Calgary () is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and high plains, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The city is located in the Parkland region of Alberta. Calgary is the third largest civic municipality, by population, in Canada. As of the 2008 civic census, Calgary's population was 1,042,892. The metropolitan population (CMA) was 1,162,310 in 2006,Statistics Canada 2006 Census (March 13, 2007) Calgary CMA 2006 Community Profile. Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Retrieved on March 13, 2007 making Greater Calgary the fifth largest census metropolitan area in the country. Because it is located due south of Edmonton, statisticians define the narrow populated area between these cities as the "Calgary-Edmonton Corridor". Calgary is the largest Canadian metropolitan area between Toronto and Vancouver. A resident of Calgary is known as a Calgarian.

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The Calgary Zoo is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Calgary Zoo is located just east of the city's downtown (adjacent to the Inglewood neighbourhood) and is easily accessible via Calgary's C-Train light rail system and just off Memorial Drive. A large portion of the zoo is located on St. George's Island in the Bow River.

The AZA, WAZA, and CAZA accredited zoo was among the first in Canada. As of 2006, it is home to 1,001 animals (does not include individual fish or insects) and 290 different species.

It is the second largest zoo in Canada. The Calgary Zoo's facilities are considered to be world-class. The featured animal exhibits are organized by geographic region in large, realistic, and natural enclosures. A botanical gardens and a prehistoric park are also featured. It is also known for its friendly staff and great customer service, and is open almost every day of the year.

The Calgary Stampede, which bills itself as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, is a large festival, exhibition, and rodeo held in Calgary, Alberta for 10 days every summer from early to mid-July. It is one of Canada's largest annual events, and the world's largest outdoor rodeo. It features an internationally recognized rodeo competition, a midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon races, First Nations exhibitions, and pancake breakfasts around the city, among other attractions. In 2006, record-breaking attendance at the 10-day rodeo and exhibition totalled 1,262,518. The Calgary Stampede Rodeo Committee was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2008. The Stampede Parade which occurs on opening day, is one of the festival's oldest and largest traditions. It is led by the Calgary Stampede Showband and follows a 4.5 km route in downtown Calgary. Attendance at the parade is usually about 350,000. The parade is also televised and has a viewing audience o...

The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the Calgary Tigers (1921?27) and Calgary Cowboys (1975?77). The Flames are one of two NHL franchises in Alberta, the other being the Edmonton Oilers. The cities' proximity has led to a famous rivalry, known as the Battle of Alberta. Games between the teams are often heated events.

The team was founded in 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Flames, and moved to Calgary in 1980. The Flames played their first three seasons in Calgary at the Stampede Corral before moving into their current home arena, the Pengrowth Saddledome (known as the Olympic Saddledome from 1983 to 1996 and the Canadian Airlines Saddledome from 1996 to 2000), in 1983. In 1986, the Flames became the first Calgary team...