Alberta News

EDMONTON — A report says a plane was doing a training spin at a lower-than-recommended altitude when it went down in a lake near Edmonton, killing a flight instructor and a student pilot.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks released veteran American defensive back Brandin Dandridge on Wednesday. Dandridge, 28, appeared in nine regular-season games in 2024, registering 28 tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble.

TORONTO — The hits keep coming for teenage striker Kaylee Hunter. Last year the Calgary native — then 16 — was the youngest player invited to a Canadian under-20 camp in Germany.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames battled toe-to-toe with the NHL's No. 1 team on Tuesday, but a rare gaffe by veteran forward Blake Coleman cost them.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Logan Thompson made 32 saves, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas scored goals, and the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Tuesday night.

CALGARY — Logan Thompson's remarkable run in goal continued on Tuesday as he made 32 saves to backstop the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.

EDMONTON — Alberta's public pension manager has laid off 19 employees and cut their positions, including the role of running its diversity, equity and inclusion program. A spokesperson for the Alberta Investment Management Corp.

EDMONTON — An Edmonton man who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a bar room attack at a Caribbean island resort has returned to Canada, but without part of his skull, his mother says.

EDMONTON — A panel commissioned by the Alberta government has struck the name of an expert contributor from its COVID-19 report, saying it was included "in error." The report, released without notice Friday, was updated Tuesday to say Dr.

EDMONTON — It has taken a long time for Calvin Pickard to finally find a secure position in an NHL net, but it is safe to say he has been everything the Edmonton Oilers could have asked for and more this season.