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From blistering kicks cutting through defenses to 100 km/h+ penalties lasered into the top corner, we've seen a lot of power on the pitch at the Women's World Cup.

We talked to some of Calgary's elite players about the skills to watch for in the tournament.

Here is our fifth and final skill, the power shot.
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Let us know in the comments if you’ve spotted this move in any of the games.⁠
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Video: James Young/CBC | #cbc #cbcnews #soccer #womensworldcup

Skywatchers got lucky during the peak of one of the year's most active and impressive meteor showers: the Perseids.

Calgary photographer Bujar Ugzmaili says he caught the show in the early hours of Aug. 13 in Banff National Park along Highway 93.

Did you see it? Tell us in the comments.

Video: bujarugzmaili/Instagram; Editor: Natalie Valleau/CBC | #cbc #cbcnews #calgary #yyc

Big garden lover? Well, here are some facts you might not have known about Calgary's Reader Rock Garden.

William Roland Reader, the superintendent for Calgary Parks, Cemeteries & Recreation from 1913 to 1942, transformed 1.65 hectares of bare hillside into a stunning garden.

He used it as a way to showcase the horticultural possibilities within the harsh Calgary climate.

Behind the scenes, Reader collected plants on his travels and created gardens as a living reminder of his journeys.

At the end of his life, there were over 4,000 different plant species in the garden.

Unfortunately, it fell into disrepair until 2004 when the city restored it according to Reader's original plans.

The garden blooms from mid-April to October.

Have you visited? Tell us in the comments.

Video: Monty Kruger/CBC; Editor: Moe Nasiri/CBC | #cbc #cbcnews #calgary #yyc

If it hasn't happened yet, it will soon — you'll open your Facebook or Instagram and realize you've been blocked from viewing news content.

That's because social media giant Meta has made the decision to stop the sharing of news content on its platforms in response to the country's Online News Act, or Bill C-18, a law that requires tech companies like Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms.

If you're looking to stay up to date with content in southern Alberta, head to our website, cbc.ca/calgary, or download the CBC app.

Video: Natalie Valleau/CBC | #cbc #cbcnews #calgary #yyc #meta

Thao Nguyen and her brother started arguing when he wanted to remove a tropical plant she’d put in the living room.

“I was livid,” she wrote in a CBC First Person column. “Could he not see it was the perfect spot for a philodendron selloum?”

Nguyen lives with her husband, three-year-old daughter, brother, parents and two dogs in a two-storey duplex in Calgary. Most of the time, she says, she loves it.

The family shares household expenses, like the mortgage and groceries, and they divide chores between them.

They support each other, too. When Nguyen decided to go to law school, she says her family helped watch her daughter while she practised for the entrance exam.

But, Nguyen says, there’s still the occasional squabble — like the one over her plant.

Check out our link in bio to read how Nguyen’s “petty fight” with her brother reminded her that living with her family in a multigenerational home is a privilege.

This column is part of CBC First Person, which features personal stories and experiences of Canadians in their own words. This is intended to allow people from across the country to share what they live through.

(Photos: Submitted by Thao Nguyen) #MultigenerationalLiving #Calgary #VietnameseCulture #Canada #FirstPerson #CBC #CBCNews

Thao Nguyen and her brother started arguing when he wanted to remove a tropical plant she’d put in the living room.

“I was livid,” she wrote in a CBC First Person column. “Could he not see it was the perfect spot for a philodendron selloum?”

Nguyen lives with her husband, three-year-old daughter, brother, parents and two dogs in a two-storey duplex in Calgary. Most of the time, she says, she loves it.

The family shares household expenses, like the mortgage and groceries, and they divide chores between them.

They support each other, too. When Nguyen decided to go to law school, she says her family helped watch her daughter while she practised for the entrance exam.

But, Nguyen says, there’s still the occasional squabble — like the one over her plant.

Check out our link in bio to read how Nguyen’s “petty fight” with her brother reminded her that living with her family in a multigenerational home is a privilege.

This column is part of CBC First Person, which features personal stories and experiences of Canadians in their own words. This is intended to allow people from across the country to share what they live through.

(Photos: Submitted by Thao Nguyen) #MultigenerationalLiving #Calgary #VietnameseCulture #Canada #FirstPerson #CBC #CBCNews

Thao Nguyen and her brother started arguing when he wanted to remove a tropical plant she’d put in the living room.

“I was livid,” she wrote in a CBC First Person column. “Could he not see it was the perfect spot for a philodendron selloum?”

Nguyen lives with her husband, three-year-old daughter, brother, parents and two dogs in a two-storey duplex in Calgary. Most of the time, she says, she loves it.

The family shares household expenses, like the mortgage and groceries, and they divide chores between them.

They support each other, too. When Nguyen decided to go to law school, she says her family helped watch her daughter while she practised for the entrance exam.

But, Nguyen says, there’s still the occasional squabble — like the one over her plant.

Check out our link in bio to read how Nguyen’s “petty fight” with her brother reminded her that living with her family in a multigenerational home is a privilege.

This column is part of CBC First Person, which features personal stories and experiences of Canadians in their own words. This is intended to allow people from across the country to share what they live through.

