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Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl lead Edmonton Oilers to 8-4 win over LA Kings
EDMONTON - It took 34 years for the Edmonton Oilers to see two players record hat tricks in the same game again. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl each had three goals and Draisaitl added an assi...
Mar 28, 2019
Dallas Stars erase two-goal deficit, beat Edmonton Oilers in shootout
EDMONTON - Jamie Benn scored the shootout winner as the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Thursday. Alexander Radulov and Miro Heiskanen scored in regulation for the surging&...
Mar 28, 2019
Blackfalds council approves lowered speed limit
Blackfalds drivers will soon be taking things a little bit slower.Town council has approved a new Traffic Bylaw which will soon see a community-wide speed limit reduction from the current 50 km/hr to ...
Mar 28, 2019 speed limit 40
Florida Panthers pull away late for win over Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice as the Florida Panthers defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday night. Troy Brouwer, Dryden Hunt and Evgenii Dadonov also scored for the Panthers (34-32-1...
Mar 28, 2019
New York Islanders rally for dramatic win over Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - Casey Cizikas and Jordan Eberle scored 33 seconds apart in the final two minutes of the third period to propel the New York Islanders to a 5-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Cizika...
Mar 28, 2019
No risk to public as Mounties investigate incidents at Nova Chemicals Joffre Plant, Calgary office
UPDATE (10:15 p.m.)RCMP say they have concluded their initial response to the threat received regarding the Nova Chemicals plant in Joffre.They have determined that there is no safety risk to the publ...
Mar 28, 2019
S. Korean leader to meet with Trump in US on nuke diplomacy
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will travel to the United States in two weeks for a summit with President Donald Trump on stalemated North Korean nuclear diplomacy. It w...
Mar 28, 2019
UCP promises more beds, treatment for opioid crisis
CALGARY - United Conservatives Leader Jason Kenney said Thursday that, if elected to government, his party would open more beds and expand treatment programs to help people battling drug and opioid ad...
Mar 28, 2019 The Canadian Press
Billboard removes rapper Lil Nas X from country chart
NASHVILLE - Billboard has told rapper Lil Nas X to take his horse and giddy up by removing his viral hit "Old Town Road" from their country charts because they said it wasn't country enough. The song ...
Mar 28, 2019
Alberta Party proposes wider highway for driverless vehicles
Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel announced in Red Deer on Thursday that if elected, his government would add a third lane to the QEII highway from Calgary to Edmonton. Mandel said he would eventual...
Mar 28, 2019 Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel chats with local candidates Danielle Klooster (left) Paul Hardy (back), and Ryan McDougall in Red Deer on Mar. 28.