Alberta News

CARSTAIRS, Alta. — Elisa Humphreys knew she needed help after a tornado leveled two structures on her central Alberta property over the weekend.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed free agent defenceman Benjamin Gleason to a two-year contract, the team announced Sunday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$775,000.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Jordan Oesterle to a one-year contract. The 31-year-old from Dearborn Heights, Mich., compiled four goals and 15 assists in 97 games over the previous two seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.

DIDSBURY, Alta. — A tornado that slammed central Alberta on Saturday afternoon wrecked homes and killed livestock, but no serious injuries have come to light so far. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a tornado warning at 1:50 p.m.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers reunited winger Connor Brown with his junior teammate Connor McDavid by signing Brown to a one-year contract Saturday.

CALGARY — Milan Lucic was among veterans players departing Calgary on an otherwise quiet opening day of NHL free agency for the Flames on Saturday. Lucic, forward Trevor Lewis and defenceman Troy Stecher signed one-year contracts elsewhere.

LITTLE BUFFALO, Alta. — A rapidly growing wildfire has prompted a mandatory evacuation order for a hamlet in northern Alberta. Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council has instructed residents of Little Buffalo to leave immediately.

CALGARY — Police officers who shot at a woman 13 times after she pointed a fake gun at them should not be charged, Alberta's police watchdog said in a report Friday.

CALGARY — A man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting five women in Calgary has been denied bail.

CALGARY — Lynx Air says president and CEO Merren McArthur is stepping down for personal reasons. The Calgary-based airline says its founding CEO will continue in the role until the end of September to allow time to find her replacement.