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The Edmonton Oilers 50/50 draw reached $5.4 million in its last draw. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Oiler fans charged multiple times for 50/50 tickets

Despite the Edmonton Oilers loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, the team said that they had broken the 50/50 jackpot record set Wednesday. However, the draw has many looking for a refund after they were charged multiple times when they tried to buy tickets. 4

Edmonton Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen (19) makes the save as Chicago Blackhawks' Alex Nylander (92) and Oilers' Oscar Klefbom (77) battle for the puck during third period NHL qualifying round game action in Edmonton, on Friday August 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Oilers fall short against Blackhawks in qualifying series

The Chicago Blackhawks bounced the hub-city host Edmonton Oilers out of the NHL's post-season tournament Friday, beating them 3-2 at Rogers Place.

Lawton School, in Edmonton's Beverly Heights neighbourhood, was closed in 2017. Edmonton Public Schools says it made a commitment then to engage the community before any decision was made on repurposing the building.

Community demands clarity as province considers turning old school into homeless isolation space

The province is considering turning a former junior high school in Edmonton’s Beverly Heights neighbourhood into an isolation space for homeless people awaiting COVID-19 test results. 1

A woman is tested at a temporary COVID-19 test clinic in Montreal, on Friday, May 15, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Paul Chiasson)

Alberta counts 134 new cases of COVID-19, 3 deaths

After a week of daily case totals below 100, Alberta reported 134 new cases of COVID-19 Friday.

Lost teen found kilometres away from campsite by search and rescue teams

A 17-year-old boy is OK after getting lost and being found four kilometres away from his family’s campsite on Thursday, police say.

13-year-old charged in shooting death of 10-year-old boy south of Edmonton

A 13-year-old has been charged with manslaughter after a 10-year-old boy was shot and killed south of Edmonton on Wednesday. 1

Not allowed to enter without a face covering

Strathcona County’s 25-case trigger for mandatory masks: How it will work

Masks will be mandatory in Strathcona County once there are 25 active COVID-19 cases inside its boundary line, council decided Thursday.

An Edmonton police vehicle is seen in this file photo. (Sean Amato/CTV News Edmonton)

Violent crimes in Edmonton spiking this year, police data shows

Violent crimes are spiking across the board in Edmonton since last year and compared to the three-year average, Edmonton Police Service data shows. 1

Blue-green algae advisory issued for Wabamun Lake

Another Alberta lake is now the subject of a blue-green algae advisory.

Rainbow crosswalk unveiled at Red Deer College in time for Central Alberta Pride Week

Red Deer College raised a pride flag and revealed its new permanent rainbow crosswalk to unofficially kick off Pride Week in central Alberta.

U of A hockey coaches hopeful abbreviated season can hit the ice

The coaches of the University of Alberta's hockey teams say they're excited at the potential of returning to the rink for a new season.

New CFL balls are photographed at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium in Winnipeg Thursday, May 24, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Approval from Health Canada crucial for CFL in quest for federal money

The CFL's quest for federal funding in order to stage an abbreviated season received a huge boost Friday.

One of the persons injured after an Air India Express flight skidded off a runway while landing at the Kozhikode airport is brought for treatment to the Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala state, India, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo)

BREAKING

At least 16 dead, more than 123 injured after Air India Express plane skids off runway

At least 16 people were killed and 123 injured when a special return flight for Indians stranded abroad because of the coronavirus skidded off a hilltop runway and cracked in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in the southern state of Kerala, police said. 4

Alberta to join other provinces in exploring small nuclear technology

The Alberta government says it plans to join three other provinces in exploring small-scale nuclear technology. 2

Sarah Kuindersma has been organizing volunteer groups to clean up Alberta parks and pathways over a four day period, and is disappointed with the mountain trash heaps left behind.

Large crowds overwhelm Alberta parks with excess garbage

Thousands upon thousands of people are continuing to visit Alberta’s provincial parks and public lands as temperatures remain hot and an international travel ban encourages Albertans to explore their own backyard. 1

According to the province's data, there have been 35 cases of COVID-19 in the Canmore region. The town is now making masks mandatory in public spaces.

