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Calgary Flames on the upswing after a rough start to NHL season

Calgary Flames on the upswing after a rough start to NHL season

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames are trending upwards after a terrible start. Just past the quarter pole of the NHL's regular season, the Flames went from a 2-6-1 October to 7-4-2 with a game remaining in November.
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'First of its kind': Dow invests $9 billion on Alberta net-zero petrochemical project

'First of its kind': Dow invests $9 billion on Alberta net-zero petrochemical project

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. — Dow Chemical has announced plans to invest nearly $9 billion in a net-zero petrochemical project northeast of Edmonton.
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Canadian oil and gas execs look to talk up emissions reduction plans at COP28 summit

Canadian oil and gas execs look to talk up emissions reduction plans at COP28 summit

CALGARY — Executives and senior leaders from Canada's oil and gas sector are heading to Dubai for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks, eager to tell the world they are doing what they can to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Canada to debut three new players as Rivalry Series shifts to Ontario

Canada to debut three new players as Rivalry Series shifts to Ontario

CALGARY — Three players will make their debuts with the Canadian senior women's hockey team when the fifth instalment of the Rivalry Series continues next month with two games in Ontario.
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Major Canadian cities lacking in accessibility for people with disabilities: study

Major Canadian cities lacking in accessibility for people with disabilities: study

CALGARY — New research suggests nearly 60 per cent of public spaces in Calgary, Vancouver and Ottawa are either inaccessible or partially inaccessible to people with disabilities.
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Enbridge raising quarterly dividend next year as it expects business to grow

Enbridge raising quarterly dividend next year as it expects business to grow

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. is raising its dividend as it expects its business to continue to grow next year.
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Oilers edge Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout for third straight win

Oilers edge Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout for third straight win

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and added the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers got a measure of revenge for last year’s second-round playoff loss to Vegas, defeating the Golden Knights 5-4 on Tuesday night.
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Surging Oilers edge Knights 5-4 in a shootout for third straight win

Surging Oilers edge Knights 5-4 in a shootout for third straight win

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid called the contest a measuring stick and the Edmonton Oilers didn’t come up short.
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Ottawa was always flexible on clean-energy rules, despite Alberta concerns: Wilkinson

Ottawa was always flexible on clean-energy rules, despite Alberta concerns: Wilkinson

OTTAWA — Well before Alberta Premier Danielle Smith started talking about the Sovereignty Act, Ottawa was already taking steps to address the province's concerns about being forced to prematurely shut down its natural gas power plants, says federal E
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Calgary police make more arrests after riot between Eritrean groups in September

Calgary police make more arrests after riot between Eritrean groups in September

CALGARY — Police are continuing to make arrests relating to a riot between two Eritrean factions in Calgary on the September long weekend. Officers found about 150 people, armed with sticks and pipes, brawling in a northeast Calgary parking lot.
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