Connor McDavid experienced another sinking feeling — if only for a brief moment. The superstar captain of the Edmonton Oilers had just been the victim of a friendly fire collision with teammate Derek Ryan late in Thursday’s victory over the Boston Bruins.

The Edmonton Oilers are on the road and raising money for first responders and their families.

Police have confirmed two people who died earlier this week were fatally shot.

A five-year-old boy is dead after a dog attack on a First Nation in northern Alberta. He is believed to have been attacked by three dogs Sunday afternoon on Whitefish First Nation, nearly 400 kilometres north of Edmonton.

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says he is clawing $82 million in federal health transfers to the provinces for charging patients for services that should have been covered by the public purse.