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• Federal minimum wage, taxes on alcohol: Here's what's changing in Canada April 1

  The federal minimum wage is increasing from $15.55 per hour to $16.65, and taxes are going up on gas and alcohol nationwide starting April 1.

  

• Stuart Skinner named NHL rookie of the month

  Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner has been named the NHL's rookie of the month for March.

  

• Sawhney to run as UCP candidate for Calgary North-West

  The United Conservative Party (UCP) of Alberta announced Saturday that Rajan Sawhney will run as a UCP candidate for Calgary North-West after announcing in February that she wouldn't be running for re-election in Calgary North-East.

  

• Police investigating shooting in north Edmonton

  The Edmonton Police Service is investigating after gunfire was exchanged near a north Edmonton strip mall.

  

• Edmonton man latest victim in string of violent events on Edmonton public transit

  Some Edmonton commuters say they're scared to use public transit amid increasing acts of violence at LRT stations and bus stops around the city.

• Afghan women cyclists who escaped the Taliban are chasing their dreams in Canada

  After the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan and banned sports for female athletes, Afghan women cyclists are chasing their dreams in Canada.

• A glass of wine or beer per day is fine for your health: new study

  A new Canadian study of 4.8 million people says a daily alcoholic drink isn't likely to send anyone to an early grave, nor will it offer any of the health benefits touted by previous studies, even if it is organic red wine.

• W5 investigates

  W5 investigates | Priest, neighbours issue plea for help for struggling international students in Cape Breton

  Cape Breton University has more than doubled in size by enrolling thousands of international students, and critics say the campus and community weren't ready. Watch the documentary 'Cash Cow' on CTV W5, Saturday at 7 p.m.

• W5 profile

  W5 profile | The Canadian who creates the real, but fake, sounds in Hollywood blockbuster films

  W5 profiles the man who makes the sounds for breaking bones and squealing tires in Hollywood’s biggest films; and he does it from a small town in Ontario. Watch 'Sound Farms' at 7 p.m. on CTV W5.

• 1 in custody after death of man downtown: EPS

  A man is dead after an altercation in Edmonton’s downtown core.

• Smith vs. Notley: Here are the leaders' promises to the municipalities ahead of the May election

  Municipal leaders from across the province heard a lot of promises during the Alberta Municipalities Association Leaders’ Caucus on Friday.

• Teen charged in connection with 2 assaults in west Edmonton, including stabbing outside ETS bus

  A teen has been charged in connection with a violent assault outside a bus in February and an additional assault in March.

• 'It belongs in your house': Larger-than-life Connor McDavid bobblehead on the auction block

  As the Oilers look ahead to a possible playoff run, fans can't get enough of Connor McDavid.

• Former Alberta cabinet minister cited by law society for alleged misconduct

  A former Alberta cabinet minister has been cited by the province's law society for alleged professional misconduct.