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Oilers' Kane shakes off rust of lost season in 7-4 win over Kings

Oilers' Kane shakes off rust of lost season in 7-4 win over Kings

EDMONTON — Evander Kane didn't take long to be an impact player for the Edmonton Oilers again.
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Oilers score 4 goals in third period to beat Kings 7-4, trail series 2-1

Oilers score 4 goals in third period to beat Kings 7-4, trail series 2-1

EDMONTON — Evan Bouchard and Connor Brown each had a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers finally showed signs of life, coming away with a wild 7-4 playoff victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday.
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Alberta doctors association warns measles will rise, ramped-up health campaign needed

Alberta doctors association warns measles will rise, ramped-up health campaign needed

EDMONTON — As the number of measles cases in Alberta continues to rise, the organization representing its doctors says the government needs to ramp up public messaging and prevention.
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Youths charged with assault after alleged luring of person on LGBTQ+ dating app

Youths charged with assault after alleged luring of person on LGBTQ+ dating app

EDMONTON — Six teenagers are charged with robbery and assault after allegedly luring an adult to an area of north Edmonton through an LGBTQ+ dating app.
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Fire trucks stolen in southern Alberta found, man facing charges

Fire trucks stolen in southern Alberta found, man facing charges

PEACE RIVER — One man is facing charges after police say two fire trucks were stolen in southern Alberta.
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Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

CALGARY — A commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc.
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Stolen Edmonton statue of women's rights pioneer Emily Murphy recovered, man arrested

Stolen Edmonton statue of women's rights pioneer Emily Murphy recovered, man arrested

EDMONTON — An Alberta man is facing charges after bits and pieces of a statue depicting a Canadian women's rights pioneer were recovered almost two months after being stolen.
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Former Alberta cabinet minister calls government health contract probe 'whitewashing'

Former Alberta cabinet minister calls government health contract probe 'whitewashing'

EDMONTON — A former Alberta cabinet minister says an investigation called by Premier Danielle Smith's government into multimillion-dollar health contracts looks like a whitewashing exercise.
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Ontario reports 95 new measles cases, sending total above 1,000 since outbreak began

Ontario reports 95 new measles cases, sending total above 1,000 since outbreak began

TORONTO — Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing the total number of people infected past 1,000.
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Dow delays construction of $9 billion net zero Alberta project

Dow delays construction of $9 billion net zero Alberta project

FT SASKATCHEWAN — Dow Inc. says it is delaying construction of a nearly $9 billion net-zero petrochemical project northeast of Edmonton because of expected weak market conditions.
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