Province backtracks, will continue to fund low-income transit pass program in Calgary, Edmonton

A day after Calgary's mayor called the Alberta government's decision to pull its funding for the low-income transit pass program "cruel," the province is reversing its decision. The cities of Calgary and Edmonton were informed earlier this week that an annual provincial grant to help cover some of its transit subsidy program would be discontinued. In Calgary, the amount was $6.2 million yearly. “Following conversations with the two largest cities, it is clear that the cities are not able t