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Alberta Opposition urges audit of failed provincial lab testing privatization plan

Alberta Opposition urges audit of failed provincial lab testing privatization plan

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP is asking the auditor general to investigate the province’s failed attempt to privatize community lab testing.
Edmonton Elks offer evacuees from N.W.T. wildfires free tickets to game vs. Ottawa

Edmonton Elks offer evacuees from N.W.T. wildfires free tickets to game vs. Ottawa

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks are offering evacuees from wildfires in the Northwest Territories free tickets for their home game Sunday against the Ottawa Redblacks.
Clutch birdie gives Duke first PGA Tour Champions title

Clutch birdie gives Duke first PGA Tour Champions title

CALGARY — Ken Duke had a feeling he would win a PGA Tour Champions event in Canada. With a birdie on the par 5 finishing hole of the Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club on Sunday, Duke did just that as he won the 2023 Shaw Charity Classic.
Ken Duke birdies last hole to win his first PGA Tour Champions title

Ken Duke birdies last hole to win his first PGA Tour Champions title

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Ken Duke holed a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole Sunday to win the Shaw Charity Classic for his first title on the PGA Tour Champions.
Texan Petrovic leads Shaw Charity Classic by two strokes

Texan Petrovic leads Shaw Charity Classic by two strokes

CALGARY — A day after shooting 62 at the Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club, Tim Petrovic wasn’t all that impressed with his second-round score of 66 on Saturday at the Shaw Charity Classic.
Police in Edmonton say people were injured following clashes at Eritrean festival

Police in Edmonton say people were injured following clashes at Eritrean festival

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say after authorities withdrew a permit for an Eritrean event due to safety concerns, an altercation broke out at another site and multiple people were injured.
Demerio Houston's pick-six lifts Blue Bombers over Stampeders 19-18

Demerio Houston's pick-six lifts Blue Bombers over Stampeders 19-18

CALGARY — Demerio Houston has a new football for his mantle after his first professional interception for a touchdown was the difference on Friday night.
Petrovic sits atop leaderboard through first round of Shaw Charity Classic

Petrovic sits atop leaderboard through first round of Shaw Charity Classic

CALGARY — It all came together for Tim Petrovic. The American birdied his final three holes, and four of his last five, to card a round of 8-under 62 and take the opening-round lead at the Shaw Charity Classic on Friday.
Alberta moves to de-privatize community lab tests in face of long waits, bottlenecks

Alberta moves to de-privatize community lab tests in face of long waits, bottlenecks

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is de-privatizing its community lab testing in the face of long waits and bottlenecks — a move the Opposition NDP calls an admission of colossal failure and blinkered ideology.
Alberta mother who failed to protect baby daughter from abuse sentenced to jail term

Alberta mother who failed to protect baby daughter from abuse sentenced to jail term

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A mother who has pleaded guilty to failing to provide the necessaries of life to her six-week-old baby will spend less than two years in jail.
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