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Connor Bedard to lead Canada's defence of under-18 hockey championship

Connor Bedard to lead Canada's defence of under-18 hockey championship

CALGARY — Regina Pats star Connor Bedard has been named to Canada's roster for the upcoming world under-18 men's hockey championship in Germany. The 16-year-old Bedard, from North Vancouver, B.C.
Doan named Canada GM, Julien head coach for world men's hockey championship

Doan named Canada GM, Julien head coach for world men's hockey championship

CALGARY — Shane Doan will lead Canada's front office while Claude Julien will run the coaching staff at next month's world men's hockey championship.
Energy transition will be challenging in era of public protests, regulatory hurdles

Energy transition will be challenging in era of public protests, regulatory hurdles

CALGARY — From carbon capture and hydrogen development to the accelerated rollout of wind and solar power and rapid electrification of transportation systems, the federal government has laid out an ambitious roadmap to get Canada to its climate targe
ATCO Electric agrees to $31 million penalty following regulator's investigation

ATCO Electric agrees to $31 million penalty following regulator's investigation

EDMONTON — Regulated utility ATCO Electric has agreed to pay a $31 million administrative penalty after an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation group for work on a new transmission line, and then fa
WHL Roundup: Hurricanes head into playoffs with 3-2 overtime win over Hitmen

WHL Roundup: Hurricanes head into playoffs with 3-2 overtime win over Hitmen

CALGARY — Alex Thacker scored 19 into overtime to give the Lethbridge Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Hitmen on the final day of the WHL's regular season Sunday.
Alberta harm reduction advocate, drug user challenges government focus on abstinence

Alberta harm reduction advocate, drug user challenges government focus on abstinence

CALGARY — It was in a hospital that a Calgary woman says she recalls feeling happy for the very first time as an opioid raced through her body.
University of Calgary students convert ATV to solar to help Indigenous communities

University of Calgary students convert ATV to solar to help Indigenous communities

CALGARY — Some engineering students have figured out how to convert all-terrain vehicles to solar power and hope it will benefit Indigenous and remote communities in Canada's North.
Flames secure playoff berth with a little help from Oilers, then thump Coyotes 9-1

Flames secure playoff berth with a little help from Oilers, then thump Coyotes 9-1

CALGARY — An NHL playoff berth secured in the hours before Saturday's puck drop, the Calgary Flames turned a quiet start to a game into a goal-fest in a 9-1 thumping of the visiting Arizona Coyotes.
Smith stops all 39 shots he faces as Oilers shut out Golden Knights 4-0

Smith stops all 39 shots he faces as Oilers shut out Golden Knights 4-0

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have created a little breathing room in their playoff pursuit. Mike Smith made 39 saves for his second consecutive shutout as the Oilers earned a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday.
Boy, 16, dies following reported assault outside Edmonton school on April 8

Boy, 16, dies following reported assault outside Edmonton school on April 8

EDMONTON — A 16-year-old boy who had been in hospital following a reported assault outside an Edmonton high school earlier this month has died.
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