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Riley Stovka

Riley Stovka

Riley joined Airdrie City View and Rocky View Weekly as a reporter in September 2023. He graduated from the University of Calgary with a bachelor's degree in political science in June 2022 and worked on a political campaign before entering journalism.

Recent Work by Riley

Alberta track athlete named Canadian University Athlete of the Year

Alberta track athlete named Canadian University Athlete of the Year

Earlier this month, Airdrie-born track athlete Sienna MacDonald was awarded with the prestigious Fred Tees Memorial Trophy for Canadian University Athlete of the Year.
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$750 million data centre to be built north of Calgary

$750 million data centre to be built north of Calgary

Earlier this week it was announced that eStruxture, Canada’s leading AI and hyperscale ready data centre provider, will be committing $750 million to build Alberta’s largest data centre.
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Central Alberta wildlife facility has helped 36,000 animals over 30 years

Central Alberta wildlife facility has helped 36,000 animals over 30 years

The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) has nursed back to health wounded, sick, and orphaned birds, bears, deer, skunks and many other types of animals.
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Airdrie's Aaron Sluchinski joins curling legend Kevin Koe's team

Airdrie's Aaron Sluchinski joins curling legend Kevin Koe's team

Airdrie-based curler Aaron Sluchinski, formerly the eponymous skip of Team Sluchinski, who defeated Alberta curling legend Kevin Koe in the Alberta Provincial Championships and represented Team Alberta in the 2024 Brier, has joined Koe as the team's second.
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Energy workers burned in gas explosion north of Cochrane

Energy workers burned in gas explosion north of Cochrane

An explosion at an energy site north of Cochrane on Monday left five workers seriously injured, with the resulting fire expected to burn for days, says RCMP.
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Calgarians can likely use water without restrictions this weekend

Calgarians can likely use water without restrictions this weekend

After four months of concerted water conservation efforts applied to the residents of the Calgary area, City officials are ready to close the book on the Bearspaw Water Feeder main as repairs are expected to be completed this weekend.
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Lakehead University paper shares bear attack stats in Alberta over last three decades

Lakehead University paper shares bear attack stats in Alberta over last three decades

Bear attack in Madden raises questions of bear attack frequency in Canada
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Bear spray used by grizzly attack victim to defend himself

Bear spray used by grizzly attack victim to defend himself

Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services said a man used a full can of bear spray on an attacking female grizzly bear in the Madden-area, likely preventing him from sustaining even more serious injuries.
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Calgary professor was victim of 2021 grizzly bear that struck again Sunday

Calgary professor was victim of 2021 grizzly bear that struck again Sunday

DNA samples confirm that the bear involved in Sunday's Madden attack was also responsible for the death of a University of Calgary business school instructor in 2021.
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Aggressive bear warning issued after attack north of Calgary by killer grizzly

Aggressive bear warning issued after attack north of Calgary by killer grizzly

The bear that attacked a man in the Madden area on Sunday morning also killed a man in 2021.
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