Alberta News

EDMONTON — Max Pacioretty scored twice and added an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for three goals in the third period to beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 in NHL playoff action Sunday. The Golden Knights lead the best-of-seven series 3-1.

EDMONTON — Radek Faksa and the Dallas Stars are one win away from the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2008.

EDMONTON — Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner had the Vancouver Canucks' number again Saturday, stopping 32 shots for his second shutout of their NHL playoff series.

CALGARY — Police in Calgary are investigating a shooting that left two people dead and one person in hospital. Officers responded to an area in northwest Calgary before 9 p.m. on Friday after reports of shots being fired.

CALGARY — The Sofina Foods/Lilydale poultry processing plant in Calgary will remain open despite a growing COVID-19 outbreak. An Alberta Health official said Friday there had been 19 cases of the virus with 18 of them still considered active.

CALGARY — Two men are dead and a third man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following an apparent shooting in northwest Calgary late Friday. Police and EMS were called to Sandarac Place N.W. around 8:30 p.m. for reports of gunfire.

WESTLOCK, Alta. — Police say a 36-year old man from Ontario has died after a skydiving crash in a central Alberta field. Westlock RCMP say they were alerted to the crash around 1:50 p.m. Friday.

CALGARY — The union representing workers at the Sofina Foods/Lilydale poultry processing plant in Calgary is calling for the immediate closure of the plant following a COVID-19 outbreak.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation has finally announced the winning ticket for Aug. 7's record-breaking 50/50 raffle. The winning number is A-37051557. The lucky winner will take home just over $7 million — half the $14.

CALGARY — Statistics Canada says capital spending in the country's oil and gas sector fell by 54 per cent in the quarter ended June 30 as numerous producers chopped budgets amid sliding global oil prices.