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The Edmonton Oilers superstar captain continues to amaze and get the better of his team's provincial rival.

On Thursday it's budget day in Alberta, a time that will cruelly and ironically remind residents that last year's projected eye-popping $6.8-billion deficit was actually the good old days.

She is the 18th Albertan under the age of 40 to die due to the coronavirus.

A recent ramping up of the United States's vaccine rollout has it vastly outpacing its northern neighbour, and some Canadians are wondering why distribution here is lagging so far behind.

A Lending Sled Shed is now setup at the toboggan hill in Laurier Heights.

Two women were caught trying to get second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by dressing up as "grannies," the Director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County said Thursday.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is urging U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to reconsider his decision to block the Keystone XL extension.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, will give a COVID-19 update Monday afternoon.

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's ongoing effort to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to priority health-care workers and long-care facilities has been hindered by supply concerns.

WATCH LIVE: Premier Jason Kenney provides an update on the state of Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine supply.

UPDATED: What you need to know about Alberta's latest COVID-19 public health measures

Edmonton had a bit of snow overnight and should get some more this morning. But it looks like most of the heavy snow will miss much of the city. This is your Thursday WxBlog.

WATCH: Mayor Don Iveson joined us to talk about his decision not to seek re-election in 2021 and his priorities for his final year in office.

WATCH: The province declared a state of public health emergency as new restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 were announced.

Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who is being recognized for her innovation.

Edmonton and area will be under mostly cloudy skies through the day but temperatures should climb just above the freezing mark this afternoon. This is your Tuesday WxBlog.

WATCH: Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw had a stern warning for Albertans on Wednesday: Take public health measures seriously or more lockdowns are coming. Ziyah Karmali and Kent Morrison have this and all of your Thursday morning headlines.

An Edmonton non-profit youth-based group is donating 4,500 disposable face masks to the iHuman Youth Society.

The Wood Buffalo Food Bank in Fort McMurray will be moving to a new downtown location, with renovations expected to be finished by late February or early March. The new site will include offices, community meeting spaces, a kitchen and a warehouse.

Drawings from two children in the Edmonton area have been picked to be in a book written by one of the most popular authors in the world.

Pfizer Inc. cannot request emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine before the third week of November -- and that's if everything goes well, the company's CEO announced Friday.

According to a person familiar with Trump's condition, Trump was administered oxygen at the White House on Friday before he was transported to the military hospital.

CTV News Edmonton has confirmed that a police officer was taken to hospital after a hit-and-run in south Edmonton early Thursday morning.

Suncor Energy Inc. says it has agreed to become the operator of the Syncrude project by the end of 2021, as long as each of the joint venture's owners grants formal approval.

A 16th birthday party in New York state became a superspreader event with dozens of attendees contracting coronavirus, according to officials.

Many are getting into the Christmas spirit early this year, but an Edmonton psychologist says gifts and decorations aren't the only way people need to prepare.

Canada's chief public health officer says the country is running out of time to prevent a large resurgence of COVID-19.

Canada's chief public health officer urged residents to continue making a 'collective effort' to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday as parts of the country braced for new rounds of restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus.

Alberta continued to set hospitalization records on Tuesday as the province reported 16 new COVID-19 deaths as it introduced new restrictions. Here's the latest data on the COVID-19 situation in Alberta including geographic breakdown of cases, testing information, hospitalization data and comparisons to the rest of Canada and the world.

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Walmart Canada is no longer allowing customers to price-match items in its stores, sparking consumer outrage in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emergency crews were called to 84 Street and 156 Avenue on Saturday night after a car hit two houses.

It is the highest number of cases recorded during the pandemic in the province. The previous high was reported April 15.

Fire crews in Spruce Grove were called to a house fire early Saturday morning.

On October 17 2018, people lined up to be among the first to buy cannabis legally in Canada.

A new food bank is up and running in Edmonton to support veterans in need.

Two employees at the Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre have tested positive for the virus, according to Alberta Health Services.

Coronavirus cases continue to grow at a south Edmonton care home. The outbreak at Shepherd’s Care Millwoods has now infected close to 100 people.

The White House tried to maintain an atmosphere of business-as-usual on Friday.

Fire broke out at an abandoned house in the Alberta Avenue area on Friday night.

Henderson sadly says as men continued to disappear from the village, he tried to warn police about McArthur.

The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Oct. 6 will grow to approximately $65 million, and the draw will also include a shot at 8 Maxmillions prizes.

Trump defends his decision to go mask-less by saying that doctors tell him he isn't shedding virus anymore and he remains "immune" for at least four months.

A long, lingering fall across much of the Prairies is putting crops in the bin early this year, allowing farmers to take advantage of improving prices.

According to Covenant Health, three units of the hospital are affected.

A war memorial in north Edmonton has been vandalized with several plaques ripped from their foundations, drawing the ire of local veterans groups.

More research is showing that a small percentage of people may be responsible for the vast majority of new COVID-19 cases, revealing that a figure referred to as the "k" number could have implications for contact tracing.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that the drastic limits placed on people's freedoms to curb the coronavirus earlier this year had weighed heavily on her, bringing back memories of life in surveillance-riddled East Germany.

Researchers at the University of Miami are dispelling claims that wearing a face mask can increase a person's carbon dioxide levels.

U.S. President Donald Trump has several strikes against him - age, obesity, elevated cholesterol and being male - that could put him at greater risk of becoming seriously ill from the coronavirus infection he disclosed early Friday.

Dr. Amy Tan has worked as a family physician in Alberta for 16 years. She said the pandemic has been stressful enough for doctors and attacks from the government have made it worse, and she is leaving the province for a new job in B.C.

Adults can sometimes suffer from dangerous symptoms that resemble a coronavirus-linked syndrome in children, researchers with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

WATCH: A new British study suggests that having strong, black coffee before breakfast could impair our body’s control of blood sugar levels.

WATCH: The Stanley Cup has just been awarded, but that doesn’t mean the Oilers aren’t working at a furious pace to get ready for the upcoming season. Adam Cook reports.

WATCH: An Alberta band has a new song that promotes togetherness at a time of racial division. Graham Neil has the details.

The University of Alberta’s president has announced a task force called U of A for Tomorrow to help restructure its academic and administrative operations, which will help the school figure out how to cut jobs.

Dashcam video showed a vehicle rollover Wednesday afternoon after it was t-boned at a north Edmonton intersection.

Leon Draisaitl is used to fine tuning his game and building chemistry with his Edmonton Oilers teammates at this time of the year.

An Alberta band of brothers have a new song that promotes togetherness. It’s called 'I'm Not Your Enemy' and it comes at a time where racial divisions have led to violent confrontations in American and Canadian cities.