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Protectionist policy promises in U.S. election will be a challenge: Alberta premier

Protectionist policy promises in U.S. election will be a challenge: Alberta premier

WASHINGTON — Premier Danielle Smith says no matter the outcome of the United States election, there will be challenges for Canada and Alberta.
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Regulator calls out Trans Mountain for 'environmental non-compliance' in B.C.

Regulator calls out Trans Mountain for 'environmental non-compliance' in B.C.

CALGARY — The company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has been cited for environmental non-compliance related to its management of recent flooding in B.C.
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Aurora Cannabis reports $25.2M net loss as it buys Australian medical pot firm

Aurora Cannabis reports $25.2M net loss as it buys Australian medical pot firm

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. has announced a deal to buy the 90 per cent stake they don't already own in medical cannabis company MedReleaf Australia.
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Snowboarding opens unexpected doors for Canada's Liam Gill

Snowboarding opens unexpected doors for Canada's Liam Gill

CALGARY — When Liam Gill felt he didn't belong, snowboarding came to his rescue. Diagnosed with a language processing disorder and dyslexia, Gill struggled to understand and make himself understood in school.
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Flames sign rookie forward Martin Pospisil to two-year contract

Flames sign rookie forward Martin Pospisil to two-year contract

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed forward Martin Pospisil to a two-year contract extension. The deal carries an annual average value of US$1 million.
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Calgary police officer charged in off-duty sexual assault

Calgary police officer charged in off-duty sexual assault

CALGARY — An officer has been charged with sexual assault more than three years after the province's police watchdog began investigating the alleged offence.
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B.C. and Alberta trucking firms ask court to lift bans imposed after overpass crash

B.C. and Alberta trucking firms ask court to lift bans imposed after overpass crash

VANCOUVER — Two trucking firms say the B.C. government wrongly concluded they were "one operation" after an overpass crash last December, and want a court to let them both back on the province's road. B.C.-based Chohan Freight Forwarders Ltd.
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'Worried for the safety of youth': Teens stage walkout over Alberta gender policies

'Worried for the safety of youth': Teens stage walkout over Alberta gender policies

Sixteen-year-old Aspen Cervo says he began thinking about a student walkout over the Alberta government's planned policies around transgender youth right after Premier Danielle Smith announced them last week.
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Calgary researchers develop new tool to diagnose genetic mutations within hours

Calgary researchers develop new tool to diagnose genetic mutations within hours

CALGARY — A Calgary researcher has developed a new tool that can detect the presence of genetic mutations within hours instead of weeks.
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Calgary police say business cards handed out with free cocaine samples

Calgary police say business cards handed out with free cocaine samples

CALGARY — Police have laid drug-trafficking charges after a man allegedly handed out business cards with free samples of cocaine in Calgary.
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