Masks officially mandatory in Canmore, Alta. as town sees spike in visitors

Despite not having a single active case of COVID-19 at present, officials with the town of Canmore aren’t taking any chances and have made mask masks mandatory in all indoor and outdoor public spaces. 1

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks at the Rideau Club in Ottawa on Thursday, March 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Provincial government cancels Kenney's employment announcement

The premier was scheduled to make an announcement to help unemployed Albertans at 9 a.m.

A courtroom at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on Friday, June 28, 2019. The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta says jury selection and jury trials will resume next month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta jury trials to resume next month at offsite locations due to COVID-19

The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta says jury selection and jury trials will resume next month, but most won't be in courtrooms.

Medicine Shoppe is conducting COVID-19 tests six days a week. Aug. 5, 2020. (CTV News Edmonton)

These are the Edmonton pharmacies testing for COVID-19

Sixteen community pharmacies in Edmonton are now testing for COVID-19. 1

Signage mark the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada's labour market gained 419,000 jobs in July: StatCan

Racialized workers had an unemployment rate more than one-and-a-half times white workers last month, jobs data released Friday showed, as Statistics Canad for the first time put a figure on a widening inequality gap being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. 3

WEATHER

Cooler pattern settles in: This is your Edmonton forecast

The hot spell is over. Most of the next seven to 10 days will have highs around 20 degrees.

One person is dead and another was taken into custody after an incident in southwest Edmonton on Aug. 6. (Jay Rosove/CTV News Edmonton)

1 in custody after death of man in southwest Edmonton

A man is dead after a weapons complaint in southwest Edmonton on Thursday afternoon.

Police arrested a man after a woman was stabbed in downtown Edmonton on Aug. 6, 2020. (Sean Amato/CTV News Edmonton)

Woman robbed, stabbed during random attack in downtown Edmonton

A woman was rushed to hospital with multiple stab wounds Thursday night after she was attacked and robbed in downtown Edmonton. 1

'Just 56 cases': Hinshaw pleased with Alberta's recent decrease in daily COVID-19 cases

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is cautiously optimistic about the recent COVID-19 case totals after she reported 56 new infections Thursday. 1

The Bowden Institution near Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 7, 2015, has a minimum-security site along with its medium-security facility. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

Investigation launched after death of inmate in Bowden, Alta.

An official investigation has begun after a 26-year-old man serving a drug trafficking sentence died while in custody at the Bowden Institution.

Police closed off an area of Stony Plain Road near 166 Street Aug. 6, 2020. Few details were immediately available about what happened, however, a body was seen underneath a tarp at the location.

Homicide section investigating fatal stabbing in west Edmonton

The Edmonton Police Service Homicide Section is investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in the city's west end Thursday afternoon. 1

The Edmonton Ski Club is offering services to cyclists in the summer. June 13, 2020. (CTV News Edmonton)

Bike-through food truck event at The Edmonton Ski Club

The Edmonton Ski Club is hosting a food truck bike-through event with live music starting Thursday. 1

Michele Lamontagne shows off some of the mushrooms he found in Edmonton's river valley. (Dave Mitchell/CTV News Edmonton)

'It's good exercise!': Local group scours Edmonton's river valley for mushrooms

You probably don’t see them or hear them. But make no mistake, they’re out there, Edmontonians who love nothing more than scouring the river valley for their favourite fungi. 1

U of A hockey could hit the ice in January after donor funding boost

The University of Alberta's men's and women's hockey teams will be eligible to compete in the 2020-21 season should Canada West play take place.

String of arsons in northern Alberta totals 5: RCMP

Two more northern Alberta homes were set ablaze in a series of recent arsons, RCMP say.

Alberta Education pushing back elementary curriculum updates to 2021-22

As the education ministry, school divisions, staff and families ready themselves for an as-normal-as-possible return to classes in the fall, the government says it is also working on the next steps of its plan to revamp the K-12 curriculum. 2

Edmonton police are investigating reports of vandalism and a break-and-enter at the Ethiopian-Canadian Community Association Building in the past two months. Aug. 6, 2020. (Darcy Seaton/CTV News Edmonton)

'How can we feel safe?': Ethiopian-Canadian community association building targeted twice, EPS investigating

Members of the local Ethiopian-Canadian Community Association are looking for answers after vandals targeted their downtown building on two separate occasions.