Sanders, the author of numerous books and the editor of Alberta History, chronicled the loss of many Calgary buildings that ...

Calgary historian Harry Sanders wrote this story for The Sprawl in 2019 after W.A. Gough’s violin shop was demolished. Sanders died on September 6, 2026, at the age of 59. He wrote countless such ...

The gist is that, to stay relevant and break through all the online noise, you have to be on innumerable platforms in little ...

In the midst of a national housing crisis, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has pointed to the gap between the number of households and available homes as the main driver of our ...

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 ...

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: ...

I have been deep in the Sprawlcast salt mines this week, working on the next episode. But I want to set that down for a moment to share some exciting news. The Alberta Magazine Awards finalists were ...

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 ...

Do you know who’s behind the political ads you see? It’s often unclear—particularly in this year’s municipal elections. Third-party advertisers (TPAs), also known as political action committees (PACs) ...

Last weekend I was in Toronto with my son to see some Blue Jays games. We hadn't been to the SkyDome together since the summer of 2015. Being there again got me thinking about a project I launched ...