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Best Buy recalls nearly 1 million pressure cookers after reports of 17 burn injuries

Best Buy recalls nearly 1 million pressure cookers after reports of 17 burn injuries

NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy is recalling nearly 1 million pressure cookers and separate inner pots due to a defect that can cause hot foods to spew out, posing burn hazards.
VIDEO: Okotoks firefighters conduct fowl water rescue

VIDEO: Okotoks firefighters conduct fowl water rescue

Okotoks Fire and Rescue was called in to help a Canada goose stuck frozen to a pond
Cougar takes six large dogs from Bragg Creek area

Cougar takes six large dogs from Bragg Creek area

A cougar some think may be injured has taken six dogs from the yards of Bragg Creek homes over the past three months, including a Rottweiler.
Province dissolves Banff Centre board of governors, appoints temporary administrator

Province dissolves Banff Centre board of governors, appoints temporary administrator

The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity has a new temporary administrator, replacing its chair and board of governors.
Updated: Okotoks firefighters work to rescue goose frozen to ice

Updated: Okotoks firefighters work to rescue goose frozen to ice

Okotoks firefighters were called in for a water rescue under fowl conditions Friday after a tip from the public.
Fitu Taefu brings Samoan hand-tapped tattoos to Alberta shop

Fitu Taefu brings Samoan hand-tapped tattoos to Alberta shop

Fitu Taefu got his first tattoo at 12 years old. That’s because in Samoan culture, tattooing is a rite of passage for adolescent boys. Now he's practicing the craft here in Alberta.
Two headless sheep found in Jasper, poaching suspected

Two headless sheep found in Jasper, poaching suspected

"I can tell you that it's very evident that these animals were shot.”
Southern Alberta Town purchases medical centre in bid to keep clinic in town

Southern Alberta Town purchases medical centre in bid to keep clinic in town

High River council agrees to buy medical clinic for just over $1 million.
Central Alberta Catholic school trustee taking board to court over censure

Central Alberta Catholic school trustee taking board to court over censure

“She has made it very clear to the board that she is not sorry and that she was not going to apologize, so it is a very strange thing for them to put in their sanctions that she has to apologize,” said the lawyer of Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools trustee Monique LaGrange.
Alberta feedlots hopeful for better winter than last year of drought

Alberta feedlots hopeful for better winter than last year of drought

"Essentially, we have no backup,” said Keith Gregory, vice chair of the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association (ACFA) and operation manager at Cattleland Feedyards.
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