Alberta News

EDMONTON — It didn’t take long for the Winnipeg Jets to prove that Tuesday’s 6-2 loss in Vancouver was an aberration.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Kyle Connor scored 1:13 into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, who lost Connor McDavid and Stuart Skinner to injuries Thursday night.

EDMONTON — Kyle Connor scored the overtime winner as the Winnipeg Jets came away with a narrow 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Oilers captain Connor McDavid sustained a lower-body injury and has been ruled out from playing in the third period in Edmonton’s home game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.

EDMONTON — The former head of Alberta Health Services says arguments by the province that she was fired for incompetence are not only false but also "vindictive and malicious.

EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl's drive for 50 goals will have to wait. Draisaitl was out of the lineup for the Edmonton Oilers' matchup against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that in her first face-to-face meeting with the new prime minister she gave him an earful on wildfires and oil sales and warned him national unity hangs in the balance.

CALGARY — Police in Calgary are investigating after two Tesla vehicles are believed to have been intentionally set on fire. Officers were called to a downtown charging station Tuesday night and found a Tesla car on fire.

More money is on the way for fire-ravaged Jasper, Alta., as the federal government has announced $187 million in new funding for the town's rebuild.

EDMONTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the Edmonton Oilers on the ice Thursday as the NHL team prepared for a game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets.