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  Leon Draisaitl is leading the NHL in goals and the surging Oilers on 'both ends of the ice'

  The Edmonton Oilers needed just five seconds on their first power play of the game to take an early first-period lead in Minnesota, when Connor McDavid sent a slick cross-slot pass to co-star Leon Draisaitl for a textbook one-timer past Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson.

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  Edmonton chiropractor facing 8 more counts of sexual assault

  An Edmonton chiropractor who was previously charged with sexual assault is facing additional charges after more people reported that he had touched them inappropriately.

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  DEVELOPING | Labour minister says Canada Post workers could soon be forced back to work

  Canada Post workers began their strike four weeks ago, halting mail and package deliveries across the country. MacKinnon said he hopes work will resume as early as next week.

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  The biggest changes to Canada's mortgage rules, according to a broker

  Canada's new federal mortgage rules are coming into effect Sunday. A broker says this is what would-be buyers need to know.

• Police warn public about a text messaging scam circulating in Alberta

  Vermilion RCMP issued a warning to the public about a text message scam involving speeding violation tickets.

• Upcoming GST relief causes confusion for some small Canadian businesses

  A tax break for the holiday season will start this weekend, giving some Canadians relief on year-end shopping. But for small businesses, confusion around what applies for GST relief has emerged.

• B.C. Supreme Court certifies class-action lawsuit against Airbnb

  The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against Airbnb that alleges the short-term rental company has breached provincial consumer protection laws by offering unlicensed real estate brokerage and travel agent services.

• Meta gives in to CRTC disclosure order on Online News Act compliance

  After initially fighting the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Meta has complied with an order from the regulator to publicly disclose information about its news-blocking measures.

• Boyle Street health hub scrapped in Old Strathcona

  After more than two years of preparation and pushback, plans for a new health hub in Old Strathcona have been scrapped.

• Danielle Smith announces new team to patrol Alberta-U.S. border

  Premier Danielle Smith says her government will create a team of specially-trained sheriffs tasked with patrolling the Alberta-U.S. border.

• Edmonton police chief to assume leadership roles in Alberta public service, executive council

  Dale McFee will start a job in the high level of Alberta's government three days after his last day as the chief of Edmonton Police Service in February.

• Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley quitting legislature seat as of Dec. 30

  Former Alberta premier and NDP Leader Rachel Notley is leaving the legislature.

• Country star Morgan Wallen sentenced in chair-throwing case

  Country music star Morgan Wallen on Thursday pleaded guilty to two misdemeanour counts of reckless endangerment for throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-storey bar in Nashville and nearly hitting two police officers with it.

• Arts hub Ortona Armoury reopens after overhaul

  The city formally re-opened the hsitoric Ortona Armoury building in the central neighbourhood of Rossdale on Thursday.

• 'We all hope to never face these situations': Mass casualty event simulated in St. Albert

  An active shooter situation was simulated in St. Albert on Thursday for the city and local first responders to practice their response to a mass casualty event.

• Jasper Place courts to become year-round tennis, pickleball facility

  The Jasper Place tennis courts will be turned into a year-round tennis and pickleball facility.