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Backlund, Mangiapane lead Flames in 3-1 win over Stars to take series lead
CALGARY - Andrew Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund led a third-period surge by the Calgary Flames in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars to take a 3-2 lead in their playoff series. Mangiapane and B...
May 11, 2022

Whitecaps coast to 2-0 victory over Valour FC in Canadian Championship action
VANCOUVER - Russell Teibert scored his first-ever goal in the Canadian Championship as the Vancouver Whitecaps cruised to a 2-0 win over Valour FC on Wednesday night. Teibert scored the match-winner a...
May 11, 2022

Edmonton Oilers sign forward Carter Savoie to entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have announced that they have signed forward Carter Savoie to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning with this season. Savoie, 20, joined Oilers AHL affiliate Bake...
May 11, 2022

The latest on the first official Conservative leadership debate in Edmonton
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership hopefuls are set to square off in the first official debate of the race. Here are the latest developments. All times eastern: 7 p.m. Dozens of Conservatives are lining...
May 11, 2022

City Council approves new Public Places Bylaw
LETHBRIDGE, AB -- Lethbridge City Council voted unanimously in favour of the new Public Places Bylaw on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Council says the bylaw sets a clear foundation of community expectations ...
May 11, 2022

70 COVID deaths reported in Alberta over the past week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest weekly report on COVID-19. The numbers reported in this update reflect data from May 3-9, 2022.During that time, 4,551 cases were confirmed across...
May 11, 2022

Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June's condominium collapse in Surf...
May 11, 2022

Veteran CFL player Prukop attends Winnipeg Blue Bombers rookie camp
WINNIPEG - Veteran CFL quarterback Dakota Prukop was competing along with first-year players Wednesday at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers rookie camp. Prukop's presence was somewhat surprising, given the CF...
May 11, 2022

Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell headlines UCI Track Nations Cup
MILTON, Ont. - An innocuous conversation while on a trip to southeast Asia a few years ago got Kelsey Mitchell thinking about her future plans. After graduating from the University of Alberta, she was...
May 11, 2022

Court: California's under-21 gun sales ban unconstitutional
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that California's ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under 21 is unconstitutional. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the San Francisco...
May 11, 2022