Alberta News

EDMONTON — Mazden Leslie knocked in the game-winning goal 9:08 into the third period as the Vancouver Giants edged the Edmonton Oil Kings 2-1 on Thursday.

Calgary Stampeders co-owner Kevin Bennett has died, the team announced on Thursday. He was 65. Bennett had a successful career in Calgary’s oil and gas industry and in 2005 he was part of a local group that purchased the Stampeders.

CALGARY — WestJet says human error is to blame for the sharing of a customer's personal information on the airline's social media accounts Thursday.

CALGARY — Increased activity in the North American oil and gas sector helped Calgary-based Precision Drilling Corp.

CALGARY — Hockey Canada says it has become a full signatory to Abuse-Free Sport, the new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport in Canada.

RED DEER, Alta. — Kai Uchacz led the way with two goals as the Red Deer Rebels continued their unbeaten run with a 6-2 win over the Victoria Royals on Wednesday night. Jace Isley, Matteo Fabrizi, Carson Birnie and Dwayne Jean Jr.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police in southern Alberta have identified human remains as those of a missing Lethbridge mother of two boys. Tia Blood, who was 34, was reported missing on Oct.

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. will buy out Teck Resources Ltd.'s 21.3 per cent stake in the Fort Hills oilsands project for approximately $1 billion, the two companies announced late Wednesday.

EDMONTON — An environmental group warns last week's changes to the governing United Conservative Party cabinet could threaten protections for Alberta's parks and wildlands.

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says its revenue and earnings for the third quarter were up from last year as it saw strong demand for potash shipping and other services. The Calgary-based railway says revenues of $2.