Alberta News

NISKU, Alta. — Brad Gushue and Bruce Mouat will meet in Sunday's championship final of the Co-op Canadian Open. Gushue's team from St.

VANCOUVER — Connor McDavid scored and notched a pair of assists as the Edmonton Oilers trounced the Vancouver Canucks 7-3 on Saturday.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A woman working in an Alberta pizza restaurant has died after police say a pickup truck smashed into the building. RCMP say it happened just before the lunch hour on Saturday at the Boston Pizza in Fort McMurray.

CALGARY — Calgary's Cavalry FC have won their first-ever Canadian Premier League title. Tobias Warschewski and Sergio Camargo both scored as Cavalry FC earned a 2-1 decision over powerhouse Hamilton's Forge FC on Saturday in the CPL Final.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Shane Smith and Brayden Edwards scored two goals apiece to lead the Lethbridge Hurricanes to a 7-3 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors in Western Hockey League action on Friday night.

NISKU, Alta. — Canada's Rachel Homan made a hit for two in the eighth end for a 5-4 victory over Sweden's Isabella Wrana on Friday at the Co-op Canadian Open. Homan, from Ottawa, had the second point confirmed on a measure.

SAINT CATHARINES, Ont. — Alberta's Kurt Balderston defeated Newfoundland and Labrador's Trent Skanes 6-4 on Friday and qualified for the semifinals at the Canadian mixed curling championship.

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is getting the band back together, seeking to rally a united front and co-ordinate a plan to deal with threats posed by the incoming Donald Trump presidency.

CALGARY — The Canadian Premier League intends to expand by two teams in 2026. The league is in discussions with groups in Edmonton, Laval, Que., Kelowna, B.C., Kitchener, Waterloo and Windsor, Ont.

An Alberta public school division says no children were hurt when one of its school buses collided with two other vehicles. Strathcona County RCMP say officers and other emergency crews responded to the crash southeast of Edmonton.