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Fort McMurray cleans up from flood on anniversary of 2016 wildfire evacuation

Fort McMurray cleans up from flood on anniversary of 2016 wildfire evacuation

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta.
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Alberta parks partnership rules to be released, critics call for consultation

Alberta parks partnership rules to be released, critics call for consultation

EDMONTON — Albertans are expected to learn Monday how they can take up to 164 provincial parks and recreation sites off the hands of a government that no longer wants them.
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Soaked walls and muddy basements: Fort McMurray residents survey their flooded homes

Soaked walls and muddy basements: Fort McMurray residents survey their flooded homes

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta.
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'More vital now:' Gay-straight alliances go virtual during COVID-19 pandemic

'More vital now:' Gay-straight alliances go virtual during COVID-19 pandemic

CALGARY — Lily Overacker and Laurell Pallot start each gay-straight alliance meeting with everyone introducing themselves, saying their pronouns and sharing highs and lows of the week.
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New head of Alberta Energy Regulator wants to rebuild confidence in leadership

New head of Alberta Energy Regulator wants to rebuild confidence in leadership

CALGARY — Like a sports coach coming off a disappointing season, the new head of the agency that regulates Alberta's heavily challenged energy industry knows he's got some work to do.
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Flood evacuation orders continue in parts of Alberta as some residents return

Flood evacuation orders continue in parts of Alberta as some residents return

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — More of the 13,000 residents forced out by flooding in Fort McMurray have been allowed to return to their homes, but an ice jam on the Peace River was threatening several other northern Alberta communities.
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Not mandatory: Alberta launches COVID-19 mobile contact-tracing app

Not mandatory: Alberta launches COVID-19 mobile contact-tracing app

EDMONTON — Alberta is launching a voluntary mobile app to expand contact tracing for COVID-19 to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Union trying to stop Alberta meat plant with COVID-19 outbreak from reopening

Union trying to stop Alberta meat plant with COVID-19 outbreak from reopening

CALGARY — A union is trying to halt the planned reopening of an Alberta beef-packing plant that has been the site of a major COVID-19 outbreak. There have been 921 cases of the virus at the Cargill plant south of Calgary, which has 2,000 workers.
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TC Energy says Keystone XL construction continuing despite U.S. court ruling

TC Energy says Keystone XL construction continuing despite U.S. court ruling

CALGARY — Construction work on the Keystone XL pipeline is continuing apace despite a U.S. court ruling last month that invalidated a nationwide permit allowing pipelines to cross waterways, builder TC Energy Corp. said Wednesday.
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Take 2: Makeshift drive-in movies get another chance in central Alberta hamlet

Take 2: Makeshift drive-in movies get another chance in central Alberta hamlet

MIRROR, Alta. — The show will go on in a central Alberta hamlet where impromptu drive-in movies have been screened in a cafe's parking lot during the COVID-19 shutdown.
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