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CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. raised its dividend as it reported a smaller loss in its fourth quarter compared with a year earlier. The power utility says it has increased its quarterly payment to shareholders by half a penny to 6.5 cents per share.

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit and revenue fell compared with a year ago as it saw lower oil and natural gas prices. The company says it earned $146 million or seven cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Hunter Laing led the way with two goals as the Saskatoon Blades survived a late push from the Lethbridge Hurricanes to hold on for a 4-3 win on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action.

THUNDER BAY — Tracy Fleury was creating happier memories at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont., than three years ago in the same city.

CALGARY — Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after a man was fatally shot in Calgary. Police were called to a home in the city's southeast following reports of a domestic disturbance.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith removed her government's deputy minister of health Wednesday but bucked calls for a public inquiry into allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts.

MONTREAL — Bold plans and promises for high-speed rail lines in Canada stretch as far back as Pierre Trudeau's government. So far, none have come to pass.

Climate advocacy groups are calling on officials to crack down on the fossil fuel industry's role in K-12 education, suggesting its alleged influence has gone largely unchecked in the absence of robust climate change education.

CALGARY — Police say a woman is dead and a child is recovering in a Calgary hospital from carbon monoxide poisoning.

CALGARY — The union representing custodians and maintenance workers at two Calgary school boards is set to serve strike notice.