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'Fragile': An emotional day for Jasper residents one year after devastating wildfire

'Fragile': An emotional day for Jasper residents one year after devastating wildfire

JASPER, ALTA. — Kimberley Stark has a scavenger hunt planned for her three kids on the plot of land in Jasper, Alta., where they used to crawl, play and sleep.
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'It's fantastic to see': Rural Alberta riding in spotlight ahead of August byelection

'It's fantastic to see': Rural Alberta riding in spotlight ahead of August byelection

CAMROSE — The upcoming federal byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot has Jennifer Fossen in unknown territory. Fossen is the president of the Camrose & District Chamber of Commerce. In the April federal election, it held a candidate forum.
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Ontario sees no new measles cases in former hot spot for first time since spring

Ontario sees no new measles cases in former hot spot for first time since spring

TORONTO — Canada's former measles hot spot is reporting no new cases for the first time since a spring surge.
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Whitecap expects production to come in at high end of forecast range after Veren deal

Whitecap expects production to come in at high end of forecast range after Veren deal

CALGARY — Whitecap Resources Inc. says it's made good progress toward integrating the people and assets it acquired through its combination with Veren Inc. this spring.
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Calgary parents get 6-year sentence after toddler dies from scalding water in diaper

Calgary parents get 6-year sentence after toddler dies from scalding water in diaper

CALGARY — A Calgary mother and father who pleaded guilty to manslaughter after leaving their toddler sitting in a diaper of scalding hot water have each been sentenced to six years in prison.
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Veteran receiver Kenny Lawler making an immediate impact with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Veteran receiver Kenny Lawler making an immediate impact with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Kenny Lawler hasn't wasted any time making an impact with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, The six-foot-one, 180-pound receiver, who signed a two-year deal with Hamilton (4-2) in free agency, leads the CFL in receiving yards (644), touchdowns (career-high ei
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Stampeders wide receiver Damien Alford on a touchdown tear in CFL rookie season

Stampeders wide receiver Damien Alford on a touchdown tear in CFL rookie season

CALGARY — Damien Alford says before his nickname was "Moose", it was "Bambi". "My freshman year, I was all skinny and didn't have that much weight on me," recalled the Calgary Stampeders wide receiver Wednesday.
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Edmonton piano teacher accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl pupil

Edmonton piano teacher accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl pupil

EDMONTON — Edmonton police have charged a 68-year-old music teacher with sex assault on a nine-year-old pupil. Investigators allege the man assaulted the girl several times during piano lessons at his home in the last year.
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Luck and a rooftop sprinkler saved a Jasper home and its neighbours from wildfire

Luck and a rooftop sprinkler saved a Jasper home and its neighbours from wildfire

JASPER, ALTA. — When locals on the far west side of Jasper, Alta., returned to their homes last August, they suddenly felt a great distance away from their small mountain town.
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Alberta's United Conservatives call in lawyers in Progressive Conservative name fight

Alberta's United Conservatives call in lawyers in Progressive Conservative name fight

EDMONTON — Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party has brought in its lawyers to challenge a rogue splinter group in a fight over resurrecting the province's legacy Progressive Conservative party brand.
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