Two game officials and players from Finland, Switzerland and Austria tested positive in the days before the tournament.

NICU Crocheters is a Facebook group with more than 400 members, including current and retired nurses, who make the outfits for eight hospitals across Alberta.

It’s not a return to the World Juniors spectacle of old just yet, with a number of hard pandemic-lined realities still underscoring this year’s event.

Emergency crews recovered a body from the river valley near the Donsdale neighbourhood on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve is one of the busiest travel days of the year, and thousands of passengers made their way through Edmonton International Airport.