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Marc Kennedy slides into his seventh Tim Hortons Brier after a brush with adversity at provincials. The Kevin Koe rink, with the St.

St. Albert rinks skipped by Glen Hansen, Deb Santos and Teri Tralnberg sweep into action today at the senior (50-plus) provincial championships at the Coaldale Granite Curling Club.

The St. Albert Merchants are on the brink of another early playoff elimination in the Capital Junior B Hockey League.

The playoff series between the St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres and SSAC Southgate Lions is underway in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League. Tuesday’s score from game one in St. Albert was unavailable at press time.

An analysis of the brain of former National Hockey League enforcer Todd Ewen of St. Albert showed no signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the Canadian Concussion Centre announced Tuesday.

Canada’s ultimate hockey festival is only a slap shot away in St. Albert. The second annual Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour, presented by Scotiabank and Dodge, will bring fans closer to the stars of the game on March 5-6.

Game two in the best-of-three series between the St. Albert Merchants and Stony Plain Flyers is 8 p.m. Sunday at Glenn Hall Centennial Arena. Game three, if needed, is 8 p.m. Wednesday at Akinsdale Arena.

The St. Albert Merchants have all the pieces in place during a rebuilding season to construct a playoff championship in the Capital Junior B Hockey League.

The Boston Pizza Cup provincial men’s curling championship sweeps into action today in Camrose. The St.

The Bellerose Bulldogs host the Paul Kane Blues today in metro Edmonton division one men’s basketball. Tipoff is 5 p.m. The Bulldogs are 0-9 and Paul Kane was 2-7 before Monday’s game against the Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds (7-1).