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Sharangovich shines as Flames rally to burn Penguins 4-3

Sharangovich shines as Flames rally to burn Penguins 4-3

Calgary celebrated the retirement of Miikka Kiprusoff's No. 34 in style on Saturday night with a stirring comeback victory.
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Canada's Masson-Wong wins at first Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship card in Canada

Canada's Masson-Wong wins at first Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship card in Canada

EDMONTON — Quebec City's Jade Masson-Wong needed just one minute to knock out American Gabrielle Roman on Saturday night in the main event of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship's first-ever show in Canada.
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LGBTQ students look ahead after Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks

LGBTQ students look ahead after Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks

WESTLOCK, Alta. — Shaylin Lussier went home and screamed after the student's town voted for a bylaw banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks from municipal property. Lussier, a member of the gay-straight alliance in Westlock, Alta.
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Emotional Kiprusoff honoured to see Flames retire his number

Emotional Kiprusoff honoured to see Flames retire his number

CALGARY — Twenty years after unceremoniously arriving in Calgary only to backstop the Flames to an unexpected playoff berth and improbable run to the 2004 Stanley Cup final, Miikka Kiprusoff will have his number retired on Saturday night.
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Obstruction charge withdrawn for Alberta reporter covering homeless camp clearing

Obstruction charge withdrawn for Alberta reporter covering homeless camp clearing

EDMONTON — A journalist arrested during the police clearing of a homeless encampment said Friday she's relieved an obstruction charge against her has been dropped.
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Alberta premier worried about resource revenue, says fiscal restraint the way forward

Alberta premier worried about resource revenue, says fiscal restraint the way forward

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says spending needs to remain in check as her government looks to sock away savings into its rainy-day fund. She says the government's long-term revenues increase at about three per cent a year.
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Calgary home sales up almost 23 per cent in February, prices rising

Calgary home sales up almost 23 per cent in February, prices rising

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) says February home sales were up nearly 23 per cent from last year as new listings rose. The board says sales totalled 2,135 units, while the volume of sales in dollars rose 41.3 per cent to $1.
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Man accused of Calgary sex assaults may be getting new lawyer for French trial

Man accused of Calgary sex assaults may be getting new lawyer for French trial

CALGARY — A man accused of sexually assaulting seven women from Calgary may be getting a new lawyer after his trial came to a halt a month ago.
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MEG Energy promotes chief operating officer Darlene Gates to chief executive

MEG Energy promotes chief operating officer Darlene Gates to chief executive

CALGARY — MEG Energy Corp. is promoting Darlene Gates to the role of chief executive. The oilsands company says Gates, who is the company's chief operating officer, will take over the top job on May 1 when Derek Evans steps down from the role.
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CWB Financial Group Q1 profit down from year ago, provisions for credit losses up

CWB Financial Group Q1 profit down from year ago, provisions for credit losses up

EDMONTON — CWB Financial Group reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its provision for credit losses rose. The Edmonton-based bank says it earned common shareholders' net income of $87.
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