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Snowboarding opens unexpected doors for Canada's Liam Gill

Snowboarding opens unexpected doors for Canada's Liam Gill

CALGARY — When Liam Gill felt he didn't belong, snowboarding came to his rescue. Diagnosed with a language processing disorder and dyslexia, Gill struggled to understand and make himself understood in school.
Flames sign rookie forward Martin Pospisil to two-year contract

Flames sign rookie forward Martin Pospisil to two-year contract

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed forward Martin Pospisil to a two-year contract extension. The deal carries an annual average value of US$1 million.
Calgary police officer charged in off-duty sexual assault

Calgary police officer charged in off-duty sexual assault

CALGARY — An officer has been charged with sexual assault more than three years after the province's police watchdog began investigating the alleged offence.
B.C. and Alberta trucking firms ask court to lift bans imposed after overpass crash

B.C. and Alberta trucking firms ask court to lift bans imposed after overpass crash

VANCOUVER — Two trucking firms say the B.C. government wrongly concluded they were "one operation" after an overpass crash last December, and want a court to let them both back on the province's road. B.C.-based Chohan Freight Forwarders Ltd.
'Worried for the safety of youth': Teens stage walkout over Alberta gender policies

'Worried for the safety of youth': Teens stage walkout over Alberta gender policies

Sixteen-year-old Aspen Cervo says he began thinking about a student walkout over the Alberta government's planned policies around transgender youth right after Premier Danielle Smith announced them last week.
Calgary researchers develop new tool to diagnose genetic mutations within hours

Calgary researchers develop new tool to diagnose genetic mutations within hours

CALGARY — A Calgary researcher has developed a new tool that can detect the presence of genetic mutations within hours instead of weeks.
Calgary police say business cards handed out with free cocaine samples

Calgary police say business cards handed out with free cocaine samples

CALGARY — Police have laid drug-trafficking charges after a man allegedly handed out business cards with free samples of cocaine in Calgary.
Paralympic alpine ski champion Mac Marcoux announces retirement

Paralympic alpine ski champion Mac Marcoux announces retirement

CALGARY — Decorated para alpine ski champion Mac Marcoux announced his retirement Wednesday, but he isn't done with sport. The 26-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Two accused in Alberta border blockade case plead guilty to firearm charges

Two accused in Alberta border blockade case plead guilty to firearm charges

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Two of four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the 2022 blockade at the Canada-U. S. border crossing near Coutts, Alta., have pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
Athabasca, Cenovus close creation of new Duvernay Energy Corp. joint venture

Athabasca, Cenovus close creation of new Duvernay Energy Corp. joint venture

CALGARY — Athabasca Oil Corp. and Cenovus Energy Inc. have closed a previously announced deal creating a new joint venture stand-alone company called Duvernay Energy Corp.
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