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Alberta beef plant returning to two shifts per day after COVID-19 outbreak

BROOKS, Alta. — The JBS beef-processing plant in southern Alberta was planning to return to two shifts a day on Thursday for the first time in a month.
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Alberta ramps up COVID-19 screening, isolation checks for international arrivals

Alberta ramps up COVID-19 screening, isolation checks for international arrivals

EDMONTON — Alberta is ramping up screening of international visitors to try to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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Aurora to enter U.S. market with $40 million of acquisition of CBD brand Reliva

Aurora to enter U.S. market with $40 million of acquisition of CBD brand Reliva

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it is entering the U.S. market by acquiring hemp-based cannabidiol company Reliva LLC.
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Man facing murder charge in stabbing of seven-year-old girl in Edmonton home

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton have charged a man in the killing of a seven-year-old girl. David Michael Moss, who is 34, faces a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Bella Rose Desrosiers.
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TC Energy joins pumped hydro power storage project at retired coal mine site

CALGARY — Developers of a stored hydroelectric power project to be built next to a retired open pit coal mine east of Jasper National Park have enlisted TC Energy Corp. as a partner. Kipp Horton, CEO of Calgary-based WindRiver Power Corp.
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Chiefs captain Ty Smith named WHL top defenceman for second straight year

Chiefs captain Ty Smith named WHL top defenceman for second straight year

CALGARY — Ty Smith of the Spokane Chiefs has been named the Western Hockey League's defenceman of the year for the second straight season.
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Calgary, Brooks to learn Friday if restaurants, hair salons can reopen

Calgary, Brooks to learn Friday if restaurants, hair salons can reopen

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Calgary and the city of Brooks will get a lot more advance notice this time around on opening up their economies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Group urges rehab for three Alberta grizzly cubs, upgrades to bear protection

Group urges rehab for three Alberta grizzly cubs, upgrades to bear protection

BANFF, Alta. — A group of scientists and animal advocates wants the Alberta government to rehabilitate three orphaned grizzly cubs rather than allow them to be sent to zoos.
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'A real mess:' Alberta law firm sounds alarm as COVID-19 grinds courts to a halt

'A real mess:' Alberta law firm sounds alarm as COVID-19 grinds courts to a halt

EDMONTON — A criminal law firm is warning that the extension of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Alberta's courthouses will worsen a backlog that existed before the pandemic.
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Country music star Paul Brandt to head human trafficking committee in Alberta

Country music star Paul Brandt to head human trafficking committee in Alberta

EDMONTON — Country music star Paul Brandt will lead a committee on human trafficking in Alberta. The Calgary-born musician is one of seven people appointed to the committee set up by the provincial government.
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