(Photos: Submitted by Thao Nguyen) #MultigenerationalLiving #Calgary #VietnameseCulture #Canada #FirstPerson #CBC #CBCNews

If you’ve ever driven to Hanna, Alta., you likely passed one of the town’s three highway welcome signs that read "Proud to be the home of Nickelback."

You won’t see those anymore.

In May, the signs acknowledging the roots of one of Canada’s most famous bands – Nickelback – were taken down after almost 20 years.

The signs posed a safety concern when Nickelback fans and curious motorists stopped on the side of the road to — in a nod to one of the band's hits — photograph themselves with the sign.

"I would have never in a million years thought that we would have feedback on the impact of the signs," said Danny Povaschuk, mayor of Hanna.

To read more about the sign removal and Nickelback, tap our link in bio.

(Reporting: Ishita Verma/CBC News; Photos: Hanna, Alberta/Facebook) #Nickelback #Hanna #Alberta #sign #music #Canada #band #CBC #CBCNews

A record number of invasive northern crayfish has been counted in one of Calgary's northwest water bodies this past week by a volunteer advocacy group, Save Nose Creek.

The group has been testing Nose Creek each week since June for water quality, chemicals and invertebrates, as part of their training with CreekWatch Alberta.

Usually, they catch three to five of the mini-lobster-looking critters in a span of 30 seconds to one minute.

But on Aug. 3, volunteers tallied up 16 northern crayfish — their biggest count yet, according to Save Nose Creek founder Andrew Yule.

"Every time we've gone out, it's just more and more and more…. It just shows that there's nothing really stopping this crawfish from multiplying," said Yule.

"It's not a great thing to see an invasive species thrive in a creek that you're trying to preserve."

Under provincial regulations, northern crayfish are considered an aquatic invasive species of concern.

Nicole Kimmel, an aquatic invasive species specialist for Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, is asking residents to report any possible sightings of crayfish, ideally with pictures, to 1-855-336-BOAT(2628).

Reporter: Karina Zapata/CBC; Editor: Moe Nasiri/CBC | #cbc #cbcnews #crayfish #Nose Creek

We spoke to several of Calgary's elite players about the tricks and skills that game fans should keep an eye out for in the do-or-die stages of the Women's World Cup. A team's fate can take a turn in either direction, and you're likely to witness a step-over. used to deke the defence right out of the tournament.
Video: James Young/CBC; #cbc #cbcnews #soccer #womensworldcupbeing

Visitors riding the Banff Gondola on Monday didn’t expect to be stuck on a mountain overnight.

Hundreds of people were stranded after a power outage shut down the gondola.

At the time power was cut, there were between 400 and 500 people on top of Sulphur Mountain, says Mark Hendrikse, a spokesperson with Pursuit, the company that runs the operation in the mountain town.

Everyone stuck in the gondola cabins was helped off first that evening and helicopters with Parks Canada flew all remaining guests off the summit by 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, he said.

Hendrikse said Pursuit will reimburse visitors who were impacted.

(Reporting: Jennifer Dorozio, Elise von Scheel/CBC News) #BanffGondola #Gondola #PowerOutage #Banff #Alberta #CBC #CBCNews

The black swifts are nesting in Johnston Canyon again, and Parks Canada is closely monitoring these endangered birds. The bird's population has fallen by 50 percent in the last 50 years.

Parks Canada is determined to turn that statistic around. "The recovery of this species is part of our mandate, so we want to collect as much information and support the bird as much as we can," says conservationist Jennifer Reimer. "They only raise one chick a year, and they spend an incredible amount of time investing in the successful fledging of that chick."

The canyons and waterfall in Johnston's Canyon provide an ideal habitat for the black swifts to nest. To ensure the birds have space to develop during this vulnerable time, a pedestrian railing has been upgraded and enlarged all the way up the canyon, creating a distinct buffer between visitors and the nesting area.

By September, the black swift chicks will be ready for their first flight.

Editor: Moe Nasiri/CBC | #calgary #yyc #cbccalgary #banffnationalpark #blackswift #johnstoncanyon

The Calgary Surge sits atop the western conference standings heading into the postseason.

It’s been a year of firsts for the Surge. First season. First place. Now - first playoff run.

Team captain Stef Smith welcomes the pressure.

"This is what we came to play for, you know, the playoffs. We gotta be really locked in," he said.

The team earned a bye into the semi-finals at home this Sunday.

They’ll play the winner of tonight's Edmonton-Winnipeg matchup.

Reporter: Acton Clarkin/CBC; Video: David Mercer/CBC | #cbc #cbcnews #calgarysurge #basketball #yyc #calgary

Are you a visual artist ? 🎨🖌

We're looking for digital visual artists and creators to help us with the design of our winter Make the Season Kind mug.

This paid opportunity is your chance to be part of a legacy of collector mugs that have been a big part of CBC Calgary and our city for more than a decade — all while helping raise funds for the @calgaryfoodbank.

Interested in being part of this year's campaign? Please email us at commscgy@cbc.ca with three samples of your existing work OR your take on a design around this year's theme: kindness.

Help us capture why Calgarians are known for their generosity and kindness in the community.

* applicants must be residents to Calgary and surrounding areas
* this is a paid opportunity
* only portfolios submitted by Aug. 11 will be considered