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Alberta says Quebec pension model back on table in Canada Pension Plan exit debate

Alberta says Quebec pension model back on table in Canada Pension Plan exit debate

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is again considering using the Quebec investment model for a possible provincial pension plan, less than a week after Finance Minister Nate Horner announced the Quebec option had been scrapped.
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Calgary's new public transit safety strategy to address crime and social disorder

Calgary's new public transit safety strategy to address crime and social disorder

Calgary city council has approved a public transit safety strategy to address crime and social disorder on buses and trains.
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Alberta school division looks at conditions before alleged locker-room sex assault

Alberta school division looks at conditions before alleged locker-room sex assault

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A southern Alberta school division is looking into what conditions may have contributed to four members of a high school football team being charged with the sexual assault of a teammate.
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Southern Alberta man who worked as guard in RCMP cells charged with sexual assault

Southern Alberta man who worked as guard in RCMP cells charged with sexual assault

BROCKET, Alta. — Police say a southern Alberta man who worked as a guard for the RCMP has been charged after an alleged sexual assault. Piikani RCMP say a woman reported being sexually assaulted early on Oct.
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Star receiver Begelton named recipient of Harrison Award

Star receiver Begelton named recipient of Harrison Award

Calgary Stampeders receiver Reggie Begelton was named this year's recipient of the Herm Harrison Memorial Award on Tuesday. The award, established in 2013, honours a Stampeders player for his outstanding community service.
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Linebacker McLaurin among five players released by Edmonton Elks

EDMONTON — American linebacker Mark McLaurin, who appeared in 11 regular-season games this year with the Edmonton Elks, was among five players released by the CFL club Tuesday.
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Four-year-old boy dies in hospital after being found in Alberta pond

Four-year-old boy dies in hospital after being found in Alberta pond

AIRDRIE, Alta. — Police say a four-year-old boy who was found earlier this month in a pond in southern Alberta has died in hospital. Airdrie RCMP received a call about a missing child in the community north of Calgary on Oct. 3.
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Wave of billion-dollar oilpatch deals a sign of bullish Canadian energy sector

CALGARY — A wave of high-profile mergers and acquisitions in the Canadian oilpatch is a sign of an industry that is flush with cash and increasingly confident in the short- and medium-term outlook for fossil fuels, experts say.
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Alberta premier says phone consults more effective for feedback on pension debate

Alberta premier says phone consults more effective for feedback on pension debate

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says phone beats face-to-face when it comes to gauging public opinion on quitting the Canada Pension Plan, but the Opposition NDP says something this big needs to be in person.
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Albertans demand details, risk assessment in telephone town hall on quitting CPP

Albertans demand details, risk assessment in telephone town hall on quitting CPP

EDMONTON — The provincial panel gathering feedback on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan heard arguments for and against the idea in a telephone town hall Monday, but the overriding theme was a demand for details in order to make an
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