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EDMONTON — It has been a long time since Calvin Pickard picked up an NHL victory, but it came at the perfect time for the Edmonton Oilers.

JOHN D'OR PRAIRIE, Alta. — Three people, including a youth, face murder charges after police say a man was dropped off at a rural Alberta medical centre following an assault.

CALGARY — An Alberta woman whose son was killed while fighting with Islamic extremists in Syria is worried anger over the conflict between Israel and Hamas could lead to an increase in radicalization.

EDMONTON — No Canadians made it to the podium at Saturday night’s FIS World Cup Big Air Snowboard event at Commonwealth Stadium. But the night saw some snowboarding history being made.

CALGARY — New Jersey's improved play since Nico Hischier's return from injury continued on Saturday.

EDMONTON — Evan Bouchard has been red hot from the blue line for the Edmonton Oilers of late. Bouchard had two goals and an assist as the Oilers outlasted the Minnesota Wild for a 4-3 victory on Friday.

CALGARY — A mental health review board has rejected a discharge request from a man who killed five people at a Calgary house party almost a decade ago.

CALGARY — Unifor says representatives from its energy locals have ratified a tentative agreement that sets a pattern for more than 7,500 workers. The workers are part of the union's National Energy Program.

BANFF, Alta. — An independent review into a prescribed fire that led to evacuations near a popular tourist town in Banff National Park has made a series of recommendations to try to prevent it from happening again.

EDMONTON — Finance Minister Nate Horner — after promising any stand-alone Alberta pension plan would not follow the contentious Quebec model, then saying it might, then saying it won't — told reporters Friday that possibility is back on the table.