Alberta News

CALGARY — A 31-year-old Calgary man has been identified as a victim of the city's first homicide of the year. Officers responded to reports of shots being fired at about 3:40 a.m. Sunday in the community of Ranchlands in northwest Calgary.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says home sales in the region ended the year on a record high even though December sales fell 31 per cent from a year ago.

CALGARY — Two former Calgary Stampeders are returning to the CFL club as coaches. Nik Lewis and Juwan Simpson were named Calgary's receivers and defensive line coach respectively for the 2023 season on Tuesday.

CALGARY — Kai Uchacz notched a hat trick for the Red Deer Rebels in a 5-3 win over the host Calgary Hitmen on Sunday in the Western Hockey League. Uchacz scored his third of the game into an empty net to seal Red Deer's victory.

CALGARY — MacKenzie Weegar finally notched his first goal as a Flame on Saturday night and it was an important one. Coming in game No.

EDMONTON — Credit Connor Hellebuyck for being able to stifle the offensive output of the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Hellebuyck made 31 saves as the Winnipeg Jets pushed past the Oilers 2-1 despite only mustering 17 shots of their own.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Defenseman Mackenzie Weegar scored his first goal with Calgary and added an assist Saturday night to lead the Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

EDMONTON — Police say they are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man after reports of gunshots in southeastern Edmonton. City police say officers responded to a call of gunshots and found a man in medical distress.

RED DEER, Alta. — Kai Uchacz had a hat trick as the Red Deer Rebels picked up their second straight win, defeating the Calgary Hitmen 4-1 on Thursday. Frantisek Formanek scored the other for Red Deer (24-6-1-3). Rhett Stoesser stopped 28 shots.

NANTON, Alta. — RCMP say a 45-year-old man is facing charges after a stabbing at a home in southern Alberta that left one person dead. Mounties say officers responded to a report of a stabbing Tuesday at a home in Nanton, Alta.