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After more than 50 years together, Alberta couple faces tough new challenge together
Al Osten (right) shares a smile with his partner Buddy Victor (left) at their Calgary apartment on June 16, 2022. Osten and Victor met singing in a boy band called The Rover Boys in the 1950's and moved back to Alberta where they ran and eventually sold their Weight Watchers franchises in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The two have become philanthropists and live in Calgary where Al takes care of Buddy who is suffering from Alzheimer's.
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Restrictions may be gone, but 2022 world juniors feels like ‘bubble’ tournament
Rogers Place arena sits empty after the cancellation of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Canadian Rourke leads B.C. Lions into Calgary to face Stamps in intriguing matchup
B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke passes during the first half of CFL football game against the Edmonton Elks in Vancouver, on Saturday, August 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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One dead, one in critical condition after RCMP shooting in northern Alberta
RCMP police car.
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Thousands of tickets still available for rescheduled men’s world junior hockey championship in Edmonton
Odd summer timing and an ongoing sexual assault scandal at Hockey Canada could be the reason thousands of tickets to the World Junior Hockey Championship are still available on the eve of the tournament, says an Edmonton professor. Fans take a selfie as they watch United States take on Finland during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship exhibition action in Edmonton on Thursday, December 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Burnham returns as Lions take on struggling Elks
B.C. Lions' Bryan Burnham (16) dives across the goal line to score a touchdown in front of Toronto Argonauts' Trumaine Washington, back, after making a reception during first half CFL football action in Vancouver, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Juno Awards reschedules to March 13, shifting one day to avoid the Oscars
The 2023 Juno Awards are moving a day later to steer clear of Oscars night. A videographer looks through his camera during the Juno Award nominee press conference in Toronto on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Yamamoto, Oilers agree to terms on two-year extension
CALGARY, AB - MAY 20: Kailer Yamamoto #56 of the Edmonton Oilers takes a shot on Jacob Markstrom #25 of the Calgary Flames during the first period of Game Two of the Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Saddledome on May 20, 2022 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
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Canadian team starts prep for a summer world junior men’s hockey championship
A Hockey Canada logo is shown on the jersey of a player with Canada’s National Junior Team during a training camp practice in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Edmonton Oilers legend Kevin Lowe retires from team’s front office
Former Edmonton Oilers player Kevin Lowe speaks during his jersey retirement ceremony in Edmonton on Friday, November 5, 2021. The Edmonton Oilers have announced that Lowe is retiring from his position in the team's front office.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Edmonton Folk Festival kicks off tonight with William Prince, KALEO and Nathaniel Rateliff
Nathaniel Rateliff performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
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Pope Francis holds second mass amid calls for broader residential school apology
Pope Francis goes to pray by the remains of Saint Francois De Laval after presiding over a vespers service at the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre Dame de Quebec, Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Quebec City, Quebec. Pope Francis is on a "penitential" six-day visit to Canada to beg forgiveness from survivors of the country's residential schools, where Catholic missionaries contributed to the "cultural genocide" of generations of Indigenous children by trying to stamp out their languages, cultures and traditions. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Pope Francis renews his residential schools apology in Quebec
Pope Francis and Governor General of Canada Mary Simon attend a meeting with civil authorities, representatives of indigenous peoples and members of the diplomatic corps at the Citadelle in Quebec City, Canada July 27, 2022. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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Pope’s message of investigation into residential school abuse a ‘lost in translation’ moment, Vatican clarifies
Pope Francis and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon arrive at the Citadelle during his papal visit across Canada in Quebec City on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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At Lac Ste. Anne, Pope Francis tells crowd beating drums ‘echo the beating of so many hearts’
Pope Francis blesses the crowd with holy water after performing the pilgrimage to Lac St Anne, Alta on July 26, 2022.
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Pope Francis calls on faithful to be ‘weavers of hope’ at stadium mass in Edmonton
Pope Francis waves the the crowd as he makes a lap at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton Alta, on July 26, 2022.
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Oilers sign forward Jesse Puljujarvi to one-year, $3-million deal
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Oilers add former NHL defenceman Mark Stuart to coaching staff
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Pope Francis speaks of honouring elders as a path to reconciliation at Edmonton mass
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Visit by Pope Francis to Canada: Here’s what happened on July 26
Pope Francis blesses the crowd with holy water after performing the pilgrimage to Lac St Anne, Alta on July 26, 2022.