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Man guilty in gas-and-dash death of Alberta gas station owner out on day parole

Man guilty in gas-and-dash death of Alberta gas station owner out on day parole

A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the gas-and-dash death of an Alberta gas station owner has been granted day parole.
Edmonton will be sole host world junior men's hockey championship in August

Edmonton will be sole host world junior men's hockey championship in August

CALGARY — Edmonton will be the sole host of the 2022 men's world junior championship and the Hlinka Gretzky Cup will be held in Red Deer, Alta., this summer.
New date, lower prices unveiled for Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary

New date, lower prices unveiled for Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary

CALGARY — The Shaw Charity Classic has announced a new midsummer date and lower prices to help celebrate its 10th anniversary. The only Canadian event on the PGA Tour Champions calendar will be held Aug. 1-7 at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club.
Connor Bedard to lead Canada's defence of under-18 hockey championship

Connor Bedard to lead Canada's defence of under-18 hockey championship

CALGARY — Regina Pats star Connor Bedard has been named to Canada's roster for the upcoming world under-18 men's hockey championship in Germany. The 16-year-old Bedard, from North Vancouver, B.C.
Doan named Canada GM, Julien head coach for world men's hockey championship

Doan named Canada GM, Julien head coach for world men's hockey championship

CALGARY — Shane Doan will lead Canada's front office while Claude Julien will run the coaching staff at next month's world men's hockey championship.
Energy transition will be challenging in era of public protests, regulatory hurdles

Energy transition will be challenging in era of public protests, regulatory hurdles

CALGARY — From carbon capture and hydrogen development to the accelerated rollout of wind and solar power and rapid electrification of transportation systems, the federal government has laid out an ambitious roadmap to get Canada to its climate targe
ATCO Electric agrees to $31 million penalty following regulator's investigation

ATCO Electric agrees to $31 million penalty following regulator's investigation

EDMONTON — Regulated utility ATCO Electric has agreed to pay a $31 million administrative penalty after an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation group for work on a new transmission line, and then fa
WHL Roundup: Hurricanes head into playoffs with 3-2 overtime win over Hitmen

WHL Roundup: Hurricanes head into playoffs with 3-2 overtime win over Hitmen

CALGARY — Alex Thacker scored 19 into overtime to give the Lethbridge Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Hitmen on the final day of the WHL's regular season Sunday.
Alberta harm reduction advocate, drug user challenges government focus on abstinence

Alberta harm reduction advocate, drug user challenges government focus on abstinence

CALGARY — It was in a hospital that a Calgary woman says she recalls feeling happy for the very first time as an opioid raced through her body.
University of Calgary students convert ATV to solar to help Indigenous communities

University of Calgary students convert ATV to solar to help Indigenous communities

CALGARY — Some engineering students have figured out how to convert all-terrain vehicles to solar power and hope it will benefit Indigenous and remote communities in Canada's North.
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