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In the aftermath of the 2023 NHL All-Star skills competition that was confusing, disjointed and went off poorly in the arena and on television, Gary Bettman asked Connor McDavid for his thoughts. Several conversations with McDavid and other stars later, this All-Star Weekend features the return of some past traditions with the hope of putting some fun back into it. Back was the popular player draft, which took place Thursday night with captains McDavid, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and br...

EDMONTON - Investigators probing a plane crash that killed six people in the Northwest Territories have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and talked to the lone survivor.

Renewed interest in small-scale multifamily housing has raised the question of whether planning departments and federal housing officials should look to assemble catalogues of pret-a-porter triplexes or fourplexes

The Los Angeles Kings fired coach Todd McLellan on Friday and named Jim Hiller the interim coach for the rest of the season. “We want to thank Todd for his hard work and dedication to the organization,” vice president and general manager Rob Blake said in a statement. Los Angeles went into the All-Star break with the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference, but only four points from falling out of a playoff spot.

Birkholz Homes builds $2.6 million home in Aspen Gardens, making the most of the mature community setting.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Edmonton.

Alex Turcotte had his first NHL goal and assist and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game skid in the final game for both teams before the NHL All-Star break. Playing his second NHL game of the season and 14th overall, Turcotte — the fifth overall pick in 2019 — made it 2-0 in the second period and had an assist on Trevor Lewis’ goal with 6:39 left. Turcotte said the goal was so exciting he kind of “blacked out...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province will require parental consent for students 15 and under who want to change their names or pronouns at school.

Frank Vatrano made sure the long flight to Toronto for the All-Star Game festivities would go a little quicker. The Anaheim right wing scored with 52 seconds left in overtime Wednesday night to give the Ducks a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Vatrano put a wrist shot past Kaapo Kahkonen for his 22nd goal of the season.

Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho will be making his third NHL All-Star Game appearance since 2019 on Saturday at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena.