Alberta News

MONTREAL — Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch says he expects Darnell Nurse to be out five to 10 days after a hit to the head from Toronto forward Ryan Reaves.

CALGARY — Former Humboldt Bronco hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki has an entourage these days -- complete with cameras and microphones -- now that he's changed his path to the Paralympics from the ice to the hardwood.

TORONTO — Darnell Nurse picked up the puck behind his own net and started to move up ice. The Oilers defenceman never saw Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves coming.

TORONTO — Mitch Marner scored 40 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday night. Bobby McMann, with two, and Matthew Knies had the other goals for Toronto (11-6-2). Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is echoing concerns about Mexico that were expressed earlier this week by Ontario's premier, saying she hopes Canada can get a "carve-out" from import tariffs that president-elect Donald Trump is promising.

JASPER, ALBERTA — A bright green Welcome Home banner still hangs on the awning of Nesters Market on the main drag in Jasper, Alta.

NAMAO, Alta. — It's a brisk, bright autumn morning when Julie-Ann McNeilly comes barrelling down a dirt road, steps out of her van and dives deep into the history of Johnny's Store.

CALGARY — After years of closely following the career of Juuse Saros, Calgary Flames rookie Dustin Wolf faced him for the first time on Friday and collected his first shutout.

SASKATOON, Sask. — Tyler Parr scored the game-winning goal at 6:45 of the third period as the Saskatoon Blades edged the Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2 in Western Hockey League play on Friday night. Ben Riche scored twice for Saskatoon.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Rookie Dustin Wolf made 29 saves for his first career shutout, Daniil Miromanov scored his first goal of the season, and the Calgary Flames beat the Nashville Predators 2-0 on Friday night.