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CALGARY — Police say three youths were arrested, including an 11-year-old, after a Calgary bus driver and a liquor store were robbed.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks return from a bye week looking to reboot a season slipping away.

EDMONTON — A former deputy premier's petition to have Alberta declare that its official policy is to remain in Canada can start rolling out across the province.

A Katy Perry superfan is basking in newfound fame after a video of him meeting the pop star garnered nearly a million views online.

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TORONTO — Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris and Calgary Stampeders defensive back Damon Webb earned top honours for July in the CFL's honour roll announced Wednesday. Harris was the top offensive player, earning a grade of 92.

CAMROSE — Pierre Poilievre was greeted with cheers and applause by the hundreds of Albertans who showed up to watch a two-and-a-half-hour political debate on a sunny Tuesday evening in July.

EDMONTON — Alberta's chief electoral officer is rebuffing calls from Premier Danielle Smith and her justice minister to reverse course and sign off on a proposed referendum question on separation.

EDMONTON — Alberta's police watchdog says a retired RCMP officer has been charged six years after shooting a man in the face. The officer is facing one count of aggravated assault and has been released before a court date next month in Red Deer.

OTTAWA — Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and a slowing economy, Canada's provinces are all expected to run fiscal deficits this year — but a Conference Board of Canada report predicts those deficits will narrow in the coming years.