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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Trade and tariffs Trade with the United States is set to be front and centre this week with tariffs on auto imports into the U.S. expected to come into force.
'A great idea': How office conversions could resurrect Calgary's ailing downtown

'A great idea': How office conversions could resurrect Calgary's ailing downtown

CALGARY — Four years ago, Maxim Olshevsky abandoned his business for a new opportunity.
Draisaitl recovers from injury, then hurts Flames with OT winner

Draisaitl recovers from injury, then hurts Flames with OT winner

EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl could not have made a much bigger impact in his return to the Edmonton Oilers' lineup.
Draisaitl scores in OT as Oilers trip Flames 3-2

Draisaitl scores in OT as Oilers trip Flames 3-2

EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl scored twice, including the overtime winner, and added an assist in his return from injury as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-2 victory over the rival Calgary Flames on Saturday.
Girl, 9, dies in Alberta crash that's left other children critically injured

Girl, 9, dies in Alberta crash that's left other children critically injured

KILLAM, Alta. — A nine-year-old girl has died in a crash at an Alberta highway intersection and police say four other people, including three children, were seriously injured.
Sewage leaks into Calgary's Bow River; mayor says city's water is still safe to drink

Sewage leaks into Calgary's Bow River; mayor says city's water is still safe to drink

CALGARY — Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is reassuring residents of the city that their water is safe to drink after announcing a sewage pipe underneath the Bow River had to be shut down due to a leak.
'It'll be a battle': 12 people flex their strength to be Alberta's strongest man

'It'll be a battle': 12 people flex their strength to be Alberta's strongest man

EDMONTON — Tristain Hoath says he was 10 years old when he first noticed he was unusually strong. The Edmonton police officer says his dad and another man were struggling to lift a large piano onto a truck when they called him for help.
Sochi Olympic champion Jacobs wearing Canada colours again at men's curling worlds

Sochi Olympic champion Jacobs wearing Canada colours again at men's curling worlds

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — It has been over a decade since Brad Jacobs has had the Maple Leaf on his back at a major curling event. Putting on Canada's colours again Friday at the Temple Gardens Centre was a feeling that was tough to describe.
B.C. Lions fine, forfeit two draft picks for violating CFL's salary cap

B.C. Lions fine, forfeit two draft picks for violating CFL's salary cap

TORONTO — The B.C.
Snow, freezing rain hitting much of Canada causing crashes, road closures

Snow, freezing rain hitting much of Canada causing crashes, road closures

CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — Old Man Winter has proven to be a resilient cuss, slamming through parts of Canada with a wallop of heavy snow and freezing rain while turning roads – and a restaurant -- into a smash-up derby.