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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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Oilers cash in on late power play to burn Flames 2-1

Oilers cash in on late power play to burn Flames 2-1

CALGARY — Third time was the charm for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers' lethal power play. McDavid's league-leading 31st goal to extend his point streak to 16 games was the winner on Tuesday as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 2-1.
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Canadian oilpatch likely to surpass 2022's production record, but only slightly

Canadian oilpatch likely to surpass 2022's production record, but only slightly

CALGARY — Canadian oil and gas companies are expected to increase spending in 2023, but analysts say it will be another year of modest growth and not a return to boom times.
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'Company's Coming' cookbooks author Jean Paré dies in Edmonton at age 95

'Company's Coming' cookbooks author Jean Paré dies in Edmonton at age 95

EDMONTON — An Alberta-born mother of four whose "Company's Coming" cookbooks have become ingredient-stained fixtures on kitchen shelves around the world has died at age 95. A statement from her family says Jean Paré died Christmas Eve in Edmonton.
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Alberta RCMP say male shot during confrontation with officers at gas station

STRATHMORE, Alta. — RCMP in southern Alberta say officers shot a person who confronted them at a gas station early Christmas morning.
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