Fraser Aird replied for Edmonton (1-2-1) in the 64th.
Also Saturday, Pacific FC (3-1-1) continued its dominant start to the season with a convincing 3-0 victory over York United FC (1-2-2).
Marco Bustos scored twice for Victoria-based Pacific – in the ninth and 53rd minutes. He leads all CPL players with three goals this campaign.
Matteo Polisi found the back of the net in the sixth minute.
Callum Irving made four saves for the clean sheet, his league-leading third of the year, tied with Valour FC s Jonathan Sirois.
The win pushed Pacific into first place in the CPL standings above idle Valour, who take on Forge FC Sunday afternoon.
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