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Makar, Hutchinson help Avalanche force Game 7 against Stars

EDMONTON — Rookie defenceman Cale Makar scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, third-string goaltender Michael Hutchinson stopped 27 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Wednesday night to force a decisive Game 7 in t

Sep 2, 2020 9:42 PM Read more >

Alberta to dole out federal funds for COVID-safe schools on per-student basis

EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative government says $262 million in federal money will be doled out equitably to school boards to help cover COVID-19-related costs, but the Opposition NDP says cutting class sizes should have been the priority.

Sep 2, 2020 3:23 PM Read more >

Shot fatigue: Canucks know they need to step up defence in Game 6 versus Vegas

EDMONTON — The Vancouver Canucks are still alive in the NHL playoffs by outlasting the Vegas Golden Knights in a game that, by all statistical accounts, they had no business winning.

Sep 2, 2020 2:54 PM Read more >

Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands mine stops output due to diluent pipeline outage

CALGARY — The partial shutdown of a diluent supply pipeline following a spill near Fort McMurray has halted production at the Kearl oilsands mining operation in northern Alberta, operator Imperial Oil Ltd. said Wednesday.

Sep 2, 2020 1:01 PM Read more >

$Calfrac shares rise after Wilks Brothers vows to make $26M takeover offer$

Calfrac shares rise after Wilks Brothers vows to make $26M takeover offer

CALGARY — Shares in debt-laden Calfrac Well Services Ltd. jumped 10 per cent on Wednesday morning after a Texas rival committed to a takeover offer if shareholders reject a management-backed restructuring plan.

Sep 2, 2020 10:36 AM Read more >

Keyera names Setoguchi as its next CEO, Smith to retire at the end of 2020

CALGARY — Keyera Corp. says president and chief commercial officer Dean Setoguchi will become its next chief executive after David Smith retires from the job at the end of the year.

Sep 2, 2020 6:35 AM Read more >

Thatcher Demko stops 43 shots as Canucks beat Vegas 2-1 in NHL playoff action

EDMONTON — Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko sat on the bench for a month, waiting 14 games for his first ever start in the NHL playoffs. On Tuesday he got it, and made the most of it.

Sep 1, 2020 11:32 PM Read more >

Aspiring Paralympian Amanda Rummery hopes for return of stolen bikes

EDMONTON — Para athlete Amanda Rummery hopes for the return of a pair of customized bicycles stolen from her Edmonton home.

Sep 1, 2020 5:18 PM Read more >

PetroChina and Ovintiv end joint venture deal, agree to split Alberta assets

CALGARY — PetroChina Canada Inc. says it will be hiring engineers and technical specialists as it creates a new operating team after the end of an eight-year partnership in an Alberta oilfield. PetroChina and Ovintiv Inc.

Sep 1, 2020 4:39 PM Read more >

COVID-19 in schools inevitable, reducing class sizes unrealistic: Kenney

COVID-19 cases disrupted the reopening of two Alberta schools on Tuesday, but Premier Jason Kenney said his government has accepted that such infections are inevitable and don't warrant closing down all classrooms.

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