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The Calgary Party Official Party The Calgary Party publicly launched on October 23, 2024, with employment lawyer Brian Thiessen declaring his intention to run for mayor. Former Naheed …

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Jeremy Klaszus Founder & Editor. Jeremy Klaszus is a Calgary journalist who has been reporting on the city for more than 20 years. He launched The Sprawl in 2017 to help fill the ever …

The Sprawl is a trailblazer of crowdfunded local journalism in Canada. Since launching in 2017, The Sprawl has proven that readers and listeners will pay for in-depth local journalism—not …

Jan 4, 2025 · We are coming off a very exciting month after Calgarians rallied to save The Sprawl in the final weeks of 2024. With a civic election coming up in October, there is lots to dig into …

Dec 14, 2024 · I started The Sprawl in 2017 as a pop-up journalism experiment in response to the hollowing of local newsrooms. Today there are even fewer journalists covering Calgary but the …

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The Sprawl is a local riff on a global movement toward “ slow journalism”: nuanced, high-quality, curiosity-driven reporting for people who want more than the daily news grind. We ask: How …