Alberta News

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen makes 32 saves to help Sabres beat Flames, 4-1

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves, Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Sunday night.

Mar 24, 2024 10:46 PM Read more >

Tage Thompson leads Buffalo Sabres to 4-1 win over Calgary Flames

CALGARY — The Buffalo Sabres salvaged a road trip and kept their faint playoff hopes alive with Sunday's 4-1 win over the host Calgary Flames. Tage Thompson led the Sabres (34-33-5) with a goal and an assist.

Mar 24, 2024 10:45 PM Read more >

WHL roundup: Oil Kings drill visiting Rebels 6-3

EDMONTON — Marc Lajoie scored twice and Skyler Bruce had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oil Kings defeated the visiting Red Deer Rebels 6-3 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday.

Mar 24, 2024 8:55 PM Read more >

Flames sign Finnish defenceman Joni Jurmo to entry-level contract

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames signed defenceman Joni Jurmo to an entry-level contract in a deal announced Sunday. The Flames acquired the rights to the 21-year-old from Espoo, Finland, in a Jan.

Mar 24, 2024 2:47 PM Read more >

Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts

EDMONTON — Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee Harper. "Climate change impacts everything we care about," she said. "It's not just an environmental issue.

Mar 24, 2024 6:00 AM Read more >

WHL roundup: Tulk paces Hitmen to 6-3 win over Broncos

CALGARY — Oliver Tulk scored two goals and added two assists, while teammate Reese Hamilton had a goal and four assists as the Calgary Hitmen knocked off the visiting Swift Current Broncos 6-3 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at the Scotia

Mar 23, 2024 10:29 PM Read more >

‘Pretty simple animals’: Alberta city hires trapper for free skunk removal

Slavko Babincak was getting strange looks while tooling around town one day and couldn't figure out why. "Finally two guys asked, 'Have you been sprayed by a skunk?' And I'm like, 'Maybe?'" Babincak recounted.

Mar 23, 2024 6:00 AM Read more >

Two men have been arrested and charged in the shooting that left one person dead

The Alberta RCMP's Major Crime Unit is investigating a shooting that left one person dead at an apartment building in Red Deer.

Mar 23, 2024 1:52 AM Read more >

Alberta premier says province paid $25K hotel bill from social services provider

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province has stepped in to pay an outstanding $25,000 bill to a hotel where a social services agency dispatched patients in post-hospital recovery.

Mar 22, 2024 3:57 PM Read more >

'Profoundly disappointed': Medicine Hat council chastises mayor over conduct breach

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — The mayor of Medicine Hat, Alta., has had her powers – and pay – greatly diminished after city council found she breached the code of conduct by failing to treat the city manager with "courtesy, dignity and respect.

Mar 22, 2024 12:33 PM Read more >