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Calgary Stampeders receiver Reggie Begelton was named this year's recipient of the Herm Harrison Memorial Award on Tuesday. The award, established in 2013, honours a Stampeders player for his outstanding community service.

EDMONTON — American linebacker Mark McLaurin, who appeared in 11 regular-season games this year with the Edmonton Elks, was among five players released by the CFL club Tuesday.

AIRDRIE, Alta. — Police say a four-year-old boy who was found earlier this month in a pond in southern Alberta has died in hospital. Airdrie RCMP received a call about a missing child in the community north of Calgary on Oct. 3.

CALGARY — A wave of high-profile mergers and acquisitions in the Canadian oilpatch is a sign of an industry that is flush with cash and increasingly confident in the short- and medium-term outlook for fossil fuels, experts say.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says phone beats face-to-face when it comes to gauging public opinion on quitting the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Pension Plan, but the Opposition NDP says something this big needs to be in person.

EDMONTON — The provincial panel gathering feedback on whether Alberta should quit the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Pension Plan heard arguments for and against the idea in a telephone town hall Monday, but the overriding theme was a demand for details in order to make an

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after a Grande Prairie man died in a shootout with RCMP Sunday. Police say they responded to a disturbance at a residence in the city around 7 p.m.

CALGARY — Tourmaline Oil Corp., sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s largest natural gas producer, is growing again. The Calgary-based company, headed by CEO Mike Rose, announced Monday it is buying Bonavista Energy Corp. in a deal worth $1.45 billion.

EDMONTON — Casey DeSmith made a strong first impression in his Vancouver Canucks debut on Saturday.

SLAVE LAKE, Alta. — Alberta RCMP say a man died in custody this week after being shot at with a stun gun during his arrest.