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WHL roundup: Muranov helps Hitmen knock off Broncos 7-4

CALGARY — Maxim Muranov scored once and added two assists, Calgary scored four goals in the first period, and the Hitmen coasted to a 7-4 victory over the visiting Swift Current Broncos in Western Hockey League action on Sunday.

Dec 17, 2023 7:40 PM Read more >

Fire that levels church near Alberta Indigenous community under investigation

JANVIER, ALBERTA — RCMP in Alberta are investigating a fire that destroyed a church. Police say their Wood Buffalo detachment responded to the fire on Friday night in Janvier, a hamlet located adjacent to the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation.

Dec 17, 2023 4:31 PM Read more >

Swiss star Marco Odermatt edges Zubčić to win World Cup giant slalom at Alta Badia

LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — Marco Odermatt claimed a record-matching fifth straight World Cup giant slalom victory on Sunday but his win at Alta Badia was by a more slender margin than the two-time defending overall World Cup champion is used to.

Dec 17, 2023 9:49 AM Read more >

Flames snap four-game skid by beating Bolts 4-2

CALGARY — Yegor Sharangovich continued his hot streak on Saturday. Sharangovich scored for the fifth consecutive game as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game winless skid with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Dec 17, 2023 12:13 AM Read more >

Panthers pounce on Oilers for impressive 5-1 win

EDMONTON — The Florida Panthers rediscovered their scoring touch on Saturday.

Dec 16, 2023 11:40 PM Read more >

Calgary Flames end 4-game winless skid with 4-2 win over Tampa Bay Lightning

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Yegor Sharangovich scored for the fifth consecutive game as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game winless skid on Saturday night with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. A.J.

Dec 16, 2023 11:15 PM Read more >

Shed fire hits close to home for detox worker whose relative was among victims

CALGARY — As a worker at a shelter and detox facility in Calgary, Robbie Daniels admits he sometimes feels a sense of personal failure when people he knows through his job die on the street.

Dec 16, 2023 3:55 PM Read more >

Alberta's renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble, observers say

EDMONTON — It was just supposed to be a pause, a breather for an overburdened regulator and concerned public to catch up with an industry growing beyond expectations.

Dec 16, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

Freeland won't say how long it could take to determine what Alberta entitled from CPP

TORONTO — Citing the "complicated" nature of pensions and need for all provinces and territories to weigh in, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland would not provide a specific timeline for determining how much Alberta would be entitled to if it leaves

Dec 15, 2023 4:22 PM Read more >

Gay Ugandan in Edmonton facing deportation gets temporary permit to stay in Canada

EDMONTON — A man in Edmonton who was set to be deported to Uganda, where he feared prison or death for being gay, can stay in Canada for now. On Friday, the 25-year-old was granted a seven-month temporary resident permit.

Dec 15, 2023 2:07 PM Read more >