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Wide-ranging analysis finds negative overall impacts from coal mining in Rockies

Wide-ranging analysis finds negative overall impacts from coal mining in Rockies

CALGARY — Coal mining on environmentally sensitive slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains wouldn't be an overall benefit to the province, a wide-ranging analysis from the University of Calgary has concluded.
Calgary police investigating harassment of woman of colour riding transit

Calgary police investigating harassment of woman of colour riding transit

CALGARY — A Calgary man has been charged in what police are calling a racist tirade against a woman of colour on a light-rail transit train. Police say a young South Asian woman was riding the train on Sept.
Canada not worried about getting behind early in World Cup qualifiers

Canada not worried about getting behind early in World Cup qualifiers

EDMONTON — Depending on which number-crunching study or oddsmaker you follow, the team scoring first has about a 67 per cent probability of winning a soccer game. So far the Canadian men’s national team has defied the odds.
Alberta premier dismisses Opposition bid to censure him over handling of COVID-19

Alberta premier dismisses Opposition bid to censure him over handling of COVID-19

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is dismissing an Opposition bid to have him formally censured in the legislature for his handling of COVID-19's fourth wave.
Panel on Rockies coal mining granted six-week extension to deliver its report

Panel on Rockies coal mining granted six-week extension to deliver its report

EDMONTON — A panel gathering public input on coal mining in the Alberta Rockies has been given another six weeks to hand in its report.
Oilpatch drilling activity to rise in 2022, new PSAC forecast suggests

Oilpatch drilling activity to rise in 2022, new PSAC forecast suggests

CALGARY — Drilling activity in the Canadian oilpatch will return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, according to a new industry forecast.
Canadian Natural Resources to acquire Storm Resources for $6.28 per share

Canadian Natural Resources to acquire Storm Resources for $6.28 per share

CALGARY — Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) says it has reached a deal to acquire Calgary-based oil and gas explorer Storm Resources Ltd. for $6.28 per share, a price that pegs Storm's enterprise value at $960 million.
'We managed to survive': 100-year-old veteran remembers Second World War airfields

'We managed to survive': 100-year-old veteran remembers Second World War airfields

CLARESHOLM, Alta. — Hangar 4 has seen better days. Only scraps of its original white paint remain. The rest has been sandblasted away by 80 years of winds that sweep down from the Rocky Mountains west of the town of Claresholm, Alta.
Couture scores game-winner, San Jose Sharks douse Calgary Flames 4-1

Couture scores game-winner, San Jose Sharks douse Calgary Flames 4-1

CALGARY — Still minus their head coach and several regulars, the San Jose Sharks prevailed 4-1 on Tuesday over the host Calgary Flames. Captain Logan Couture scored the third-period winner for San Jose (7-4-1).
Products sold in varying sizes in Alberta

Products sold in varying sizes in Alberta

A recall has been ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for AlBurj brand tahina and halawa due to possible Salmonella contamination.
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