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Alberta hospitals are squeezing in extra intensive care unit beds as respiratory viruses surge and ICUs fill up. Alberta Health Services has added 17 adult surge beds since last week — 12 in Edmonton and 5 in Calgary— bringing the total to 240.

Alberta’s government is fighting rising crime in Edmonton with an $8.3-million investment to help hire 50 new police officers.

A new syphilis grant program will provide community-based organizations with funding to help treat and prevent syphilis.  

Pyotr Kochetkov’s stellar performance in Ottawa helped the struggling Canes visibly relax. Now they just need him to play that way more often.

Meteor shower over Alberta reaches peak Dec. 13-14

Reaches peak Dec. 13-14

Nic Dowd scored twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday night for their second straight win. Anthony Mantha, Dylan Strome and Dowd scored in a 7:12 span in the second period to put Washington ahead. Dowd then sealed it with his second of the night and fourth of the season with 4:02 remaining in the third.

Filip Gustavsson stopped 24 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Minnesota Wild beat Seattle 3-0 Sunday night to hand the Kraken their eighth straight loss. Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Joel Eriksson Ek scored for Minnesota, which improved to 5-2-0 since John Hynes replaced the fired Dean Evason as coach on Nov. 27.

Nico Hischier scored twice and the New Jersey Devils beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Saturday for their third straight victory and sixth in seven games. Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist, Timo Meier also scored and Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves to help the Devils improve to 14-10-1. Former Devils forward Yegor Sharangovich and Nazem Kadri scored for Calgary.

The Canes’ road trip through Canada has produced three one-goal losses and a blowout in Edmonton, frustrating a team that began the season with Stanley Cup aspirations.