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Canada's Wesley Chiu in second after short program at junior figure skating worlds

Canada's Wesley Chiu in second after short program at junior figure skating worlds

CALGARY — Canada's Wesley Chiu is in second place following the men's short program with 80.56 points at the world junior figure skating championship on Thursday. Japan's Kao Miura took hold of the lead, scoring 85.11 points.
Calgary man faces second-degree murder charge in death of woman found in park

Calgary man faces second-degree murder charge in death of woman found in park

CALGARY — Police say a man has been charged with killing a woman whose burned body was found in a Calgary park — nearly 14 years after he killedanother woman and left her body in a park.
Judge grants woman interim injunction for exemption from Alberta opioid restrictions

Judge grants woman interim injunction for exemption from Alberta opioid restrictions

CALGARY — A Calgary woman says she can finally look forward to the future after a judge granted an interim injunction Thursday that allows her to continue taking a potent opioid three times a day.
Alberta band chief angry over silence from Imperial Oil after oilsands tailings spill

Alberta band chief angry over silence from Imperial Oil after oilsands tailings spill

A northern Alberta Indigenous leader has accused Imperial Oil Ltd. of a nine-month coverup over a massive release of toxic oilsands tailings on land near where his band harvests food.
Oilers acquire veteran forward Nick Bjugstad from Coyotes

Oilers acquire veteran forward Nick Bjugstad from Coyotes

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers acquired forward Nick Bjugstad and defenceman Cam Dineen from the Arizona Coyotes for a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft and blue-liner Michael Kesselring on Thursday.
'Our reality:' Finance minister wants review of Alberta's volatile revenue structure

'Our reality:' Finance minister wants review of Alberta's volatile revenue structure

CALGARY — Alberta's finance minister says he would like to see a panel formed within the next year and a half to address the province's often volatile revenue structure.
Crescent Point continues to grow production in Kaybob Duvernay

Crescent Point continues to grow production in Kaybob Duvernay

CALGARY — Crescent Point Energy Corp. says its $900-million acquisition of Shell Canada's Kaybob Duvernay assets in 2021 has performed so well that the assets will have paid for themselves by the end of the first quarter of 2023.
Canadian Natural Resources' Q4 profit down from year ago; extreme cold affects output

Canadian Natural Resources' Q4 profit down from year ago; extreme cold affects output

CALGARY — Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.'s profits took a hit in the fourth quarter of 2022 as extreme winter weather forced the oilsands giant to reduce production. The Calgary-based company reported Thursday that it earned $1.52 billion or $1.
CWB Financial reports first-quarter profit up from year ago

CWB Financial reports first-quarter profit up from year ago

EDMONTON — CWB Financial Group reported its first-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago, helped by a reversal of a previously recognized impaired loan writeoff.
Oilers' Bouchard steps into new role, opportunity on power-play unit with Barrie gone

Oilers' Bouchard steps into new role, opportunity on power-play unit with Barrie gone

EDMONTON — Evan Bouchard has the chance to go from understudy to star. For the better part of two-plus seasons, the 23-year-old defenceman watched and learned as fellow defenceman Tyson Barrie ran the scariest power play in the NHL.
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