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World's longest hockey game played in deep freeze in Alberta

World's longest hockey game played in deep freeze in Alberta

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. — The world’s longest hockey game carried on in ghastly cold weather. Forty people took turns playing hockey on an outdoor rink 24 hours a day, seven days a week since Feb. 4., all in the name of cancer research.
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Outdoor hockey players in Alberta break records, raise $1.8M for cancer research

Outdoor hockey players in Alberta break records, raise $1.8M for cancer research

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. — The world's longest hockey game in Alberta broke multiple records this year. Forty people took turns playing hockey on an outdoor rink near Edmonton during record cold temperatures 24 hours a day, seven days a week since Feb.
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Mounties say church ignored COVID-19 rules again following charges against pastor

Mounties say church ignored COVID-19 rules again following charges against pastor

EDMONTON — RCMP say a church whose pastor was charged last week with violating Alberta's health rules was not complying with COVID-19 restrictions during Sunday morning's service.
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Somali-Canadian helps with COVID-19 effort in African country

Somali-Canadian helps with COVID-19 effort in African country

EDMONTON — Before Canadian Khalid Hashi and his team began their work in Somalia, the country of about 15 million people who mostly speak Somali and Arabic only had information about COVID-19 in one language.
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Oilers' Puljujarvi eligible to resume team activities, will be at practice Sunday

Oilers' Puljujarvi eligible to resume team activities, will be at practice Sunday

Edmonton forward Jesse Puljujarvi has been deemed eligible to resume all team activities, the Oilers said Saturday in a release.
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Western Hockey League's East Division set to play season in Regina hub

Western Hockey League's East Division set to play season in Regina hub

CALGARY — The Western Hockey League says it has approval from the Saskatchewan government to play a 24-game East Division season in a hub in Regina starting next month.
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Judge reserves decision on bail for accused in Calgary police hit-and-run death

Judge reserves decision on bail for accused in Calgary police hit-and-run death

CALGARY — A judge has reserved his decision on whether to grant bail to a man charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer. Police allege that Amir Abdulrahman, 19, was a passenger in an SUV that Sgt.
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Court told Alberta commissioner should continue foreign funding of oil critics probe

Court told Alberta commissioner should continue foreign funding of oil critics probe

CALGARY — A court has been told that a man leading an inquiry into alleged foreign-funded anti-Alberta energy campaigns should be allowed to continue his work because accusations of bias are unfounded and his investigation is in the public interest.
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Judge grants interim injunction to Alberta government in EMS dispatch dispute

Judge grants interim injunction to Alberta government in EMS dispatch dispute

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A judge says a northern municipality must resume transferring emergency medical calls to a provincial dispatch centre by noon on Saturday.
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Canadian Malartic partners approve $1.7-billion western Quebec gold mine extension

Canadian Malartic partners approve $1.7-billion western Quebec gold mine extension

CALGARY — A plan to spend $1.7 billion over the next seven years to develop the Odyssey underground mine to extend the life of the Canadian Malartic Mine's open pit operation in western Quebec has been approved by its owners.
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