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'Trees going up like Roman candles' as fire season starts early in B.C., Alberta

'Trees going up like Roman candles' as fire season starts early in B.C., Alberta

CARIBOO, B.C. — Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from the mine where she works in British Columbia's Cariboo region as a distant, thin column of smoke.
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Alberta hockey volunteer charged with sex offences back in court in May

Alberta hockey volunteer charged with sex offences back in court in May

DIDSBURY, ALBERTA, CANADA — The case of an Alberta hockey association volunteer charged with sex offences against four teens has been put over to next month.
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AIMCo's balanced fund earned 8.0% in 2023, falls short of benchmark

AIMCo's balanced fund earned 8.0% in 2023, falls short of benchmark

EDMONTON — Alberta Investment Management Corp. says its balanced fund earned a net return of 8.0 per cent for 2023, short of its benchmark return of 9.3 per cent. The investment manager says its public equity investments earned 15.
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Naheed Nenshi eyed as front-runner as deadline looms in Alberta NDP leadership race

Naheed Nenshi eyed as front-runner as deadline looms in Alberta NDP leadership race

EDMONTON — As a key deadline looms Monday in the leadership contest for Alberta's New Democrats, numbers and opinion suggest it remains Naheed Nenshi’s race to lose.
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Deal to protect ranch from development means family can keep raising cattle there

Deal to protect ranch from development means family can keep raising cattle there

LETHBRIDGE, Alta.
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Hamlet near Fort McMurray, Alberta, on evacuation alert due to wildfire

Hamlet near Fort McMurray, Alberta, on evacuation alert due to wildfire

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Residents of a hamlet near Fort McMurray, Alta., are being told to be ready to evacuate on short notice due to a wildfire that could spread towards the community.
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Report suggests little progress in first year of Alberta's emissions reduction plan

Report suggests little progress in first year of Alberta's emissions reduction plan

EDMONTON — Alberta has done little to advance its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions a year after introducing it, an analysis suggests.
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WNBA moving date of its preseason game in Canada to avoid potential conflict with NHL playoffs

WNBA moving date of its preseason game in Canada to avoid potential conflict with NHL playoffs

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The WNBA is moving its preseason game in Canada between the Los Angeles Sparks and Seattle Storm to May 4.
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WNBA exhibition in Edmonton rescheduled to accommodate possible Oilers playoff game

WNBA exhibition in Edmonton rescheduled to accommodate possible Oilers playoff game

EDMONTON — The WNBA exhibition scheduled for next month at Edmonton's Rogers Place has been rescheduled to accommodate a potential Game 7 in the Oilers' first-round NHL playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings.
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Winning culture, new arena keys to player retention in Calgary, say Flames

Winning culture, new arena keys to player retention in Calgary, say Flames

CALGARY — Winning more games and the construction of a new arena will convince more NHL players that Calgary is a desirable place to play, some Flames said as they headed for the exits Friday.
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