Alberta News

CALGARY — Onex Corp. has signed a friendly deal to buy WestJet Airlines Ltd. in an all-cash transaction it valued at $5 billion, including assumed debt.

BROOKS, Alta. — Simon Gravel scored twice in the third period as the Brooks Bandits beat the Portage Terriers 5-3 on Sunday at the 2019 National Junior-A Championship.

KANANASKIS, Alta. — An avalanche that tumbled down a mountain in the Kananaskis area southwest of Calgary caught a party of eight people, burying one person and injuring others on Saturday.

CALGARY — Several homes and vehicles were damaged during an early morning fire in a northwest Calgary neighbourhood on Sunday.

CALGARY — Gasoline prices are expected to remain just below record highs all across Canada this summer except in Vancouver — where a perfect storm of factors will likely ensure motorists continue to set new all-time records at the pumps.

EDMONTON — Albertans struggling to enter the real-estate market have at least two chances to win a home this year. A house south of Calgary and a historic bed and breakfast near the United States border, both valued at about $1.

CALGARY — Police in Calgary are investigating a suspicious death in the city's Hamptons neighbourhood. A statement from the city says police were called to the residential area at around 3 a.m.

EDSON, Alta. — RCMP in Edson, Alta., say they have a suspect in custody after a vehicle was driven through a building housing a provincial court house in the town west of Edmonton. Police say officers were called to the scene Saturday around 9:30 a.

BROOKS, Alta. — Luke Bast struck twice and the host Brooks Bandits opened up the 2019 Junior-A national championship with a 7-3 win over the Oakville Blades on Saturday.

CALGARY — The Calgary Roughnecks have advanced to the National Lacrosse League Cup final. Dane Dobbie had two goals and four assists as Calgary beat the Colorado Mammoth 8-4 on Friday in the West Division final.