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KANANASKIS, Alta. — Several bear warnings and area closures are in place in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta after some surprise encounters with both black and grizzly bears.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s auditor general says he will investigate what went wrong with the United Conservative Party government’s abandoned plan to privatize community lab testing provincewide.

EDMONTON — Police say a man has died in hospital after he was arrested in Edmonton. They say the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, which investigates police in the province, was notified of the man’s death Tuesday.

CALGARY — The CEO of Enbridge Inc. is calling on the federal government to create a national Indigenous loan guarantee program to help First Nations communities in Canada acquire equity stakes in major resource and infrastructure projects.

CALGARY — Carolina Hiller, Laurent Dubreuil, Valérie Maltais and Ted-Jan Bloemen all earned national titles on Thursday, the opening day of the Canadian long-track speedskating championships. Hiller, from Prince George, B.C.

DRUMHELLER, Alta. — The Royal Tyrrell Museum says the best preserved and most complete triceratops skull found in Canada is now on display in Alberta.

CALGARY — The deal is sealed — the NHL’s Calgary Flames are getting a new $800-million arena. Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek says the preliminary deal announced in April for a new $1.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Brady Stonehouse to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 19-year-old from Blenheim, Ont.

EDMONTON — Connor Brown has made his presence felt for the Edmonton Oilers. Brown had two goals and an assist while Connor McDavid added a goal and three assists as the Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 7-2 on Wednesday.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Former NHL coach Kevin Constantine was suspended indefinitely by the Western Hockey League on Wednesday as coach of the Wenatchee Wild.