Nazem Kadri set up three goals in just over two minutes early in the second period and Pavel Francouz made 24 saves in place of the injured Darcy Kuemper for the first playoff shutout of his career as the Colorado Avalanche blanked the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference final.

Alberta’s top doctor has reported that the province confirmed its first case of monkeypox.

Not much change to the weather pattern over the next three to five days in Edmonton and area.

While the Western Conference finals were expected to feature plenty of goals, a revival of 1980s-style NHL scoring outbursts was not quite expected.

Elections Alberta now has the paperwork of four people seeking to become the next leader of the United Conservative Party and premier of Alberta.