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• Calgary council shuts down 2026 Olympic bid following plebiscite no vote

  Stockholm and a joint Italian bid from Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo are still in the running to host the 2026 Games.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2018
  
• Nenshi criticizes province, feds over perceived Calgary Olympic bid silence

  Premier Rachel Notley said she didn't think it was appropriate for the provincial government to weigh in on the Olympic bid debate.

  Politics

  Nov 15, 2018
  
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• ‘There’s a lot of nails in the coffin:’ MRU’s David Taras on Olympic vote outcome

  "The province was not interested in this, the province turned its back on Calgary," said Mount Royal University's David Taras.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2018
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• Mayor Nenshi says 2026 Olympic opportunity ‘a great deal for Calgary’

  The issue about a downtown arena for the Calgary Flames being part of the Olympic bid was quickly shot down by the mayor.  "These are separate issues," Naheed Nenshi said.

  News

  Nov 12, 2018
• Both sides of Calgary 2026 Olympic bid rally in final countdown to plebiscite

  With three days to go until the Calgary 2026 Olympic bid plebisicite, both sides of the debate are rallying their troops and making pitches to the undecided.

  Nov 10, 2018
• Final push to the plebiscite; Calgary 2026 campaign heats up

  Both sides of the Calgary 2026 debate are campaigning in order to their message out to voters.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2018
• Calgary Chamber of Commerce gets behind 2026 Olympic bid

  “Hosting the Olympics is neither a solution for economic and social utopia nor a race to an economic doomsday,” the chamber said.

  Nov 1, 2018
• Calgary 2026 Olympic funding proposal agreed to by federal, provincial governments: BidCo

  The Calgary 2026 Bid Corporation (BidCo) says the federal government and the Government of Alberta have signed an agreement to consider an Olympic funding proposal. 

  Oct 31, 2018
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• Calgary’s Olympic funding puts potential bid on thin ice

  "I really want to get Calgarians to engage and let's push it over the finish line to get that bid in."

  Oct 30, 2018
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• IOC visits Calgary to tour legacy Olympic venues, meet with bid committee

  Calgarians will vote in a plebiscite on Nov. 13.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2018