The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local news, support our work so we can keep digging into municipal issues in the ...

Curious Calgary is a mini-comics series by Sam Hester that can be read online—and/or printed at home and folded into a zine! The entire comic fits onto a single page of 8 ½ by 11 paper. All you need ...

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THOMAS: Albertans love our parks — so why close them? Standing up for Alberta should include nature.

I am thrilled to announce that as of this month, Ximena González, The Sprawl's assistant editor, is a full-time employee. In addition to editing, Ximena will be writing a regular feature called Street ...

What does leadership in a crisis look like?Once more unto the breach, dear friends What does leadership in a crisis look like?

Back in June, as I was zombie-scrolling through my Twitter feed (and feeling crushed by, you know... everything), something stopped me. It was a tweet from Jason Kenney. When I looked at his profile, ...

Curious Calgary is a mini-comics series by Sam Hester that can be read online—and/or printed at home and folded into a zine. The entire comic fits onto a single page of 8 ½ by 11 paper. All you need ...

The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local news, support our work so we can keep digging into municipal issues in the ...

What community gardens tell us about inequality In Calgary, this amenity isn’t available to all.

This comic by Sam Hester is part of The Sprawl's Alberta Election Edition. The Sprawl is crowdfunded, ad-free and made in Calgary. Become a Sprawl member today to support thoughtful, independent ...

The rationale for keeping the minister? He wants to protect his spouse. And the ethics commissioner thinks it’s OK if Shandro holds shares in a private health insurance brokerage in a blind trust ...