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REGINA — Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP introduced legislation Wednesday that, if passed, would make it tougher for the province to separate from the rest of Canada.

LAS VEGAS — The Edmonton Oilers smell a golden opportunity in Las Vegas. The Oilers seek to take a 2-0 playoff series lead from the road back to Edmonton for the first time since 2017.

CALGARY — Calgary has sworn in a new police chief less than a week after the former chief abruptly resigned.

CALGARY — Police say an Alberta teen has died after he was hit by an SUV in Calgary last week while riding his skateboard. Officers were called to a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle at Hunterview Drive and Hunterbrook Road.

EDMONTON — Hundreds of people and dozens of homes have been evacuated as an active wildfire continues to threaten rural areas north of Edmonton.

CALGARY — A judge has declined to hear a challenge to Parkland Corp.'s last-minute decision to delay its shareholder meeting by more than a month so investors can vote on a US$9.

EDMONTON — A former Alberta premier has a new job in the provincial courts. The provincial government says David Hancock has been named assistant chief justice of the Alberta Court of Justice in the Edmonton Family and Youth Division.

CALGARY — Power producer TransAlta Corp. is hoping to sign agreements this year with prospective Alberta data centre partners that would draw on natural gas-fired electricity it generates in the province.

Canada will take the first step towards the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup with a game against the U.S. on Aug. 22 in Calgary to open the Pacific Nations Cup. The Canadian men are currently ranked 24th in the world, compared to No. 15 for the U.S.

CALGARY — Oilsands giant Suncor Energy Inc. has begun a three-month outage at one of its upgraders so it can begin to replace enormous components first installed almost six decades ago.