Alberta News

CALGARY — Andrew Mangiapane of the Calgary Flames was rewarded on Monday for setting career highs in goals, assists and points this past season. The Flames signed the 26-year-old forward to a three-year contract worth $17.4 million.

CALGARY — Canada's team began preparations Tuesday for the 2.0 edition of the 2022 world junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton. The host country starts the Aug. 9-20 championship on Aug. 10 against Latvia at Rogers Place.

CALGARY — A man was arrested after someone broke into the Calgary Municipal Building and starting setting fires inside, police said Tuesday.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says last month's home sales slipped by three per cent year-over-year as the market continued to experience a slowdown. The region's sales for the month totalled 2,254, down from 2,314 last July.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames' American Hockey League team is getting a rebrand.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has upped the ante in its fight with Athabasca University, directing the online-oriented school to get busy making sure more staff work in the small northern town or risk losing millions of dollars in funding.

EDMONTON — Kevin Lowe's post-hockey to-do list has been growing for years. The Edmonton Oilers' legend sat down with his wife at the end of the NHL season and wrote out all the places they want to go, the things they want to do.

CALGARY — Cavalry FC has sold teenage forward Aribim Pepple to Luton Town, which plays in England's second tier.

EDMONTON — Capital Power Corp. reported a strong jump in profit in the second quarter and has increased its financial guidance for 2022.

EDMONTON — The first Under-15 and Under-17 national boys' basketball championships in three years tipped off Monday in Edmonton, and it didn't take long to recognize a couple powerhouses in both tournaments.