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A convicted murderer who overpowered a guard while on a day outing in Alberta and took hostages during a nine-day manhunt has been denied parole.

CALGARY — Star captain Marie-Philip Poulin will lead a veteran Canadian team at the 2024 women's world hockey championship. Poulin was one of 23 players named to Canada's roster Thursday by Hockey Canada for the tournament April 3-14 in Utica, N.Y.

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. has signed an agreement with the Fort McKay First Nation that the oilsands giant says could lead to its first-ever bitumen extraction project on reserve lands.

Environmental groups are asking Ottawa to enforce its rules on an Alberta coal site that has started building an underground test mine without fisheries permits that officials have said are required.

EDMONTON — With their Pacific Division rivals beefing up before the playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers did their best to keep pace.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenceman Troy Stecher from the Arizona Coyotes, the NHL club announced Thursday.

CALGARY — A sentencing hearing has been delayed until next month for a man who pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge after admitting he shared recruitment videos for the Islamic State group on social media.

EDMONTON — AutoCanada Inc. reported a loss in its fourth quarter compared with a profit a year earlier as its revenue rose nearly seven per cent. The automobile dealership group said it lost $22.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have traded defenceman Noah Hanifin to the Vegas Golden Knights for draft picks and defenceman Daniil Miromanov.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampede has been banned from participating in this year's Pride parade because of the decades of abuse some of its members experienced at the hands of a former performance school staffer.