Worker rescued after Commonwealth Stadium ceiling collapse

A man working in the Edmonton Eskimos' steam room at Commonwealth Stadium was rescued after a section of ceiling collapsed around 3:20 p.m Wednesday.

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Racist tweets don't 'faze' Capitals' Joel Ward

Part of the Twitter universe erupted into a series of racist slurs against Toronto-born Washington Capitals player after he scored the winning overtime goal in Wednesday night's victory over the Boston Bruins.

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5 NHL stories including Hossa hospitalized

The seemingly violent nature of this year's playoffs continued to grab headlines on Day 7, punctuated by a Raffi Torres hit that forced the Marian Hossa off the ice on a stretcher.

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Racist tweets don't 'faze' Capitals' Joel Ward

Part of the Twitter universe erupted into a series of racist slurs against Toronto-born Washington Capitals player after he scored the winning overtime goal in Wednesday night's victory over the Boston Bruins.

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Locked exit during fire alarm scares library patrons

The fire marshal is investigating after a sealed door delayed an Edmonton woman's escape from the downtown library during a fire alarm last week.

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2 children pastor among Alberta crash victims

Police in Alberta are investigating a fiery head-on collision involving two pickup trucks that killed seven people on a busy stretch of highway between Edmonton and Fort McMurray.

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2 Regina victims of crash of small planes identified

The names of the two people from Regina who died after two small planes collided midair on the weekend, killing all five aboard, have been identified.

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Water restored in Fort Saskatchewan but boil water advisory remains

City officials telling residents to boil tap water.

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Canadian hurdler Phylicia George 3rd in Diamond League opener

Canadian hurdler Phylicia George finished third Friday in the season-opening Diamond League competition in Doha, meeting the top Olympic standard as a result.

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Edmonton releases arena design images

The City of Edmonton released new images of a proposed downtown arena Wednesday.

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Alfredsson's hockey future still uncertain

The future of Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson isn't any clearer after Saturday's post-playoff news conference and locker-clearing session.

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Mountie murderer denied parole 25 years later

Andrew Kay, who gunned down an RCMP officer on a rural road outside Calgary 25 years ago, will remain behind bars after his bid for early release was denied by the Parole Board of Canada Thursday.

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