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Alberta NDP, UCP promote party platforms a day after election campaign debate

Alberta NDP, UCP promote party platforms a day after election campaign debate

A day after the provincial election campaign's sole debate, the NDP leader promoted her party's platform at a rally in Edmonton, while her United Conservative rival took questions on recent controversies during a television interview in Calgary.
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Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

EDMONTON — They're affixed to old buildings where someone important used to live. Or they're mounted on a rock overlooking somewhere where something once happened.
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Calgary Stampeders get on with season prep while waiting for the smoke to clear

Calgary Stampeders get on with season prep while waiting for the smoke to clear

CALGARY — Smoke in the air threw a wrench into the early days of Calgary Stampeders' training camp, but there were still jobs to be earned and important pre-season reps to accomplish.
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NDP Leader Rachel Notley promises $1.87 billion for Edmonton infrastructure projects

NDP Leader Rachel Notley promises $1.87 billion for Edmonton infrastructure projects

EDMONTON — The Alberta NDP is promising $1.87 billion for several infrastructure projects in the provincial capital if it wins the May 29 election.
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Smith: 'Redemption' possible for UCP candidate who made feces comment

Smith: 'Redemption' possible for UCP candidate who made feces comment

CALGARY — United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says a candidate who compared transgender students in schools to feces in food would have "a lot of work to do" to find her way into the party's caucus.
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WestJet ramping up after reaching deal with pilots, but not before cancelling flights

WestJet ramping up after reaching deal with pilots, but not before cancelling flights

CALGARY — The WestJet Group averted a strike after reaching a last-minute deal with the airline's pilots early Friday, but not before cancelling hundreds of flights and upending the long weekend plans of thousands of passengers.
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Police say two nearby collisions believed related to shooting, thought to be targeted

Calgary police say they believe a fatal shooting in the city's Vista Heights neighbourhood was a targeted attack. Police were called to the 2500 block of 23 Street NE just after 5:30 p.m.
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WestJet, pilots reach 11th-hour deal as strike averted

WestJet, pilots reach 11th-hour deal as strike averted

CALGARY — WestJet and its pilots union say they have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend.
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Smith, Notley square off in Alberta election debate, ask voters who do they trust

Smith, Notley square off in Alberta election debate, ask voters who do they trust

EDMONTON — Alberta’s two political contenders hammered each other on the issue of trust in the provincial election campaign's lone debate Thursday.
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'Make it go away': Ethics probe finds Alberta Premier Smith in conflict of interest

'Make it go away': Ethics probe finds Alberta Premier Smith in conflict of interest

EDMONTON — Alberta's ethics commissioner says United Conservative Premier Danielle Smith undermined democracy and broke conflict-of-interest rules by intervening in a criminal case and pressuring her attorney general to "make it go away.
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