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Last year, at the age of 62, Lynette Brodoway won the Ladies Barrel Racing Championship at the Canadian Finals Rodeo, competing largely against cowgirls half her age. This week, shes heading to the same rodeo the biggest on the Canadian stage as the season leader, after entering the pro rodeo circuit just eight years ago.

Vecova, a local charitable organization that focuses on supporting people with disabilities, announced Wednesday it would be closing its main northwest Calgary building next year.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says her recent comments about chemtrails don't mean she believes the United States government is spraying them in the province.

The NHL season begins in Prague, makes a stop in Finland in November and there are more than 1,200 games to be played around North America. Here's what you need to know going into hockey season, as AP Hockey Writers John Wawrow and Stephen Whyno predict the NHL's playoff-bound teams, finalists, Cup champion and award winners.