Calgary to meet affordable housing targetsThe City of Calgary's housing strategy aims to build 3,000 new non-market housing units every year, which would bring the city to the national average.CanadaJul 16
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City of Calgary rescinds noise bylaw ticket for Stampede tent as complaints climbAccording to the city, there were 186 noise-related complaints as of Thursday morning, up from 124 recorded over the same time period during last year's Calgary Stampede.CanadaJul 11
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Calgary mayor floats extending 24-7 Stampede transit service year-roundMayor 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.CanadaJul 9
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How Tourism Calgary took over a downtown Toronto subway stationA pop of Calgary-coded colours and references has been greeting passengers at a downtown Toronto subway station as part of a new tourism campaign.CanadaJul 8
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Alberta proposes new pipeline, but hurdles to construction, profitability remainWhile 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.PoliticsJul 3
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Flood watches, warnings remain in place as cleanup takes place across AlbertaWhile 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.EnvironmentJun 29
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Alberta Parks declares local state of emergency as flooding traps 1,500 campersEmergency crews have been called in to help evacuate campers from several campgrounds in the mountains, west of Calgary, after several days of heavy rain caused localized flooding.WeatherJun 29
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Several Calgary festivals meeting with city councillors over costs and planning barriersFestival organizers said the conversations are around increased support through a City of Calgary subsidy for festivals and events.CanadaJun 26
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Mike Derry secures Calgary-Shaw UCP nomination, defeats sitting city councillorWard 13 Coun. Dan McLean fell short in his bid for a provincial nomination in a local suburban riding, his second attempt at becoming the UCP candidate for Calgary-Shaw.PoliticsJun 25
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Country Thunder cancels Calgary concert, blames noise bylaw and constructionIn a surprise announcement the organizers of the Country Thunder Alberta 2026 music festival have cancelled this year's event and are placing the blame on the city of Calgary.EntertainmentJun 24
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Calgary city council votes to stick with new Stampede music festival noise rulesCalgary city council has defied critics and voted against revisiting noise restrictions for downtown music festival tents during the Calgary Stampede.CanadaJun 23
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Calgary city council expected to debate noise rules for Stampede tentsAlberta Premier Danielle Smith has written a letter to Calgary city council, urging further engagement on the noise rules ahead of this year's Stampede.CanadaJun 22
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Weeknight concerts during Calgary Stampede must end at midnight, city memo saysPenny Lane Entertainment, which runs the Cowboys Music Festival, has taken issue with the changes that it claims were 'designed without consultation.'CanadaJun 18
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Lawyers argue if police should keep phones of former Calgary mayor, councillor for longerA signed affidavit alleges a former Calgary city councillor directed a conversation on the matter to his personal phone over concerns of Freedom of Information rules.CanadaJun 17
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Michael Thompson appointed acting chief operating officer for Calgary’s water utilityThompson currently serves as the City of Calgary's general manager of infrastructure services, and is expected to take on the water utility COO role for the next 18 months.CanadaJun 16
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Calgary seeking nearly $1 billion from Ottawa for infrastructure, transitCity of Calgary officials are recommending council ask the federal government to fund half of the Bearspaw feeder main replacement project.CanadaJun 15