Alberta News

CALGARY — Hockey Canada announced Monday that three Ontario-based members have signed on to the national governing body's updated dressing room policy.

CALGARY — Keets Fawcett scored twice, Tyson Greenway chipped in with two assists and the Calgary Hitmen drilled the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 5-1 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday at Scotiabank Saddledome.

CALGARY — Former punter Burke Dales, who helped the Calgary Stampeders win the 2008 Grey Cup, has died. He was 46. The Stampeders confirmed Dales' death on Sunday. The cause was not revealed. Dales was a native of Collingwood, Ont.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks signed veteran American quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson on Sunday. The move wasn't a surprise as word surfaced Friday that Bethel-Thompson had agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Edmonton.

EDMONTON — A man has been discovered dead at a homeless encampment north of Edmonton's downtown, prompting city officials to briefly pause their plans to clear the camp.

CALGARY — No community anywhere would willingly choose to have a nearly 30 per cent office vacancy rate in its downtown core.

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman is well on pace for another career year with the Edmonton Oilers.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman had his third hat trick of the season and fourth in the NHL to help the Edmonton Oilers win their seventh straight game, 3-1 over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.

TURNER VALLEY, Alta. — A man in Alberta who who police say drove off the road, through a field and down an embankment has been found alive after more than a day of searching.

BEISEKER, Alta. — RCMP in Alberta say an 80-year-old man was taken to hospital by helicopter after an assault that police allege was the result of road rage.