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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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$400M available in next round of funding to clean up inactive Alberta oil, gas sites

$400M available in next round of funding to clean up inactive Alberta oil, gas sites

EDMONTON — Alberta and the federal government say another $400 million in funding is available to help clean up inactive oil and gas sites in the province. The money includes $100 million for clean up in Indigenous communities.
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Former Conservative MP Rob Anders to face tax evasion trial in October

Former Conservative MP Rob Anders to face tax evasion trial in October

CALGARY — A two-week trial has been scheduled in the tax evasion case of former Conservative member of Parliament Rob Anders. His lawyer appeared in Calgary court to enter not guilty pleas on his behalf. The trial is to start Oct. 25.
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Negative COVID-19 tests required at land border crossings as of Monday

Negative COVID-19 tests required at land border crossings as of Monday

St. Albert recorded two new cases, no new deaths
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MNP to buy part of Deloitte's Canada business, gaining 900 workers and 25 offices

MNP to buy part of Deloitte's Canada business, gaining 900 workers and 25 offices

CALGARY — Canadian accounting and consulting firm MNP LLP says it will buy part of Deloitte's Canadian business in a new deal between two of the country's largest professional services firms.
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Icemaker Greg Ewasko going the distance in Calgary's curling bubble

Icemaker Greg Ewasko going the distance in Calgary's curling bubble

CALGARY — Greg Ewasko will be an expert on curling bubble life by the time he's done tending Calgary's ice. The icemaker from Oakbank, Man., will spend 52 days making ice for four Curling Canada events at WinSport's Markin MacPhail Centre.
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Enbridge anticipates cash flow bounty as Line 3 cost estimate jumps to $9.3 billion

Enbridge anticipates cash flow bounty as Line 3 cost estimate jumps to $9.3 billion

CALGARY — Construction of the U.S. portion of its Line 3 oil pipeline will cost $1.1 billion more than expected due to regulatory and court delays in Minnesota but the CEO of owner Enbridge Inc.
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Enbridge reports higher fourth-quarter profits despite rising Line 3 costs

Enbridge reports higher fourth-quarter profits despite rising Line 3 costs

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. says its profits rose in the fourth quarter, despite increasing costs of its Line 3 project. The company reported fourth-quarter earnings attributable to shareholders of $1.
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