Edmonton Oilers back in Stanley Cup final after Game 5 win over Dallas Stars | Environment Canada issues thunderstorm warning for northern, central Alberta | Hundreds ordered to evacuate overnight in northern Alberta as wildfires flare
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Edmonton Oilers back in Stanley Cup final after Game 5 win over Dallas Stars; The Edmonton Oilers' Kasperi Kapanen, left, and Leon Draisaitl, right, celebrate Evander Kane's third-period goal against the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of the Western Conference final\.

Edmonton Oilers back in Stanley Cup final after Game 5 win over Dallas Stars

May 29 , 2025 at 08:45:29 p.m. MDT • :

The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final, closing out the Dallas Stars with a 6-3 victory in Game 5 of the Western Conference final.
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Environment Canada issues thunderstorm warning for northern, central Alberta; Environment Canada issued an emergency alert for northern and central Albertans due to a severe thunderstorm\.

Environment Canada issues thunderstorm warning for northern, central Alberta

May 29 , 2025 at 07:48:55 p.m. MDT • :

The national weather service is warning northern and central Albertans to take cover if a thunderstorm approaches.
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Hundreds ordered to evacuate overnight in northern Alberta as wildfires flare; Firefighters travel through an area of Alberta forest ravaged by fire\. Officials are warning that fire conditions will grow increasingly volatile Thursday\.

Hundreds ordered to evacuate overnight in northern Alberta as wildfires flare

May 29 , 2025 at 08:44:28 a.m. MDT • :

Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for communities in remote northern Alberta as the province braces for another day of potentially explosive wildfire activity.
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Edmonton-area youth, 15, arrested for terrorism-related offence; The Edmonton-area youth is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing at the Alberta Court of Justice in Edmonton on June 3\.

Edmonton-area youth, 15, arrested for terrorism-related offence

May 29 , 2025 at 10:59:18 a.m. MDT • :

An Edmonton-area youth, linked to a violent online network that targets vulnerable children, has been arrested for a terrorism-related offence, RCMP said Thursday.
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NDP still waiting for Nenshi wave: poll shows party farther behind UCP with new leader; Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi addresses delegates at the party's convention in Edmonton on May 3\.

NDP still waiting for Nenshi wave: poll shows party farther behind UCP with new leader

May 29 , 2025 at 11:09:07 a.m. MDT • :

The former Calgary mayor took the party by storm last year, but the rest of Alberta remains wary of him — including Calgary and Edmonton.
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Edmonton Pride parade is back — but some are concerned disagreements remain unresolved; Participants march down Whyte Avenue during the 2017 Edmonton Pride Parade\.  

May 29 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Edmonton Pride parade is back — but some are concerned disagreements remain unresolved

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Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman needs season-ending surgery after Game 4 injury; Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman scored 54 times last season before adding 16 more in the playoffs as part of the Oilers' run to the final\.  

May 28 , 2025 at 06:58:14 a.m. MDT • :

Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman needs season-ending surgery after Game 4 injury

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Oilers look to close out Stars and advance to Stanley Cup rematch with Panthers; Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard \(2\) celebrates his goal with teammate Kasperi Kapanen \(42\) during the second period in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs against the Dallas Stars, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Dallas\.  

May 29 , 2025 at 11:27:07 a.m. MDT • :

Oilers look to close out Stars and advance to Stanley Cup rematch with Panthers

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Should childhood vaccinations be mandatory? Almost 70% of Canadians think so, according to a new poll; A child with a measles rash\. The rising number of measles cases in Canada could be part of the reason that most of the people surveyed recently by Angus Reid agreed that childhood vaccines should be mandatory  

May 29 , 2025 at 02:57:45 p.m. MDT • :

Should childhood vaccinations be mandatory? Almost 70% of Canadians think so, according to a new poll

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Alberta woman wrongfully released from jail on fake papers arrested in B.C.; Mackenzie Dawn Hardy was wrongfully released from the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre with allegedly fake release papers\. She was arrested in B\.C\. this week\.  

May 29 , 2025 at 12:21:51 p.m. MDT • :

Alberta woman wrongfully released from jail on fake papers arrested in B.C.

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