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Weegar scores in OT as Flames burn Knights 2-1

Weegar scores in OT as Flames burn Knights 2-1

CALGARY — Bailed out by his goaltender after a third period giveaway, MacKenzie Weegar paid Dan Vladar back by securing him the win.
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Domestic abuse shelters in Alberta report 10-year high in number of calls for help

Domestic abuse shelters in Alberta report 10-year high in number of calls for help

EDMONTON — The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters says domestic violence is on the rise in the province and shelters are struggling to keep up.
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Smith invokes sovereignty act on green electricity, concedes it's for symbolic effect

Smith invokes sovereignty act on green electricity, concedes it's for symbolic effect

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith invoked Alberta’s sovereignty act on Monday to implement new measures in her fight against Ottawa’s looming clean electricity rules while conceding she didn't need the act to put the changes in place.
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Central kitchen linked to E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares reopens to serve meals

Central kitchen linked to E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares reopens to serve meals

CALGARY — Alberta Health says a central kitchen related to an E. coli outbreak at multiple daycares in Calgary has been cleared to reopen in a limited way as a review panel looking at food safety continues its work. The E.
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Opposition NDP, First Nation chief want public review of Alberta Energy Regulator

Opposition NDP, First Nation chief want public review of Alberta Energy Regulator

EDMONTON — Alberta's New Democrat Opposition and a prominent First Nations leader are calling for a review of the province's energy regulator to be held in public, with public input.
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Possible class-action lawsuit filed in Alberta over child special allowance payments

Possible class-action lawsuit filed in Alberta over child special allowance payments

EDMONTON — The Alberta and federal governments are facing a potential class-action lawsuit over how the province handled payments for children in care.
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Pathways Alliance increasingly confident $16.5B carbon capture project will go ahead

Pathways Alliance increasingly confident $16.5B carbon capture project will go ahead

CALGARY — The oilsands industry group that has proposed building what would be one of the world's largest carbon capture and storage projects says it is more confident than ever it will go ahead with construction.
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Baytex Energy selling some Viking assets in southwest Saskatchewan for $153.8M

Baytex Energy selling some Viking assets in southwest Saskatchewan for $153.8M

CALGARY — Baytex Energy Corp. says it has signed a deal to sell some of its Viking assets in southwest Saskatchewan for $153.8 million.
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Group opposes coal pit application until wastewater release probes complete

Group opposes coal pit application until wastewater release probes complete

EDMONTON — An environmental group says a coal company's application to deepen its open-pit mine shouldn't be considered while it's under investigation over wastewater releases into local rivers.
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Suncor restarts production at Terra Nova after work to extend life of project

Suncor restarts production at Terra Nova after work to extend life of project

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it has restarted production at its Terra Nova production, storage and off-loading vessel. The company says the restart comes after finishing work to extend the life of the project.
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