Panthers win back-to-back Stanley Cups after eliminating Oilers for 2nd straight year | Edmonton may revise zoning bylaw to reduce mid-block multi-family units | What you need to know about 3 Alberta byelections as polls open
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Panthers win back-to-back Stanley Cups after eliminating Oilers for 2nd straight year; Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov hoists 2nd Stanley Cup

Panthers win back-to-back Stanley Cups after eliminating Oilers for 2nd straight year

June 17 , 2025 at 04:25:37 p.m. MDT • :

The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the final on Tuesday night, becoming the NHL's first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020 and '21 and the third team to do it this century.
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Edmonton may revise zoning bylaw to reduce mid-block multi-family units; A three-storey, multi-family dwelling being built in the west end Grovenor neighbourhood in February 2024\.

Edmonton may revise zoning bylaw to reduce mid-block multi-family units

June 17 , 2025 at 05:52:12 p.m. MDT • :

A number of Edmonton city councillors are in favour of amending the city's contentious zoning bylaw, in one way by reducing the number of allowable units in new multi-family buildings, from eight to six. 
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What you need to know about 3 Alberta byelections as polls open; Byelections will be held Monday, June 23, 2025, in three provincial ridings: Edmonton-Ellerslie, Edmonton-Strathcona, and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills\.

What you need to know about 3 Alberta byelections as polls open

June 17 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Tens of thousands of Alberta voters will have a chance to cast ballots during the next week as advanced polls open in three provincial byelections.
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Alberta government to increase prescription costs for seniors for first time in 31 years; Prescription drugs are seen on shelves at a pharmacy\. The Alberta government is increasing the maximum prescription drug co-payment for seniors and Albertans with non-group coverage\.

Alberta government to increase prescription costs for seniors for first time in 31 years

June 15 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

For the first time in more than three decades, the province is raising out-of-pocket prescription costs for seniors and Albertans under non-group coverage.
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Fighter jets deployed after civilian aircraft entered G7 no-fly zone above Kananaskis; A map of the two restricted air space zones in place for the G7 Summit\. A civilian aircraft flew into the restricted airspace above Kananaskis on Sunday\.

Fighter jets deployed after civilian aircraft entered G7 no-fly zone above Kananaskis

June 15 , 2025 at 08:19:39 p.m. MDT • :

A fixed-wing civilian aircraft travelled into restricted air space above Kananaskis on Sunday, according to a news release from the G7 Integrated Safety and Security Group.
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Florida Panthers just a win away from 2nd consecutive Stanley Cup; Florida Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad raises the Stanley Cup trophy after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 in 2024\.  

June 17 , 2025 at 10:55:28 a.m. MDT • :

Florida Panthers just a win away from 2nd consecutive Stanley Cup

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How building fewer staircases could change Edmonton's housing market; Alternative solutions can create a path to building single-stair apartment buildings, city says\. Advocates say they can help fill the missing middle in Canada's housing market\.  

June 16 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

How building fewer staircases could change Edmonton's housing market

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Alberta pharmacies unable to provide public measles vaccines; A close up view of a man with a gloved hand filling a syringe with a vaccine  

June 16 , 2025 at 03:07:35 p.m. MDT • :

Alberta pharmacies unable to provide public measles vaccines

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23andMe 'failed to take basic steps' to protect private information, investigation finds; 23andMe customer profiles contained delicate personal data including birth year, geographic location, health information and the percentage of DNA users share with their relatives\.  

June 17 , 2025 at 08:31:04 a.m. MDT • :

23andMe 'failed to take basic steps' to protect private information, investigation finds

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New Canada Strong Pass offers discounts on parks, museums, camping and train travel; The Banff, Alta\., townsite in Banff National Park is seen on Thursday, May 15, 2025  

June 16 , 2025 at 08:54:01 a.m. MDT • :

New Canada Strong Pass offers discounts on parks, museums, camping and train travel

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