Oilers dominate Canucks, win to force deciding Game 7

The Edmonton Oilers avoided elimination from the NHL playoffs Saturday night, beating the visiting Vancouver Canucks 5-1 in Game 6 of their second-round series.

Nagar Kirtan Sikh Parade to disrupt traffic along Mill Woods Road Sunday: Edmonton police

Edmonton police issued a release Sunday advising motorists to avoid the area around Mill Woods Road South and East due to a major parade taking place.

Woman slashes attacker with seatbelt cutter in Edmonton road rage incident Friday: EPS

Police are looking for three people after a road rage incident in south Edmonton on Friday morning.

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

Today is an off day for the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers as they prepare for Monday's winner-take-all Game 7 showdown at Rogers Arena.

Evacuation orders lifted in Fort McMurray Saturday as rain dampens wildfire activity

Residents of Fort of McMurray who were displaced over wildfire concerns were told to return home Saturday.

Ukraine and Russia exchange drone attacks while Russia continues its push in the east

Russia said it shot down some 60 drones and several missiles over its territory while Ukraine in turn said it destroyed over 30 Russian drones. At least four people were reported killed in an attack on the outskirts of Kharkiv on Sunday as Russia pushed ahead with its renewed offensive in Ukraine's war-ravaged northeast.

Canucks must 'want that big moment' heading into decisive Game 7: coach

All season long, the Vancouver Canucks have preached resilience.

The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest

Administrators on some campuses have called in local police to break up pro-Palestinian protesters demanding that their schools divest from Israel in demonstrations that Israel's allies say are antisemitic and make campuses unsafe. From Columbia University in New York to the University of California, Los Angeles, thousands of students and faculty have been arrested in the past month.

Cell phone use and testing motions pass at Alberta Teachers’ Association General Assembly

More than 500 delegates from across the province met in Calgary Saturday for the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) General Assembly, where the topics included curriculum, classroom sizes, funding and students’ smartphone use.