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Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening their land and culture dlvr.it/SsQ83n

Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening their land and culture

EAST PRAIRIE METIS SETTLEMENT, Alberta (AP) — Carrol Johnston counted her blessings as she stood on the barren site where her home was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire that forced her to flee her...

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‘Still struggling’: Victims of Calgary house explosion face challenges after hospital dlvr.it/SsPXkT
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Alberta moves to decentralize health-care delivery, 15 years after centralizing it dlvr.it/SsNVHF
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PrairieSky Royalty earns $48 million in second quarter dlvr.it/SsKnsc

PrairieSky Royalty earns $48 million in second quarter

CALGARY - PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. says its net earnings for the second quarter were $48 million, down from $110.1 million a year earlier.

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Opposition says Alberta dragging feet on CPP pension reform to manipulate outcome dlvr.it/SsKnqX

Opposition says Alberta dragging feet on CPP pension reform to manipulate outcome

EDMONTON - As Alberta enters the fourth year of debate over whether to ditch the Canada Pension Plan, the Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith’s government is dragging its feet in order to sway...

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Canadian meat industry urges MPs to reject U.K. membership in trade deal dlvr.it/SsKCGP

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Four Canadians prevail in Calgary Stampede rodeo finals dlvr.it/SsHDBJ

Four Canadians prevail in Calgary Stampede rodeo finals

CALGARY - Canadian cowboys held their own at the Calgary Stampede rodeo by winning four of six events on Showdown Sunday.

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Two arrested after string of Saturday night shootings at Edmonton vehicles dlvr.it/SsH8yZ

Two arrested after string of Saturday night shootings at Edmonton vehicles

EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton say a man and a woman have been arrested following a chase that started with seemingly random shootings at vehicles that left several motorists injured.

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Calgary Stampede says chuckwagon horse euthanized after suffering injury dlvr.it/SsF7V6

Calgary Stampede says chuckwagon horse euthanized after suffering injury

CALGARY - A horse has been euthanized at the Calgary Stampede after suffering an injury during a chuckwagon race.

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Calgary company inks deal with Adidas to produce C02-embedded running shoes dlvr.it/Ss4srt
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Edmonton’s Dunbar faces old squad as Elks, Ticats meet in matchup of struggling teams dlvr.it/Ss4YgK

Edmonton’s Dunbar faces old squad as Elks, Ticats meet in matchup of struggling teams

EDMONTON - Steven Dunbar Jr. enjoyed a breakout 2022 season in a black and gold Hamilton Tiger-Cats jersey, catching 72 passes for 1,000 yards.

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Edmonton has a first-rate food scene — and the city’s ready to prove it. A foodie insider shares her delicious picks dlvr.it/Ss3jf1
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Net-zero electricity grid for Alberta is possible, Wilkinson says dlvr.it/Ss2JkX

Net-zero electricity grid for Alberta is possible, Wilkinson says

DRUMHELLER, Alta. - Against the backdrop of Alberta’s newest solar farm, federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Tuesday he still believes the province can get its electricity grid...

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TransAlta signs deal to consolidate ownership of TransAlta Renewables dlvr.it/Ss16cX

TransAlta signs deal to consolidate ownership of TransAlta Renewables

CALGARY - TransAlta Corp. says it has signed an agreement to acquire the minority stake in TransAlta Renewables Inc. that it does not already own in a deal it says will help simplify its structure...

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Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 Nations declares state of emergency over opioid crisis dlvr.it/Srzrl8

Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 Nations declares state of emergency over opioid crisis

EDMONTON - Treaty 6 First Nations in Western Canada have declared a state of emergency over rising opioid deaths.

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Debt worries up as higher interest rates and rising cost of living take a toll: MNP dlvr.it/SryPp0
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RCMP in Alberta believe motorcycle rider died after colliding with moose dlvr.it/SrwjNb
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Argonauts trade Canadian defensive lineman Acheampong to Elks dlvr.it/SrtTp0

Argonauts trade Canadian defensive lineman Acheampong to Elks

EDMONTON - The Toronto Argonauts have dealt defensive lineman Sam Acheampong to the Edmonton Elks for a draft pick and rights to a negotiation-list player.

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Graham Thomson: Don’t let this picture fool you. In Danielle Smith’s Alberta, Justin Trudeau is the black-hatted villain dlvr.it/SrtHQ3

Graham Thomson: Don’t let this picture fool you. In Danielle Smith’s Alberta, Justin Trudeau is the...

The Alberta premier and the prime minister sat down for a 30-minute meeting in Calgary on Friday.

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Trudeau set to attend pair of Stampede pancake breakfasts dlvr.it/SrsXgz
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