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Canadian farmers chart gains in Japan as tariffs fall in Asia-Pacific markets
cbc.ca - Tony Seskus
It was the 1990s when a pair of Japanese butchers climbed aboard an airplane and travelled some 8,000 kilometres to visit a family-owned pork plant …
Film Festivals
Fun things happening in Calgary this weekend
cbc.ca - Lucie Edwardson
Calgary is set to thaw a little bit this weekend after a few days of cold and snow — and there is no better excuse to get outside and take in some of …
Calgary
Olympic bobsledder Kaillie Humphries on making Sports Illustrated's 50 fittest list
cbc.ca - Lucie Edwardson
Calgary bobsledder Kaillie Humphries is well known for her success on the track — winning Olympic gold in Vancouver and Sochi, and bronze in …
Calgary
Shannon Phillips gets applause in Lethbridge on Bighorn, politics
cbc.ca - Helen Pike
With an election on the horizon, some voters in Lethbridge are already looking for answers ahead of a vote that is likely months away. And while the …
Calgary
After 92 years, Alberta College of Arts and Design gets new name
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The Alberta College of Art and Design, known by its acronym, ACAD, is officially being renamed. As of Feb. 1, the school will be called the Alberta …
Edmonton
CN Rail, First Nation plan to break ground on new 'bitumen puck' facility this year
cbc.ca - Kyle Bakx
As a puck made of oilsands bitumen was tossed into the air, railway executive James Auld joked, "we almost had an oil spill there." Auld and other …
Calgary
'Gives me motivation': Young Siksika hockey players inspired by Calgary Hitmen visit
cbc.ca - Livia Manywounds
Blackfoot youth lead the grand entry, skating onto the ice at the Siksika Deerfoot Sportsplex while waving a traditional eagle staff and the Siksika …
Edmonton
Alberta thieves ransack rink concession stand, leave nothing but beans
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When Janina Zarowny realized her concession stand in a small northern Alberta arena had been ransacked, she was left shaking her head. The thieves …
Calgary
Jarome Iginla's No. 12 jersey to be retired in 'humbling' tribute by Calgary Flames
cbc.ca - Dave Dormer
The Calgary Flames will retire the jersey of legendary former captain Jarome Iginla on March 2 prior to the team's game against the Minnesota …
Canadian News
Alberta premier to reveal next step in energy strategy
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Premier Rachel Notley will reveal the next stage of her Made-in-Alberta energy strategy Thursday afternoon in Edmonton. Notley will make the …
Calgary
Winter weather returns to Calgary with a wallop and slippery streets
cbc.ca - Dave Dormer
Winter weather returned to Calgary with a wallop. Temperatures fell along with the snow throughout Wednesday evening and into Thursday morning, …
Calgary
'Real leader' truck driver dies after Cavendish Farms construction incident
cbc.ca - Rachel Ward
A concrete truck driver has died following an injury sustained while working on the new Cavendish potato plant in Lethbridge, Alta. John Zalik, an …
Edmonton
Edmonton boy who earned Exorcist cameo with 'scary' art set for first Edmonton exhibit
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Blood splatter, painted with the flick of a bright red brush, is Joel Mitchell's specialty. Skeletal creatures, decapitated heads, red-winged devils — …
Edmonton
St. Albert man wins $7.9M jackpot: That 'what if' question keeps you buying
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Finding out you won the lottery would be music to anybody's ears. But for St. Albert's Raymond Mussell, winning $7.9 million in a December Lotto 6/49 …
Calgary
Calgary man who stabbed neighbour 37 times won't get Supreme Court appeal
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The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a Calgary man who argued he was fending off an attempted sexual assault when he stabbed his new …
Edmonton
Petrochemical growth spurt expected despite rising desire for fewer plastics
cbc.ca - Dan Healing
Canada's slow-growing petrochemical industry is headed for its biggest surge of expansion spending in five years in 2019, thanks in large part to …
Edmonton
Husky Energy walks away from its hostile takeover bid for MEG Energy
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Husky Energy Inc. is walking away from its hostile takeover offer for MEG Energy Corp. after failing to win enough shareholder support. Husky says …
Canadian News
Royal Bank cuts 5-year fixed mortgage rate, others likely to follow suit
cbc.ca - Pete Evans
Canada's biggest bank has cut its five-year fixed-term mortgage rate, a move that other banks are likely to try to match in short order. Royal Bank …
Canadian News
Kirk Woodman, Canadian kidnapped in Burkina Faso, found dead
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A Canadian kidnapped in Burkina Faso has been found dead, says his family, two days after he was abducted. Kirk Woodman, originally from Halifax, was …
Calgary
Early-morning fire in Bankview forces 7 people from 2 homes
cbc.ca - Dave Dormer
Occupants of two residences in the southwest Calgary neighbourhood of Bankview got an early wake-up call Thursday when a single-storey home caught …
Aboriginal Canadians
Potential class action against Calgary lawyer seeks millions for 're-victimized' residential school survivors
cbc.ca - Colleen Underwood
About 30 men and women from the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta, most of who are residential school survivors, listen closely as their lawyer Max …
Calgary
Family sponsorship opportunities for Calgary immigrants get a boost for 2019
cbc.ca - Dan McGarvey
Immigrants living in Calgary have an improved chance to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada as a new round of government sponsorship …
Aboriginal Canadians
Oilpatch CEOs support Indigenous bid for Trans Mountain
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Some oilpatch CEOs are supporting a bid by Indigenous groups in Western Canada to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline and the proposed expansion …
Calgary
Sabres edge Flames in OT to end 4-game skid
cbc.ca - Donna Spencer
Jack Eichel scored the overtime winner for the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-3 road win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Seconds after putting a backhand …
Edmonton
Woman, child killed in two-vehicle collision near Rocky Mountain House
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A collision between two vehicles northwest of Rocky Mountain House Wednesday claimed the lives of a 35-year-old woman and a four-year-old boy. At …
Calgary
Trailer full of cars gets stuck under downtown Calgary walkway
cbc.ca - Sarah Rieger
A trailer filled with cars collided with a downtown Calgary +15 walkway, crushing the top car and getting stuck shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday. The …
Edmonton
Mild winter for Edmonton, Calgary to continue, meteorologist says
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If there was ever a weather edition of the Battle of Alberta, Calgary would almost always beat Edmonton. This year is no exception. Even though …
Calgary
Learning more about how Syrian refugees are faring in London, Calgary and Fredericton
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A four-year study is underway to learn more about how Syrian refugees are settling in Canada. The research began in 2017 by Western University …
Canadian News
Remains of missing Alberta man found nearly a decade after he 'vanished' in Arizona
cbc.ca - Sarah Rieger
The remains of an Alberta man who went for a walk in Arizona on Christmas Eve in 2010 and never returned have been found. Hugh Turner, 85, left his …