Alberta News

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EDMONTON — Home ice finally appeared to be an advantage for the first time in a while for the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid set up power-play and short-handed goals in the first period to reach 500 career assists in the Edmonton Oilers' 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

CALGARY — Police say a 29-year-old man is facing multiple charges after five people were randomly attacked and an officer was injured in downtown Calgary.

CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. says it has beat its debt reduction goal for 2022. The company says it reduced its total debt by C$106 million in 2022, exceeding its C$75-million debt reduction goal. As of Dec.

EDMONTON — An Alberta judge has made 20 recommendations from a fatality inquiry into the 2014 death of a young girl in care.

CALGARY — Atco Ltd. says it has acquired Triple M Modular Housing, a manufacturer of factory-built, modular housing based in Lethbridge, Alta. Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately available.

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it has closed the sale of its Aurora Polaris facility. The company says gross proceeds from the sale totalled about $15 million.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jaden Schwartz had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken exploded for four consecutive goals in the second period to come away with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. “It was nice.

EDMONTON — It didn’t take long for the Seattle Kraken to get a full measure of revenge on the Edmonton Oilers after suffering a 7-2 drubbing last Friday.