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Descrease article font size Increase article font size At approximately 4:50 p.m. on Saturday, Calgary fire crews were called to the 100-block of Taradale Close NE for reports of two homes engulfed in flames. Calgary Fire Department district chief Dave Nelson told Global News the call was quickly upgraded to a two-alarm fire with an additional engine provided. “When crews arrived, both homes had…

Jeromy Farkas is officially Calgary’s 38th mayor after he and 14 members of council took their oath of office at a ceremony at city hall Wednesday evening. In front of a full crowd inside council chambers, which included former mayors Dave Bronconnier and Al Duerr, Farkas shared his vision for a Calgary that is set to welcome its two millionth citizen sometime in the next decade. “We will work…

A week after Calgary’s municipal election, there remain questions around the future of the local political parties established ahead of this year’s vote. Three municipal political parties emerged in Calgary after provincial legislation introduced last year allowed parties as a pilot project in Calgary and Edmonton. “Voters did not wholeheartedly reject political parties in municipal politics,…

A 2021 study found that 64.8 per cent of Calgary children had one or more cavities in their baby teeth, compared to 55.1 per cent in Edmonton, where water remains fluoridated. (iStock) After 14 years without fluoride in its water supply, Calgary will officially reintroduce the mineral on Monday, June 30. “Starting Monday, June 30, fluoride will be reintroduced into Calgary’s drinking water,” the…