Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell and others played in Alberta and will be in the MLB’s record book after the league announced it will absorb the stats from the Negro Leagues. CBC | Sports News
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Rivalry renewed: Alberta spring signals another Oilers-Kings playoff showdown
There are a few sure signs of spring in Alberta. The snow turns to slush, the Canada geese return to the ponds, lakes and streams, and the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings face each other in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Biden or Trump? During Washington visit, Alberta premier says, ‘There’s challenges with both’
Biden or Trump? During a visit to Washington, D.C., Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said: “There’s challenges with both.” Smith held meetings on Capitol Hill and weighed in on Canada-U.S. issues, including potential successor projects to the failed Keystone XL pipeline. CBC | World News
Read More »Heslinga, Sargent have young Alberta men’s volleyball team playing beyond its years
Leading the way for the No. 2-ranked Alberta Golden Bears are a pair of six-foot-seven outside hitters in the form of third-year Isaac Heslinga and second-year Jacob Sargent. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Alberta given ‘Fossil of the Day’ award by activists at global climate summit
Environmental activists put a spotlight on Alberta’s climate record on Wednesday at the COP28 climate summit by giving the province the so-called “Fossil of the Day” award. CBC | World News
Read More »Alberta Pandas defeat UNB Reds to win U Sports women’s curling national championship
The University of Alberta Pandas defeated the UNB Reds 10-2 in the U Sports women’s curling final, while the Laurier Golden Hawks topped the Dalhousie Tigers 8-5 for the men’s curling title in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Alberta skip Laura Walker’s change of heart leads to perfect start at Scotties
Laura Walker wasn’t going to curl with a team this season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘The hatred is real’: Oilers dominate Flames in latest chapter of Battle of Alberta
The Calgary Flames won the first three games this season in the renewed Battle of Alberta, but on Saturday it was Edmonton who got the upper hand. The 8-3 Oilers win was also notable as it included a historic first in the nearly four-decades old rivalry: a goalie fight. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Goalies step into the ring as Oilers romp past Flames in Battle of Alberta
Connor McDavid scored twice to lead the Edmonton Oilers to an 8-3 victory over the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Tkachuk-Kassian feud adds fire to already heated Battle of Alberta
Edmonton Oilers sparkplug Zack Kassian is already scheming up a proper welcome for his Calgary Flames nemesis Matthew Tkachuk when the teams meet again Jan. 29 at Rogers Place. CBC | Sports News
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