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Pastor gets 60-day sentence for role in Alberta border blockade

Pastor gets 60-day sentence for role in Alberta border blockade

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A Calgary pastor was sentenced to 60 days in jail Monday for his role in protests against COVID-19 public health measures that blocked Alberta's main Canada-U.S. border crossing for more than two weeks.
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Oil execs at World Petroleum Congress see global demand growing, not falling

Oil execs at World Petroleum Congress see global demand growing, not falling

CALGARY — Chief executives of the some of the world's biggest fossil fuel companies are meeting in Canada this week, united in their stance that "peak oil" isn't about to put them out of business anytime soon.
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Woman dies after being dropped off at Calgary medical centre with extensive injuries

CALGARY — The Calgary Police Homicide Unit is investigating the suspicious death of a woman who was dropped off at a hospital with extensive injuries. Police say the injured woman was left at the Foothills Medical Centre on Friday, Sept. 15.
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Police investigating fatal stabbing at Marlborough CTrain Station in Calgary

CALGARY — One person is dead and six others are in police custody following a stabbing at a CTrain station in northeastern Calgary. Police were called to the Marlborough CTrain Station at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday for reports of a stabbing.
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Alberta's top doctor says more sites affected after E. coli outbreak

Alberta's top doctor says more sites affected after E. coli outbreak

CALGARY — Alberta's chief medical officer of health says he has been made aware of additional daycare sites in Calgary where children have tested positive for E.
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Lawyer asks Supreme Court to hear appeal of Calgary man who killed five

Lawyer asks Supreme Court to hear appeal of Calgary man who killed five

EDMONTON — A lawyer for a man who fatally stabbed five young people at a Calgary house party and has been seeking more freedom while he's under psychiatric care wants the Supreme Court of Canada to hear his appeal.
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Alberta government to help families affected by E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

Alberta government to help families affected by E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

CALGARY — The Alberta government will immediately give families a one-time payment of $2,000 for each child affected by an E. coli outbreak related to several Calgary daycares, Premier Danielle Smith said Friday.
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'Dismissed': Man convicted of murdering Alberta girlfriend in 2002 loses appeal

'Dismissed': Man convicted of murdering Alberta girlfriend in 2002 loses appeal

CALGARY — Alberta's top court has rejected the appeal of a man found guilty of beating and strangling his girlfriend to death more than two decades ago.
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Oil companies can only decarbonize as fast as the rest of the economy: Shell Canada

Oil companies can only decarbonize as fast as the rest of the economy: Shell Canada

CALGARY — The fossil fuel industry is increasingly under the microscope for its contribution to climate change, but the president of British oil giant Shell's Canadian subsidiary says oil and gas companies can't be held solely responsible for the pac
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In the news today: Alberta premier to address E. coli outbreak at daycares

In the news today: Alberta premier to address E. coli outbreak at daycares

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Alberta premier to address Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is to address the E.
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