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. 

The 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.  

The 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.

Festival organizers said the conversations are around increased support through a City of Calgary subsidy for festivals and events.

A 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.

Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas revealed Thursday he has been working with others on council to bring forward a motion to establish a registry of lobbyists at city hall. 

Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas plans to introduce a motion to establish a municipal lobbyist registry in response to the RCMP investigation.

Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas suggested the city partner with the federal government on a downtown tunnel while extending the Green Line further south.

Alberta's transportation minister said the province is refinements to the alignment, but tunneling under the downtown core 'is not on the table.'

According to the report from city administration, Calgary is facing a fiscal gap of $145 million next year due to provincial downloading.