A study found Calgary had a peak of 5,657 active AirBnb/VRBO listings in July 2023. Just 15 per cent of those listings were permanent.

City councillors voted in favour of several amendments to dip into reserve funds to avoid increasing the property tax further, while efforts to cut spending were defeated.

Five Calgary city councillors are proposing a slew of changes to the city's proposed budget, which currently includes an overall property tax increase of 3.6 per cent.

Calgary city councillors will consider an overall 3.6 per cent increase to property taxes in this year's adjustments to the city's four-year budget.

The City of Calgary is defending its decision to fly the Israeli flag Tuesday at city hall in recognition of Israel's Independence Day.

Ward 3 Coun. Jasmine Mian included an amendment that would allow Calgary city councillors to work remotely provided their reasoning falls under the Alberta Human Rights Act. 

Calgary's mayor said news a notice of a recall petition had been filed against her this week "came as a surprise," but she is open to talking to the public about their concerns.

Over the coming weeks, the City of Calgary will be holding several information sessions both in-person and online on the rezoning proposal before a public hearing on April 22.

During the debate, several Calgary city councillors said they intended to donate their 2.41 per cent pay increase to local charities.

Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek, the city's film commissioner and representatives from local unions and guilds met with nine different studios and streamers in Hollywood last week.