Alberta News

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed 2023 first-round pick Samuel Honzek to a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal announced Wednesday carries an average annual value of US$950,000 at the NHL level.

CALGARY — Crescent Point Energy Corp. reported its second-quarter profit fell by 36 per cent year-over-year as global oil prices declined from 2022's dramatic peaks. The Calgary-based company said Wednesday it earned $212.

CALGARY — Two people have died in a house fire in Calgary. A statement from the Calgary Fire Department says crews were called to the home in the Glenbrook neighbourhood just after midnight.

LAC STE. ANNE, Alta. — Thousands of religious pilgrims were cleaning up their ravaged campsite Tuesday after a heavy storm blew through Lac Ste. Anne, Alta., cancelling events for the first time in decades.

LAC LA BICHE, Alta. — Mounties in an area northeast of Edmonton are still searching for a man considered armed and dangerous, though residents are no longer being told to stay home.

Health Canada says a Calgary medical clinic that soon plans to charge its patients a fee to gain faster access to a family doctor would be breaching medicare laws.

CALGARY — A Calgary police officer who slammed a handcuffed woman to the ground face first will not be serving jail time. Const. Alex Dunn, 37, was found guilty in 2020 of assault causing bodily harm.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have acquired defensive lineman Ja’Gared Davis from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2024 CFL draft.

CALGARY — Analysts say a dramatic narrowing in the price discount for western Canadian heavy crude in the second quarter of 2023 should mean healthy profits for oilsands producers poised to start reporting their earnings later this week.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed former coach Darryl Sutter's son Brett to a minor-league contract extension.