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Labinjo family pleads for public's help in death deemed suspicious by police

Labinjo family pleads for public's help in death deemed suspicious by police

CALGARY — Michael Labinjo's family is struggling to make sense of the ex-CFL player's death, now considered suspicious by the Calgary police. The former Stampeders defensive lineman was found dead in his Calgary home Sept. 21, 2018 at the age of 38.
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Ensign Energy Services suspends quarterly dividend, reports $29.3M Q1 loss

Ensign Energy Services suspends quarterly dividend, reports $29.3M Q1 loss

CALGARY — One of Canada's biggest drilling companies will cut its dividend and further reduce spending as a deep downturn in North American oil and gas exploration continues to weigh on the oilfield services sector.
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Calgary police homicide unit investigating fatal altercation

CALGARY — The Calgary Police Service Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal altercation in the community of Penbrooke Meadows. Police say they got a call Sunday around 10 p.m. about a man in medical distress.
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WestJet extends flight cancellations into July as COVID-19 keeps passenger loads low

CALGARY — WestJet says it is extending many flight cancellations into early July as it continues to deal with record-low passenger numbers due to COVID-19.
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Portland Winterhawks in search of new ownership solution

CALGARY — The Western Hockey League has confirmed that the Portland Winterhawks are heading towards a new ownership solution. The WHL released a statement on Sunday following reports that the Winterhawks' parent company, Portland Winterhawks Inc.
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Fort McMurray homeowners clean up as insurance questions linger after flooding

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Cora Dion's voice echoes as she films a video showing what's left in the basement of her home in downtown Fort McMurray after several days of flood cleanup. The couch and chair are in the garbage.
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Fort McMurray homeowners clean up as insurance questions linger after flooding

Fort McMurray homeowners clean up as insurance questions linger after flooding

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Cora Dion's voice echoes as she films a video showing what's left in the basement of her home in downtown Fort McMurray after several days of flood cleanup. The couch and chair are in the garbage.
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Work-from-home success changing Calgary office use assumptions, CEOs say

Work-from-home success changing Calgary office use assumptions, CEOs say

CALGARY — Work-from-home measures taken to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic are challenging long-held assumptions about how Canada's oil and gas sector should provide and care for its office workers.
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Bystander shot in home before deadly shootout with RCMP on Alberta highway

Bystander shot in home before deadly shootout with RCMP on Alberta highway

BLACKFALDS, Alta. — RCMP say a stray bullet hit a bystander inside her central Alberta home before there was a police chase and a deadly highway shootout.
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'We're going to go after you:' Calgary company charged with pandemic price gouging

'We're going to go after you:' Calgary company charged with pandemic price gouging

EDMONTON — Alberta has charged a Calgary-based supply company with COVID-19 price gouging, but the company's owner says he himself is paying massively inflated prices just to bring in supplies like masks and sanitizer.
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