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TC Energy joins pumped hydro power storage project at retired coal mine site

CALGARY — Developers of a stored hydroelectric power project to be built next to a retired open pit coal mine east of Jasper National Park have enlisted TC Energy Corp. as a partner. Kipp Horton, CEO of Calgary-based WindRiver Power Corp.
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Chiefs captain Ty Smith named WHL top defenceman for second straight year

Chiefs captain Ty Smith named WHL top defenceman for second straight year

CALGARY — Ty Smith of the Spokane Chiefs has been named the Western Hockey League's defenceman of the year for the second straight season.
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Calgary, Brooks to learn Friday if restaurants, hair salons can reopen

Calgary, Brooks to learn Friday if restaurants, hair salons can reopen

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Calgary and the city of Brooks will get a lot more advance notice this time around on opening up their economies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Group urges rehab for three Alberta grizzly cubs, upgrades to bear protection

Group urges rehab for three Alberta grizzly cubs, upgrades to bear protection

BANFF, Alta. — A group of scientists and animal advocates wants the Alberta government to rehabilitate three orphaned grizzly cubs rather than allow them to be sent to zoos.
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'A real mess:' Alberta law firm sounds alarm as COVID-19 grinds courts to a halt

'A real mess:' Alberta law firm sounds alarm as COVID-19 grinds courts to a halt

EDMONTON — A criminal law firm is warning that the extension of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Alberta's courthouses will worsen a backlog that existed before the pandemic.
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Country music star Paul Brandt to head human trafficking committee in Alberta

Country music star Paul Brandt to head human trafficking committee in Alberta

EDMONTON — Country music star Paul Brandt will lead a committee on human trafficking in Alberta. The Calgary-born musician is one of seven people appointed to the committee set up by the provincial government.
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Lawsuits likely if Democrat Biden cancels Keystone XL, Canadian observers warn

Lawsuits likely if Democrat Biden cancels Keystone XL, Canadian observers warn

CALGARY — Billions of dollars in lawsuits will likely result if Joe Biden is elected U.S. president this November and carries out a threat to cancel the presidential permit allowing operation of the Keystone XL pipeline, Canadian observers say.
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Flames prospect Dustin Wolf named Western Hockey League's goaltender of the year

Flames prospect Dustin Wolf named Western Hockey League's goaltender of the year

CALGARY — Everett Silvertips netminder Dustin Wolf has been named the Western Hockey League's goaltender of the year. Wolf compiled a 34-10-2 record, 1.88 goals-against average, .
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Oilpatch M&A expected to pick up after pandemic's dampening of demand eases

CALGARY — The financial stress caused by low oil prices from plummeting fuel demand during the COVID-19 pandemic will result in a wave of Canadian energy mergers and acquisitions — but not until after the world begins to return to normal, observers s
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Young girl fatally stabbed, one person in custody, after attack in Edmonton home

EDMONTON — Homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a child in Edmonton. Edmonton police say officers responded to a report of a stabbing at a home in the southeastern part of the city just before 9 p.m. Monday.
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