After the first leg of the CTrain opened in May 1981—a “glorified streetcar,” some observed—the free fare zone quickly became a perk of city life in Calgary. And the CTrain, far from being obsolete, ...

Sprawlcast is Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. Made in collaboration with CJSW 90.9 FM, it’s a show for curious Calgarians who want a deeper understanding of the city they call home. FRANCISCO ...

The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. But we can't do it alone. If you value our work, support The Sprawl so we can keep digging into municipal ...

Sprawlcast is Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. Made in collaboration with CJSW 90.9 FM, it’s a show for curious Calgarians who want a deeper understanding of the city they call home. COUNCILLOR ...

The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. But we can't do it alone. If you value our work, support The Sprawl so we can keep digging into municipal ...

Sprawlcast is Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. Made in collaboration with CJSW 90.9 FM, it’s a show for curious Calgarians who want a deeper understanding of the city they call home. KEVIN LEE: ...

These are just a few of the headlines that accompanied the first major wave of Black settlers to Alberta in early 1900s. This wave, mostly farmers from the United States, came to Alberta due to ...

At a time when the internet increasingly takes more than it gives, we have been mulling over how best to reach and engage with Calgarians. The conventional wisdom is that if you are publishing ...

I was upfront with my editor from the outset: “I'm no cowboy.” It was the end of 2009. I had just left my job as a news writer for Fast Forward Weekly, Calgary’s alternative weekly newspaper. I was ...

This is the third and final story in the 5th edition of the Sprawl: The Summer Bike Edition. If you value our work, please support the Sprawl so we can keep doing local journalism like this! When ...

In January, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney held a press conference and called for economic sanctions against the United States. That bit of bluster got some attention. But the real headline was that ...

Sprawlcast is a collaboration between CJSW 90.9 FM and The Sprawl. It's a show for curious Calgarians who want more than the daily news grind. A full transcript of the episode is below. AMY SIDE: I ...