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Respite-care staff redeployed to help out at Alberta Children's Hospital

CALGARY — A surge in patients at Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary has prompted the province's health delivery agency to redeploy staff from a facility that helps dying children so they can offer extra support to the overburdened hospital.

Dec 4, 2022 3:05 PM Read more >

Switzerland's Suter claims Lake Louise women's super-G

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Corinne Suter of Switzerland won Sunday's women's super-G in Lake Louise after finishing second and third in two downhills. Suter posted a winning time of one minute, 20.75 seconds on the 2.

Dec 4, 2022 12:59 PM Read more >

Mangiapane, Ruzicka lead Flames to 5-2 win over Capitals

CALGARY — Guilty of not taking advantage of their scoring opportunities of late, the Calgary Flames changed that on Saturday.

Dec 4, 2022 12:46 AM Read more >

McDavid, Draisaitl's four-point performances lead Oilers past Canadiens 5-3

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers potent power play loomed large again on Saturday. Connor McDavid recorded two goals and two assists, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists and the Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-3.

Dec 3, 2022 9:13 PM Read more >

Goggia wins downhill for 2nd straight day at Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Sofia Goggia of Italy captured a World Cup downhill race for a second straight day at Lake Louise. Goggia only got stronger Saturday, finishing with a time of 1 minute, 28.96 seconds.

Dec 3, 2022 4:17 PM Read more >

Sofia Goggia continues win streak in Lake Louise with another downhill victory

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Sofia Goggia won her second downhill race in as many days and extended her World Cup win streak in Lake Louise, Alta., to five in a row Saturday.

Dec 3, 2022 4:14 PM Read more >

Alberta changing sovereignty bill to reverse provision giving cabinet unchecked power

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is crafting changes to be debated next week to reverse the section of a bill that gives cabinet unfettered power to rewrite laws behind closed doors without legislature approval, the province's premier said Saturday.

Dec 3, 2022 2:46 PM Read more >

'More American than football': Retired history professor recounts abortion fight

CALGARY — Betsy Jameson found a yellow piece of paper in 2017 when she cleaned out her office after retiring from the history department at the University of Calgary.

Dec 3, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Lisowsky scores in OT in Blades' 4-3 WHL win over the Red Deer Rebels

RED DEER, Alta. — Brandon Lisowsky scored the game-winning goal at 3:53 in overtime and the Saskatoon Blades edged the Red Deer Rebels 4-3 in the Western Hockey League on Friday.

Dec 3, 2022 12:30 AM Read more >

'I assumed': Alberta Mountie on trial says he trusted information about man he shot

EDMONTON — An Alberta Mountie charged in the fatal shooting of a man who had been sleeping in a pickup truck at a rest stop says he trusted information from a fellow officer that the man was wanted as a suspect. Cpl. Randy Stenger, 45, and Const.

Dec 2, 2022 6:11 PM Read more >