Calgary

American

[kal-guh-ree] / ˈkæl gə ri /

noun

a city in S Alberta, in SW Canada.

Calgary British

/ ˈkælɡərɪ /

noun

a city in Canada, in S Alberta: centre of a large agricultural region; oilfields. Pop: 879 277 (2001)

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Calgary Cultural

City in southern Alberta, Canada.

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Calgary is home of the Calgary Stampede, an annual rodeo, and was the host city of the 1988 winter Olympic Games.

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“There’s a real echo of 2000 here,” said Anup Srivastava, an accounting professor at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Speaking to the BBC World Service's Newsday programme, Rath, a lawyer based in Calgary, said he saw Monday's vote as a "first step" which had taught the movement some "valuable lessons".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

"We need people to show up and vote and stand up for Alberta, stand up for Canada," he said during a television interview in Calgary.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Researchers at the University of Calgary are now investigating whether an unexpected addition to standard treatment could help: high doses of vitamin B3, also known as niacin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

After the rodeo, I hopped on a night train out of Calgary.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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