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WHL roundup: Muranov helps Hitmen knock off Broncos 7-4

CALGARY — Maxim Muranov scored once and added two assists, Calgary scored four goals in the first period, and the Hitmen coasted to a 7-4 victory over the visiting Swift Current Broncos in Western Hockey League action on Sunday.
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Fire that levels church near Alberta Indigenous community under investigation

Fire that levels church near Alberta Indigenous community under investigation

JANVIER, ALBERTA — RCMP in Alberta are investigating a fire that destroyed a church. Police say their Wood Buffalo detachment responded to the fire on Friday night in Janvier, a hamlet located adjacent to the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation.
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Swiss star Marco Odermatt edges Zubčić to win World Cup giant slalom at Alta Badia

Swiss star Marco Odermatt edges Zubčić to win World Cup giant slalom at Alta Badia

LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — Marco Odermatt claimed a record-matching fifth straight World Cup giant slalom victory on Sunday but his win at Alta Badia was by a more slender margin than the two-time defending overall World Cup champion is used to.
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Flames snap four-game skid by beating Bolts 4-2

Flames snap four-game skid by beating Bolts 4-2

CALGARY — Yegor Sharangovich continued his hot streak on Saturday. Sharangovich scored for the fifth consecutive game as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game winless skid with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Panthers pounce on Oilers for impressive 5-1 win

Panthers pounce on Oilers for impressive 5-1 win

EDMONTON — The Florida Panthers rediscovered their scoring touch on Saturday.
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Calgary Flames end 4-game winless skid with 4-2 win over Tampa Bay Lightning

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Yegor Sharangovich scored for the fifth consecutive game as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game winless skid on Saturday night with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. A.J.
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Shed fire hits close to home for detox worker whose relative was among victims

Shed fire hits close to home for detox worker whose relative was among victims

CALGARY — As a worker at a shelter and detox facility in Calgary, Robbie Daniels admits he sometimes feels a sense of personal failure when people he knows through his job die on the street.
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Alberta's renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble, observers say

Alberta's renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble, observers say

EDMONTON — It was just supposed to be a pause, a breather for an overburdened regulator and concerned public to catch up with an industry growing beyond expectations.
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Freeland won't say how long it could take to determine what Alberta entitled from CPP

Freeland won't say how long it could take to determine what Alberta entitled from CPP

TORONTO — Citing the "complicated" nature of pensions and need for all provinces and territories to weigh in, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland would not provide a specific timeline for determining how much Alberta would be entitled to if it leaves
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Gay Ugandan in Edmonton facing deportation gets temporary permit to stay in Canada

Gay Ugandan in Edmonton facing deportation gets temporary permit to stay in Canada

EDMONTON — A man in Edmonton who was set to be deported to Uganda, where he feared prison or death for being gay, can stay in Canada for now. On Friday, the 25-year-old was granted a seven-month temporary resident permit.
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