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Alberta woman will represent Canada at Ultrarunners World Championships

Alberta woman will represent Canada at Ultrarunners World Championships

Jessica McBride is the only female runner selected to represent Canada at international competition.
Winners of Spruce Meadows foal naming contest come from across Canada

Winners of Spruce Meadows foal naming contest come from across Canada

There were 50,000 submissions to name three foals at the international horse-jumping grounds Spruce Meadows, near Calgary.
Air Canada strike: Flights may be affected by mid-September

Air Canada strike: Flights may be affected by mid-September

Air Canada's pilots are still bracing to strike as they haven't reached an agreement with their employer.
Daily visits continue at 60s-era UFO site in Northern Alberta

Daily visits continue at 60s-era UFO site in Northern Alberta

The world’s first UFO landing pad built in St. Paul, Alberta in 1967 continues to be a tourist draw.
Cross-country hitchhiking 'Lucky' the lobster plushie reaches Alberta

Cross-country hitchhiking 'Lucky' the lobster plushie reaches Alberta

The journey of a stuffed crustacean owned by a Southern Alberta couple has over 22,000 on its Lobster Quest TikTok channel.
'Salad bar for the cattle' helps fight climate change

'Salad bar for the cattle' helps fight climate change

Rotational grazing bolsters cows, crops, and climate, some Alberta farmers find
Arsonist gets house arrest for fire at Lake Louise ski hill staff accommodation

Arsonist gets house arrest for fire at Lake Louise ski hill staff accommodation

“Given the impact the fire had on the 175 residents who lost their home and all of their belongings, not to mention the potential for lost lives, those residents might consider the sentence ‘light’,”.
ASIRT says officer who shot at stolen truck as it drove at him was reasonable in his actions

ASIRT says officer who shot at stolen truck as it drove at him was reasonable in his actions

“The stolen truck, a F-350, is a large and heavy vehicle capable of causing serious injury even when a person is inside another vehicle. When the [subject officer] responded with a single shot, he intended to cause death or grievous bodily harm. The two are proportionate.” 
Bugling bulls rounding up elk harems in Bow Valley

Bugling bulls rounding up elk harems in Bow Valley

Parks Canada issued an advisory for Banff National Park asking people to give rutting elk their space.
New $241 million flour milling facility being built in Central Alberta

New $241 million flour milling facility being built in Central Alberta

A new flour milling facility in Red Deer County is expected to create about 27 permanent and about 200 temporary jobs, say officials
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