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PrairieSky Royalty earns $48 million in second quarter

PrairieSky Royalty earns $48 million in second quarter

CALGARY — PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. says its net earnings for the second quarter were $48 million, down from $110.1 million a year earlier. The Calgary-based company says it saw record quarterly average oil royalty production of 12,607 barrels per day.
Canadian meat industry urges MPs to reject U.K. membership in trade deal

Canadian meat industry urges MPs to reject U.K. membership in trade deal

CALGARY — Canadian beef and pork farmers frustrated by an ongoing dispute with Britain over meat exports are calling on members of Parliament to vote against the U.K.'s membership in a major Asia-Pacific trade group.
University of Calgary-led study says concussions don't affect kids' intelligence

University of Calgary-led study says concussions don't affect kids' intelligence

CALGARY — A University of Calgary-led study has some positive news for parents whose children have suffered concussions, finding kids' intelligence is not affected by the brain injury.
Four Canadians prevail in Calgary Stampede rodeo finals

Four Canadians prevail in Calgary Stampede rodeo finals

CALGARY — Canadian cowboys held their own at the Calgary Stampede rodeo by winning four of six events on Showdown Sunday.
Two arrested after string of Saturday night shootings at Edmonton vehicles

Two arrested after string of Saturday night shootings at Edmonton vehicles

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say a man and a woman have been arrested following a chase that started with seemingly random shootings at vehicles that left several motorists injured. About 9 p.m.
Calgary Stampede says chuckwagon horse euthanized after suffering injury

Calgary Stampede says chuckwagon horse euthanized after suffering injury

CALGARY — A horse has been euthanized at the Calgary Stampede after suffering an injury during a chuckwagon race.
Alberta well positioned for future, says former UCP environment and energy minister

Alberta well positioned for future, says former UCP environment and energy minister

Sonya Savage, as energy minister under former Alberta premier Jason Kenney, was tasked with selling a resoundingly unpopular attempt to open the Rocky Mountains to coal mining that wasn't even her idea.
FIS removes tentative men's downhill races at Lake Louise from calendar

FIS removes tentative men's downhill races at Lake Louise from calendar

CALGARY — The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has removed a tentative men's downhill at Lake Louise, Alta., from next season's calendar, Alpine Canada confirmed Friday. The governing body of skiing initially had the men competing Nov.
'It's home': Alberta's Métis community rebuilds settlement after wildfire

'It's home': Alberta's Métis community rebuilds settlement after wildfire

HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. — Carrol Johnston points at flowering peonies in her otherwise charred garden as she walks through her property in a northern Alberta Métis settlement.
Elks match North American professional sports record for consecutive home losses

Elks match North American professional sports record for consecutive home losses

EDMONTON — It was a win wrapped up with some worry for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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