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Yukon wind chill below -50 C, more snow for southern B.C., as frigid system hits

Yukon wind chill below -50 C, more snow for southern B.C., as frigid system hits

VANCOUVER — Weather alerts blanket most of British Columbia, Yukon and a large portion of Alberta as a bitterly cold system sweeps across those regions and another round of snow threatens southern B.C.
TC Energy says cold weather could slow recovery of oil from Keystone pipeline leak

TC Energy says cold weather could slow recovery of oil from Keystone pipeline leak

CALGARY — TC Energy Inc. says upcoming cold weather has the potential to slow the recovery of the oil spilled from its Keystone pipeline leak in Kansas. The company says it has recovered an estimated 7,233 barrels of oil from a creek as of 5 p.m.
Olympic champion Odermatt back on top with Alta Badia GS win

Olympic champion Odermatt back on top with Alta Badia GS win

LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — There was no stopping Marco Odermatt this time. A day after an uncharacteristic third-place finish on the same course, the Olympic champion won another giant slalom in Alta Badia on Monday for his 15th career World Cup victory.
'Perfect storm' of inflation, high prices driving more into homelessness: advocates

'Perfect storm' of inflation, high prices driving more into homelessness: advocates

CALGARY — Social agencies and advocates say rising interest rates and high inflation are pushing more Canadians into homelessness.
Peters earns shutout as Hitmen top Oil Kings 5-0 for third straight win

Peters earns shutout as Hitmen top Oil Kings 5-0 for third straight win

CALGARY — Brayden Peters posted a 20-save shutout as the Calgary Hitmen defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-0 for their straight victory on Sunday.
Canada concludes Calgary's speedskating World Cup with mass start medal haul

Canada concludes Calgary's speedskating World Cup with mass start medal haul

CALGARY — Ivanie Blondin returned to the podium in her signature race, while Connor Howe and Hayden Mayeur took advantage of chaos on the final day of a speedskating World Cup in Calgary. The Canadians produced three mass start medals Sunday.
Danielle Smith appoints MLA as parliamentary secretary for civil liberties

Danielle Smith appoints MLA as parliamentary secretary for civil liberties

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her newly named parliamentary secretary for civil liberties will keep an eye on matters from campus free speech to excessive use of police force.
Braathen, the skier and fashion designer, wins Alta Badia GS

Braathen, the skier and fashion designer, wins Alta Badia GS

LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — Lucas Braathen might be just the type of personality that skiing needs to join Marco Odermatt among the younger generation taking over the sport.
'One side or the other': Coutts, Alta. still a village divided after convoy blockade

'One side or the other': Coutts, Alta. still a village divided after convoy blockade

COUTTS, Alta. — The sound of blaring horns that echoed through this village 10 months ago has been replaced by the steady hum of semi-trailer trucks filing through the border crossing between Alberta and the United States.
Klingberg, Dostal lead Ducks to 4-3 win over Oilers

Klingberg, Dostal lead Ducks to 4-3 win over Oilers

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — John Klingberg scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Lukas Dostal stopped 46 shots and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday.
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