Alberta News

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith is denying it was her decision to quash the hiring of Alberta's former chief medical officer to a new job at the province's health agency.

CALGARY — The company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has submitted evidence to support its claim that oil companies must pay more in tolls in light of the pipeline project's mounting costs.

LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — Olympic champion. World champion. And virtually unbeatable on the World Cup circuit. When it comes to giant slalom, Marco Odermatt is completely dominant.

TSUUT'INA FIRST NATION — Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the Tsuut'ina reserve like the back of his hand.

CALGARY — Maxim Muranov scored once and added two assists, Calgary scored four goals in the first period, and the Hitmen coasted to a 7-4 victory over the visiting Swift Current Broncos in Western Hockey League action on Sunday.

JANVIER, ALBERTA — RCMP in Alberta are investigating a fire that destroyed a church. Police say their Wood Buffalo detachment responded to the fire on Friday night in Janvier, a hamlet located adjacent to the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation.

LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — Marco Odermatt claimed a record-matching fifth straight World Cup giant slalom victory on Sunday but his win at Alta Badia was by a more slender margin than the two-time defending overall World Cup champion is used to.

CALGARY — Yegor Sharangovich continued his hot streak on Saturday. Sharangovich scored for the fifth consecutive game as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game winless skid with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

EDMONTON — The Florida Panthers rediscovered their scoring touch on Saturday.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Yegor Sharangovich scored for the fifth consecutive game as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game winless skid on Saturday night with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. A.J.