Dallas Flexhaug

Jan 1, 2025 | globalnews.ca | Dallas Flexhaug |Brian A. Houston

Kicking off a new year in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith says her government has plenty of plans for 2025, some of which will be revealed in the next budget coming in February. "We are going to be announcing a bunch of schools that we are going to be prioritizing for construction because we know that is a huge issue for parents," she said in a recent interview with Global News.

Dec 23, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Dallas Flexhaug

Paul Dunphy is signing off with Global Calgary one last time. Dunphy, who has been with the station since 1985 officially heads into retirement on Dec. 23, 2024. "It has been such an honour to work with Paul for the last 11 years. He embodies the definition of a class act and we will truly miss his passion for weather and our audience," says Global Calgary news director, Carmela Gentile.

Jul 5, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Dallas Flexhaug

Lloyd Templeton, 23, grew up watching the Calgary Stampede Parade. He would get up early and find a spot along the parade route before the sun came up. He says it was magical to watch the sun rise and see horses riding through the middle of downtown Calgary. He knew those memories are what he wanted to focus on when he entered the 2024 Calgary Stampede Youth Poster competition. To gain inspiration, he flipped through hundreds of photos of past parades, until he came across a photo of Duane Mark.

Apr 5, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Dallas Flexhaug

Hockey fans will remember it well: the birth of the Red Mile during the Calgary Flames’ Stanley Cup run in 2004. That season, the Flames weren’t even supposed to make the NHL playoffs, but they did, and the team just kept on winning. It was a Cinderella story for the Flames that ignited fans in a way we have not seen since. When the team knocked the Vancouver Canucks out in Round 1, a spontaneous party erupted in the streets of Calgary.

Mar 28, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Dallas Flexhaug

The second season of the rebooted Fraggle Rock franchise premiers March 29 on AppleTV+. Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock season 2 was filmed inside the Calgary Film Centre. During Global News Calgary’s exclusive tour on set, we got to see the world of fraggles, gorgs and doozers come to life in real time. John Tartaglia is a writer and executive producer on the show. He’s also the puppet captain and plays a number of characters, including Gobo fraggle and Sprocket the dog.