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EDMONTON — After losing two in a row to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Edmonton Elks’ playoff hopes hang by a thread.

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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames signed right-handed shooting defenseman Tyson Barrie to a one-year, $1.25 million contract Thursday.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames signed defenceman Tyson Barrie to a one-year contract worth US$1.25 million on Thursday. The 33-year-old from Victoria was invited to Flames' training camp on a professional tryout contract.

EDMONTON — Alberta's nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the province foundered over disagreements around pay and staffing.

CALGARY — Cement producer Lafarge Canada Inc. says it has installed a new facility at its Exshaw, Alta., plant that will use construction waste to reduce the plant's reliance on fossil fuels.

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. continues to invest in the U.S.

CALGARY — Hockey Canada will hold a Beyond The Boards summit in Ottawa in November to analyze gender-based violence, homophobia, sexism and transphobia in the game.

OTTAWA — Members of targeted diasporas in Canada are calling for greater awareness of the foreign threats they face as well as more robust protections that could save lives.

EDMONTON — There are renewed questions over a recent comment by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on whether the province is being sprayed from above by so-called chemtrails.