Barbara Joan Higgins (born September 21, 1962) is best known in Southern Alberta for her 21 year career as senior anchor, writer and producer of the 6 o'clock news for CTV Calgary.

After a 26 year career as a journalist, Higgins left her post at CTV in July 2010 to run for public office in the Calgary mayoral election.

Higgins worked with both CBC and CTV affiliates in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

[3] On July 23, 2010, Higgins announced her intention to run as a candidate for mayor in the 2010 Calgary civic election to be held that October.

[4] Her campaign rhetoric focused on setting the tone at City Hall and empowering civic employees to develop solutions to address Calgary's $60-million budget shortfall.