{"podcast":{"title":"Calgary News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","podcast_index_feed_id":7599267,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":437,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Calgary News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Calgary—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Calgary News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:20:42.685667+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267"},"episode":{"title":"Calgary’s Property Tax Crisis | Calgary News","slug":"calgary-s-property-tax-crisis-calgary-news","published_at":"2026-09-03T11:24:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/calgary-s-property-tax-crisis-calgary-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/7659ba9f076aec20","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/6fb6067a-a29d-41af-a6e9-de8c35d59a7c.mp3","summary":"Calgary’s facing a potential 20.2% property tax hike in 2027 to fund city departments, but early numbers show a tight budget squeeze—just a 5.4% increase may be needed to keep services running. Council is wrestling with over 100 funding requests, forcing tough choices on transit, fire, and police. After closed-door talks, a revised 15% hike for 2027—with smaller increases later—is being floated, while some councilors push for deep spending cuts. The final budget will be unveiled in November, setting the stage for a heated public debate. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/7659ba9f076aec20","meta_description":"Calgary’s facing a potential 20.2% property tax hike in 2027 to fund city departments, but early numbers show a tight budget squeeze—just a 5.4% increase…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":95,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/episodes/calgary-s-property-tax-crisis-calgary-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/calgary-s-property-tax-crisis-calgary-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}