Sprawlcast

In the fall of 1990, drivers hit three pedestrians on Elbow Drive in the span of a week—including a seven-year-old boy. It ignited a decades-old debate about speed limits and led city hall to create a long and contentious playground zone. We tracked down the boy's parents, and a former community organizer, to learn what happened.

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Outrage sells. But what do we miss when we only focus on the latest outrage? Jeremy speaks with Calgary journalist Christina Frangou, Sprawl assistant editor Ximena González and comics artist Sam Hester about the stories we need right now. Plus: Sprawl municipal affairs reporter Jeremy Appel explains how the Alberta government has welcomed "dark money" into civic elections.

As COVID-19 cases surge in Alberta, Kenney doubles down on "personal responsibility"—ignoring doctors and echoing the rhetoric of Republican governors in the U.S.

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Calgary has an oversupply of housing and a budget crunch. But developers are lobbying hard to build another batch of costly communities on the city's outskirts.

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Why has Alberta's premier been so quiet on racism? We hear from the Black and Indigenous Alliance, among others. Featuring an interview with Heather Campbell, co-chair of the Alberta Anti-Racism Advisory Council.

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After a year and a half of UCP rule, some Albertans are choosing to leave the province and build their lives elsewhere. Hadeel Abdel-Nabi sits down with Dr. Tehseen Ladha, an Edmonton pediatrician, to find out why she's eying the exits. Hadeel also shares why her friend, Adeel Khan, is leaving.

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Whose voice matters at Calgary city hall—and whose doesn't? Amid calls for anti-racist action in every segment of society, including urbanism, we take a deeper look at who the Green Line is for.

"The grief that I've experienced in the last week is very familiar." Cheryl Foggo has been writing about racism and Black life in Alberta for more than 30 years—as an author, playwright and filmmaker. Jeremy and Cheryl discuss the history of Black people in Western Canada, and Foggo's upcoming myth-busting documentary on John Ware. Features music by Miranda Martini.