The locker room cost of Alberta separation
While politicians debate pipelines and pensions, Alberta’s varsity sports ecosystem faces complete structural isolation.
Leigh Patrick is the Sports Editor for Vol. 66. Currently in their third year of an Honours English degree with an Italian minor at the University of Calgary, Leigh covers campus athletics, local sports features, and sideline reporting.
While politicians debate pipelines and pensions, Alberta’s varsity sports ecosystem faces complete structural isolation.
AI-driven betting platforms transform sports spectating into a data-rich exercise of fiscal peril.
For non-athletes, belonging at the arena is less about the scoreboard and more about the crowd.
Before they were relegated to waving on the sidelines as rodeo royalty, pioneering cowgirls competed as equals in the dust — now today's athletes are reclaiming their place in the arena.
Swap the desk for the sidelines with this lineup of local varsity matches, professional games, and recreational events this fall.
Dinos Women’s Soccer closes preseason with a 2–1 loss to Saskatchewan as a new-look squad prepares for conference play.
Golf tournament trades the typical country club exclusivity for community impact.
The record-breaking Tour Alberta for Cancer shows how shared physical exertion can build community.
Behind the scenes at Century Downs, women are stepping out of the shadows of the paddock and steering the future of Alberta harness racing.
With the summer's largest event closed, the city settles into the predictable rhythms of coffee and meetings, weekends spent on the Bow and evenings enjoyed on 17th Avenue patios. As the adrenaline clears and midsummer heat beats the pavement, the days blur together. It becomes easy to waste