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McDavid, Skinner help Oilers beat Blues 4-2

Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had two helpers as the Edmonton Oilers won their second game in a row, defeating the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday.

Baby found dead in south Edmonton parking lot: police

Police are investigating the death of an infant in south Edmonton.

Russian state news agencies say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad is in Moscow and given asylum

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday, Russian media reported, hours after a stunning rebel advance took over the capital of Damascus and ended the Assad family's 50 years of iron rule.

2 arrested in connection with Friday killing of 20-year-old security guard

Two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 20-year-old security guard at a downtown apartment building on Friday.

'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check

Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep their troubles in check.

More than 900 people died in Jonestown. Guyana wants to turn it into a tourist attraction

Guyana is revisiting a dark history nearly half a century after U.S. Rev. Jim Jones and more than 900 of his followers died in the rural interior of the South American country.

Kenya LGBTQ2S+ activists try switching role of religion from oppression to empowerment

The Canadian Press travelled to Kenya as part of an investigative series looking into a global backslide in LGBTQ2S+ rights and the consequences for Canada, including the role of religion.

Groups launch legal challenge against Alberta's new gender-affirming treatment law

A pair of LGBTQ2S+ advocate organizations say they've followed through with their plan to challenge Alberta's three transgender bills in court, starting with one that bars doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 16.

Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thought of AI safety sooner

Geoffrey Hinton says he doesn’t regret the work he did that laid the foundations of artificial intelligence, but wishes he thought of safety sooner.