{
  "id": 17397101,
  "title": "Opinion: Standoff at Deadman Pass pits citizens against loggers and its own government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/opinion-standoff-at-deadman-pass-pits-citizens-against-loggers-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T12:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Calgary Herald",
    "slug": "calgary-herald",
    "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-standoff-at-deadman-pass-pits-citizens-against-loggers-and-its-own-government"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A referendum day standoff at Deadman Pass brought camped defenders of Alberta’s Eastern Slopes into direct conflict with West Fraser Timber Co.’s plan to clearcut the surrounding forest. Apprised of this standoff involving West Fraser’s attempt to install a bridge over troubled water, I dropped what I was doing and drove toward Deadman Pass. There […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}