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Article content My COVID Story: How have you been impacted by coronavirus? Postmedia is looking to speak with people who may have been impacted by COVID-19 here in Alberta. Have you had an upcoming surgery postponed? Do you have a family member in the ICU, or have you recovered after spending time in the ICU? Have you changed your life for the better because of the pandemic? Send us an email at reply@calgaryherald.com to tell us your experience, or send us a message via this form. Cross-border travel up in 2021, but still far below 2019 numbers Canadian and American flags fly near the Amb...

Article content Outgoing Calgary Economic Development CEO Mary Moran was praised Thursday for her efforts to grow and diversify the local economy during one of the most difficult periods in the city’s history. Moran’s abrupt retirement from CED was announced by the organization late Wednesday. Neither Moran nor anyone else from the organization or its board would do an interview or provide comment, either that afternoon or Thursday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Outgoing Calgary Economic Development head Mary Moran receives praise Back t...

The owners of a Dairy Queen building on Centre Street North will be permitted to rebuild the restaurant, destroyed in a 2019 electrical fire, in the same location and with a drive-thru.

Article content The remodelled Guide for Local Area Planning returned to city hall Wednesday, but the debate on its future was stuck exactly where council left it six weeks ago. After almost 12 hours, Wednesday’s planning and urban development committee ended with a convoluted decision and an explosion of conflict. At one point, Coun. Jyoti Gondek, chairing the meeting, threatened to cut off microphones as Mayor Naheed Nenshi accused some councillors of purposely “riling people up,” and Coun. Joe Magliocca yelled that “people do not want this, and you’re fighting with them.” We ap...

Article content There’s a business unit within Calgary’s city hall that’s increasingly known for taking many layers of bureaucratic red tape and transforming that tangled maze into a smooth red carpet for local small businesses. Jeff Jamieson, the owner of Donna Mac restaurant and Proof Cocktail Bar, has two recent examples of how the City of Calgary’s Business and Local Economy team has proven that it’s serious about helping Calgary’s restaurants and other small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing yo...