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Braid: After big national meeting, not much hope for Premier Smith’s pipeline dreams
A pair of giant potholes stand in the road to building oil pipelines East and West. Read More
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McDonald’s bringing drinks from shuttered spinoff to select restaurants this year
(NEXSTAR) — For a short time, McDonald’s fans were able to visit the chain’s handful of spinoff restaurants inspired by a part-alien, part-vehicle character that made its debut in the 1980s. In May, however, McDonald’s announced it would shutter its CosMc’s locations — in total, eight had opened, one in Chicago and seven in Texas.…
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‘South Park’ lays into Trump; White House issues response
(The Hill) – “South Park” targeted President Trump and Paramount Global in its latest episode this week, poking fun at the president for targeting his enemies and at one point depicting him in bed with Satan. The Wednesday season premiere of the hit animated show, which airs on Comedy Central, featured an animated and doctored…
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‘These are scary times’: A busy Steve Earle ready to make a new record for troubled times
Steve Earle figures he is three songs away from finishing his long-gestating musical based on the 1983 Robert Duvall film Tender Mercies. Read More
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Uptick in home sales varies across the country
The temporary cooling of trade tensions in June led to buyers returning to many markets across Canada, a new report has found. Read More
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The wolves have survived: How Los Lobos became one of the last bands standing from the ’70s L.A. music scene
While it may not be what Los Lobos fans want to hear, the veteran band from East L.A. has no plans of returning to the studio anytime soon. Read More
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Alberta taxpayers on the hook for $142.8M coal settlement
A coal company has dropped a claim against the Government of Alberta after the province agreed to fork out nearly $143 million. Read More
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Two of golf’s best Spaniards are coming to Calgary for Rogers Charity Classic
Two of golf’s greatest Spaniards, José María Olazábal and Miguel Angel Jimenéz, have confirmed they will return to Calgary for the 2025 Rogers Charity Classic, August 11-17. Read More
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Chorney-Booth: Dig deeper into culinary culture with a guided food tour
Earlier this year, I found myself sitting in a booth in the Fairmont Palliser Hotel’s Hawthorn dining room with my mother and a small group of very pleasant strangers. We drank Caesars and ate ginger beef, talked about the history of the hotel and its importance to the city of Calgary and then walked down…