Sprawlcast

The Perils of Being a Pedestrian in Calgary

Calgary had a record year of pedestrian deaths in 2025. Meanwhile the Alberta government is threatening to rip out bike lanes. What's happening here—and why?

The Life And Death Of Local Radio In Calgary

In July, Rogers yanked two longstanding Calgary radio stations off the air: 660 News and 960 The Fan. What happens when stations go silent? We look at what Calgary is losing. We also hear from Jacqueline Donoghue, a former AM 960 broadcaster, about breaking into the radio industry as a woman in the 1950s.

In Calgary’s Chinatown, Teresa Wong Revisits A Family History

Calgary cartoonist and author Teresa Wong is the author of the 2024 graphic memoir "All Our Ordinary Stories." Her great-grandfather came to Calgary more than a century ago—but the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923 kept the rest of his family from following. Now Wong has created a new piece of artwork specifically to be printed on The Sprawl's Pop-Up Press in homage to Chinatown.

The paper chase: How 4 Calgarians made their cities better with bookstores

A trip into Western Canadian book culture. Featuring Don Stewart of MacLeod's Books (Vancouver), Céline Chuang of Paper Birch Books (Edmonton), Rodney Clarke of The Paper Hound Bookshop (Vancouver) and David Sidjak of Sigla Books (Calgary). All of them grew up in Calgary.

Paying For It: Calgary Developers Face New Scrutiny

A slowdown on sprawl? New councillors consider it as Calgary city hall reckons with a looming $49 billion price tag for infrastructure over the next decade.

Why Calgary Said No To The 2026 Olympics

A decade ago, under Mayor Nenshi, city council started work on a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. It went downhill from there.

As the city grows in size and population, Calgary's new city council grapples with an old problem: how to pay for half-decent transit service.

As the city grows in size and population, Calgary's new city council grapples with an old problem: how to pay for half-decent transit service.

Can local journalism be... joyful? You bet it can. Sprawl editor Jeremy Klaszus catches up with roving election reporter Asad Chishti to reflect on Calgary's 2025 election and why we covered it the way we did.

Tune in to this special 2025 Funding Drive edition of Sprawlcast, hosted live at CJSW 90.9FM by Jeremy Klaszus and Lauz (host of Rock Bottom)!