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Linebacker Adam Bighill to make Stampeders debut in Labour Day game

Linebacker Adam Bighill to make Stampeders debut in Labour Day game

CALGARY — CFL all-star linebacker Adam Bighill will make his Calgary Stampeders debut exactly one year after a major knee injury. Bighill has been activated for Monday's Labour Day game in Calgary against the Edmonton Elks.
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NSL roundup: AFC Toronto snaps two-game winless skid with 2-0 win over Calgary Wild

NSL roundup: AFC Toronto snaps two-game winless skid with 2-0 win over Calgary Wild

TORONTO — Zoe Burns scored her first two goals of the season in leading Northern Super League-best AFC Toronto to a 2-0 win over Calgary Wild FC on Saturday at York Lions Stadium.
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Inmate convicted of robbery escapes from minimum security facility in Edmonton

Inmate convicted of robbery escapes from minimum security facility in Edmonton

EDMONTON — Correctional Service Canada says a 21-year-old inmate has escaped from a minimum-security facility in Edmonton.
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'Freedom-loving hog': City salutes swine that staved off slaughter with statue

'Freedom-loving hog': City salutes swine that staved off slaughter with statue

RED DEER — A pig that jumped a tall fence and escaped its deadly fate at a slaughterhouse more than three decades ago captured the imagination once again on Friday after an improved statue of the rebel was unveiled in the same central Alberta city wh
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'Cheeky, sarcastic, or bright': Edmonton radio station's use of AI host part of trend

'Cheeky, sarcastic, or bright': Edmonton radio station's use of AI host part of trend

EDMONTON — A disc jockey playing alt-rock tunes on Edmonton's airwaves on a late Sunday night introduces herself and jokes about being regularly asked about firmware updates. Her sarcasm, she says, also gets auto-corrected.
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'Vicious compliance': Alberta premier questions Edmonton schools' banned books

'Vicious compliance': Alberta premier questions Edmonton schools' banned books

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Edmonton's public school board has gone over the top in complying with new rules banning books with sexual content, adding her government "will hold their hand" in following the intent of the policy if n
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Contract talks fail between Alberta government and teachers, possible strike looms

Contract talks fail between Alberta government and teachers, possible strike looms

EDMONTON — The head of the Alberta Teachers' Association declined Friday to commit to launching a provincewide strike despite last-minute contract talks with the province hitting the ditch.
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Alberta set to replace flimsy paper health cards with new 'Alberta Wallet' app

Alberta set to replace flimsy paper health cards with new 'Alberta Wallet' app

CALGARY — Alberta is planning to ditch its long-maligned paper health cards with a new app it has dubbed the "Alberta Wallet.
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Former Trans Mountain CEO to head up Carney's major projects office in Calgary

Former Trans Mountain CEO to head up Carney's major projects office in Calgary

OTTAWA — Ottawa's one-stop shop for businesses to pitch plans for large industrial construction projects will be headquartered in Calgary and managed by former Trans Mountain CEO Dawn Farrell, the Prime Minister's Office said Friday.
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Calgary man who ran large-scale Ponzi scheme ordered to pay millions in penalties

Calgary man who ran large-scale Ponzi scheme ordered to pay millions in penalties

CALGARY — A Calgary man has been sanctioned by the Alberta Securities Commission following a securities fraud investigation that found the man had bilked investors of millions of dollars in one of the largest Ponzi schemes the province has seen.
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