Calgary & Alberta Hint at 2038 Olympic Bid

0:00Calgary's mayor and Alberta's premiere are dropping hints about bidding for the 2038 Olympics, just 24 hours apart. Mayor Jerome Farcus, voice regrets over the fail 2018 bid during a recent economic report, saying he wishes he pushed harder but saw no. Real grass roots backing back then. A win in 2038 would mark exactly 50 years since Calgary hosted in 1988. This could pull a major federal cash for fixes like McMahon Stadium, the Greenline LRT, airport links, housing, and upgrades to Winsport and the Olympic oval stuff that's been on the wish list forever. Premier Danielle Smith backed it up in her state-of-the-proven speech, joking about past waterwows but pointing to new rail plans linking cities, airport routes and year-round mountain resorts. She tied it to her new sports and tourism plush, plus venues in Calgary and Edmonton. She's not locking in a commitment, just floating ideas, while stressing host cities usually lose big bucks unless the International Olympic Committee truly reforms its game.

1:05Eyes are on whether the seas turn into a full bid as projects roll out. Local news, powered by AI, this is Calgary News today.