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• Hitmen pick up point in OT loss to Blades at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex

  The Hitmen return to the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex helped a little as the team collected a point in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Saskatoon Blades Saturday afternoon on Tsuut'ina Nation.

  

• Winter in the Woods Festival warms up Bragg Creek

  Bragg Creek residents braved the cold Saturday to raise money for a local hot-spot.

  

• Majority of affordable homes approved under federal program not yet constructed

  The federal government has set aside billions of dollars to quickly build affordable housing across the country, but delays in construction suggest many of the projects approved for funding are missing their deadlines.

  

• Qatar replaces Russian company in Lebanon gas exploration

  Lebanon, two international oil giants and state-owned oil and gas company Qatar Energy signed an agreement Sunday that the Qatari firm will join a consortium that will search for gas in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon's coast.

  

• Calgary's Abi Strate lands on podium in German FIS ski jumping event

  Calgary's Abigail Strate became the latest Canadian women's ski jumper to land on a podium Saturday when she finished third at an FIS event in Hinterzarten, Germany.

• University of Lethbridge students push back against controversial speaker

  The University of Lethbridge says a controversial guest speaker appearance will go ahead, despite pushback from some students.

• France must raise pension age to 64, prime minister says

  France's prime minister insisted Sunday that the government's plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is "no longer negotiable," further angering parliamentary opponents and unions who plan new mass protests and disruptive strikes this week.

• Power restored to southeast Calgary neighbourhoods after pole fire

  The power is back on a number of southeast Calgary neighbourhoods after a power pole caught fire Friday night and popped right off.

• City crews plowing priority routes as snowfall slows

  Crews are spreading gravel on Calgary's main roads after the city received 14 centimetres of snow since Thursday night.

• Flames assign trio of players to Wranglers

  The Flames made some roster moves Saturday morning, assigning forwards Jakob Pelletier, Walker Duehr and defenceman Dennis Gilbert to the Calgary Wranglers.

• Hurricanes shut down Winnipeg, edging Ice 2-1 in Lethbridge

  The Lethbridge Hurricanes battened down the hatches Friday night, edging the Winnipeg Ice 2-1 at ENMAX Centre.

• Police say 3 dead, 4 hurt in sixth California mass shooting this month

  At least three people were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting in California area early Saturday morning.

• Flames rebound with impressive 5-2 win over Kraken

  Tyler Toffoli and the Calgary Flames rebounded from one of their ugliest losses of the season and picked up an important two points in the Pacific Division before starting the All-Star break.

• One of Canada's 'most wanted' arrested in Mexico for alleged pimping and sexual offences

  A Laval, Que. man considered one of Canada's most wanted criminals has been arrested in Mexico on allegations of pimping and serious sexual offences. A Canada-wide warrant was for Blake Charbonneau's arrest last year, with a reward of up to $50,000 offered last year for information that could lead to his capture.