  | | | | Sikome Lake has a kilometre of sandy beach that's open to the public and sits within the city limits of Calgary. But when the lake comes up in local social media chatter, it's often with a serious question: Is it safe to swim? | LEARN MORE | | |  | | | | With the start of the fall semester approaching, hundreds of students across Calgary are scrambling to find affordable housing. At the University of Calgary, more than a thousand students are on the housing waitlist. | LEARN MORE | | |  | | | | City of Calgary officials announced that urgent repairs are required on the most critical treated water main following its rupture on June 5. As a result, Stage 4 outdoor water restrictions, which are the most restrictive stage, are set to return. Calgary remains under Stage 1 outdoor water restrictions until then. | LEARN MORE | | |  | | | | Three child-care programs in Calgary have been shut down over safety concerns, the province said in a release. The government body responsible for issuing the licences "determined that there was an imminent danger to the health, safety and well-being of children attending the programs," read the release. | LEARN MORE | | |  | | Olympics watch party cheers on Phil Wizard | | 2:07 | | | | | Calgarians celebrate gold medal in breaking | | Community | | CBC Calgary, in partnership with The Breaks YYC and the Calgary Public Library, held an Olympics watch party to cheer on Canadian breaker Phil Wizard as he competed in the Paris 2024 Summer Games. | | | | | | | Jasper evacuees find community in Calgary | | 1:37 | | | | | Rice cookers provided to temporary foreign workers | | Community | Many of Jasper's evacuees are temporary foreign workers, and a Filipino-Canadian organization says a large group is staying in Calgary. The sense of community they built was on display at an evacuee support event. | | | | | |  | | | | Alberta’s largest Filipino-Canadian festival is celebrating its 10th year! Head to Olympic Plaza from August 30 to September 1 for a weekend of family-friendly activities, live performances, Philippine cuisine and local exhibitors. | LEARN MORE | | |  | | | | Classes might be over, but on the Calgary Eyeopener, it's time for summer school! We’re putting listeners to the test with weekly trivia, every Friday morning. Aside from bragging rights, trivia winners will snag a prize of Eyeopener swag and local treats. | LEARN MORE | | |  | | Calgary Eyeopener: Elizabeth Carson revisits Caesar's | It's been decades since restaurant critic Elizabeth Carson dined at Caesar's. She shares what's new and what's unchanged at the 52-year-old Calgary steakhouse.
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