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Uchacz's hat trick leads Rebels to 4-1 win over Hitmen in WHL action

RED DEER, Alta. — Kai Uchacz had a hat trick as the Red Deer Rebels picked up their second straight win, defeating the Calgary Hitmen 4-1 on Thursday. Frantisek Formanek scored the other for Red Deer (24-6-1-3). Rhett Stoesser stopped 28 shots.
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Alberta man faces charges after one person dies, three others injured in stabbing

Alberta man faces charges after one person dies, three others injured in stabbing

NANTON, Alta. — RCMP say a 45-year-old man is facing charges after a stabbing at a home in southern Alberta that left one person dead. Mounties say officers responded to a report of a stabbing Tuesday at a home in Nanton, Alta.
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Lethbridge man charged with first-degree murder in wife's death

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police in Lethbridge, Alta., have charged a 59-year-old man with first degree murder in his wife's death.
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RCMP say 19-year-old woman dead after being hit by train in Banff, Alta.

RCMP say 19-year-old woman dead after being hit by train in Banff, Alta.

BANFF, Alta. — RCMP in Alberta say a 19-year-old female pedestrian died after she was hit by a Canadian Pacific Railway train. Police say she was trespassing on the CP main line in the town of Banff on Thursday when she was hit.
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TC Energy restarts Keystone pipeline extension after oil leak repairs

TC Energy restarts Keystone pipeline extension after oil leak repairs

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. says it has restarted the southern extension of its Keystone pipeline after repairing a Dec. 7 leak that led to the worst oil spill in the pipeline's history.
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Suncor says extreme weather and fires forced shutdown of Colorado refinery

Suncor says extreme weather and fires forced shutdown of Colorado refinery

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says its Colorado refinery is offline following mutliple fires and it expects it to be out of commission until late March.
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Alberta set for 2023 election: one premier just got the job, the other wants it back

Alberta set for 2023 election: one premier just got the job, the other wants it back

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s wood-panelled third-floor legislature office is bereft of bric-a-brac. There are no pictures, mementoes or books — only a small stack of Alberta sovereignty act bills perched on her desk.
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One dead, nine injured, as more than a dozen vehicles crash near Calgary

One dead, nine injured, as more than a dozen vehicles crash near Calgary

AIRDRIE, Alta. — One person is dead and nine others were injured after more than a dozen vehicles crashed in poor weather conditions north of Calgary on Tuesday night.
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Traffic slow, but no injuries or dangerous good spilled, in Alberta train derailment

Traffic slow, but no injuries or dangerous good spilled, in Alberta train derailment

TABER, Alta. — RCMP say a Canadian Pacific train has derailed near Taber, Alta., a small town about 260 kilometres southeast of Calgary.
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McDavid, Oilers score on late power play to beat Flames 2-1

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored his NHL-leading 31st goal on a power play in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Tuesday night. Tyson Barrie, with his 100th career goal, also scored for Edmonton.
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