Watch as Gord Gillies, Linda Olsen and the Global News team broadcast live from the sidelines at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. We’ll have coverage leading up to this crucial game, but also find out what the future holds for nearby communities.
The Stampeders have enjoyed a record season so far, but the final goal is the Grey Cup. We find out what the team is doing to prepare for the West Final and how important it is to pack the stands with Stamps fans.
WATCH: Global’s Brendan Parker talks to Calgary Stampeders head coach John Hufnagel about what’s next for McMahon Stadium, as calls for a new stadium build within the city’s sports community.
There’s been a lot of talk about the potential of a new field house in the CalgaryNext project. We hear from president and general manager John Hufnagel about the iconic McMahon Stadium and find out what he thinks about the possibility of a new facility for the Stampeders.
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WATCH: It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take over a decade, but a new study aimed at creating free-flowing traffic from Glenmore Trail in Calgary’s south to Stoney Trail in the north will go before city council in the new year. Doug Vaessen has more.
There are big plans to improve Crowchild Trail in the northwest. We’ll investigate more about the city’s proposal to get traffic moving faster.
WATCH: Global’s Tomasia DaSilva revisits the Stadium Shopping Centre a year after a devastating fire that wiped out several businesses. What’s left when it comes to services and what’s in store for the site in the future.
WATCH: Global’s Linda Olsen talks to Calgary Stampeders historian Daryl Slade, looking back at key moments in the team’s history. When did it all begin, why were players so happy to get a new stadium back in 1960 and what saved the team in ’86?
You’ll also hear about the history of McMahon Stadium and the Stampeders themselves.
WATCH: The area around Calgary’s McMahon Stadium is seeing a lot of changes. But as Gil Tucker shows us, there’s one spot just across from the stadium that stays the same…decade in, decade out.