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CALGARY — The amount of money that was flowing freely at the annual Calgary Stampede canvas auction Thursday night was just the sort of gusher that Alberta's oil and gas industry likes to see.

CALGARY — The merger of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. with Kansas City Â鶹´«Ã½AVern Railway Co. is now official.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers already look to be in playoff form.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mattias Janmark scored twice, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists and the Edmonton Oilers closed the regular season with a franchise-record ninth straight victory, 5-2 over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

EDMONTON — Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley says Premier Danielle Smith must explain whether she shares the "extremist views" of Calgary street preacher Artur Pawlowski and those of "her key support group" Take Back Alberta.

CALGARY — One man died and a second person was injured Wednesday night after a shooting in a neighbourhood immediately north of Calgary's downtown.

Calgary homicide investigators are trying to determine how a man who was found dead earlier this week ended up in a suitcase in an industrial complex. Officers were called to the Manchester area in the city's southwest at about 3 p.m.

EDMONTON — Police say a man has been stabbed at an Edmonton bus stop in what appears to be a random attack. Edmonton police say a 48-year-old man was sitting at a bus stop in the southeastern part of the city at about 6:15 a.m.

CALGARY — A disappointing season for the Calgary Flames concluded in an unexpected way on Wednesday. Led by defenceman Nikita Zadorov's first career hat trick, Calgary won 3-1 over the San Jose Sharks.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Defenseman Nikita Zadorov had his first career hat trick and the Calgary Flames ended a disappointing season with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.