Alberta News

EDMONTON — The Vancouver Canucks were down 3-1 with goalie Jacob Markstrom getting pounded by vulcanized rubber when they flipped the script on the St. Louis Blues Wednesday and scored three unanswered goals for a 4-3 win in NHL playoff action.

EDMONTON — The Alberta Teachers' Association is calling on the Kenney government to delay the start of the school year until after Sept. 7, Labour Day.

EDMONTON — The Colorado Avalanche spent the first three games of their series against Arizona trying to solve a hot goalie. They put on a show the final two, displaying the flash and depth that makes them one of the favourites to win the Stanley Cup.

KIMBERLEY, B.C. — The body of an Edmonton man who was swept down the Kootenay River in southeastern B.C. last month has been recovered.

EDMONTON — Normally, finishing off a playoff series early means rest and a chance to unwind, maybe spend time with family.

CALGARY — Police in Calgary are looking for three men following an apparent case of road rage in which a young girl was burned when a hot beverage was thrown through an open car window.

TORONTO — "Schitt's Creek" star and co-creator Daniel Levy is taking a free University of Alberta course called Indigenous Canada — and he wants others to join him.

CALGARY — New record high prices for lumber and wood panel products thanks to continuing robust demand from renovation and new home markets are driving stock prices higher for Canadian producers. Five of the largest producers — West Fraser Timber Co.

EDMONTON — Facing an early deficit, the Vegas Golden Knights were sparked by its stars, setting the stage for Alex Tuch to send top-seed in the Western Conference into the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

EDMONTON — The Dallas Stars delivered a signature game Tuesday, grinding down Calgary 2-1 to put them just a win away from blowing the Flames out of the bubble altogether in the Stanley Cup playoffs.