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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Edmonton transit bracing for impacts by ‘critical' construction project at Century Park this summer
People prepare to board the LRT at the Century Park LRT station in Edmonton, on Friday, February 26, CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson City crews will close down a portion of a southside transit station to pedestrians and vehicles for several weeks in the summer for necessary repairs. According to a news release from the City of Edmonton, Century Park Transit Centre will undergo 'critical construction and repairs' from June 29 to Aug. 30. • Download our app to get Edmonton alerts on your device During that time, construction crews will remove concrete on the east side of the transit station. Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) will be providing temporary bus stops at Century Park Transit Centre and altering bus routes to accommodate riders' needs. ETS Kiss and Ride along 111 Street will be shut down during construction to give access to buses with relocated stops. Those bus routes are: 56 West Edmonton Mall; 709 Southgate; 716 Leger; 717 Leger; 721 Rutherford; 722 Allard; and 729 Leger. The city says no personal vehicles will be allowed to stop in the area and encourages residents to use alternate locations including Heritage Valley, Southgate and Davies transit centres for pick-up and drop-off. A temporary stop will be stationed on the grassy north curb of the Century Park bus stop. These bus routes, and On Demand Transit, will be utilizing that stop: 1 Leduc; 518 Mill Woods; 707 Southgate; and 715 Leger. The city said travel delays are likely to occur during construction, but Routes 721, 722, and 729 are expected to experience the most delays. Riders can plan their trip using the City of Edmonton's Trip Planner to get transit alerts, view real-time bus tracking, and access scheduling information.
CTV News
2 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
One in four Canadians report being affected by extreme weather in last year: poll
Smoke from wildfires blankets the city as a couple has a picnic in Edmonton, Saturday, May 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson OTTAWA — Almost one in four Canadians were directly affected by extreme weather events over the past year, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll — released as Canada copes with its second-worst wildfire season on record — says 23 per cent of Canadians who responded said they were personally affected by extreme weather events like heat waves, floods, fires and tornadoes over the last 12 months. Among those who said they had felt the impacts of extreme weather, almost two-thirds reported being forced to stay indoors because of air quality concerns, while 39 per cent reported suffering emotional stress. Twenty-seven per cent of those who reported experiencing extreme weather said they had to postpone travel plans, while one-fifth said they suffered property damage. Leger's latest poll — which was conducted online and can't be assigned a margin of error — surveyed 1,529 Canadians between June 13 and June 15. More than 2,000 fires have already been documented in Canada this year, burning almost 40,000 square kilometres of land. About three-quarters of the total area burned is in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The percentage of Canadians saying they were affected by extreme weather has dropped from the 35 per cent Leger reported when it asked the same question in August 2024 — a year after Canada's worst wildfire season. That poll would have captured the months that saw wildfires burning in almost every province, and thick smoke blanketing cities and towns all across Canada for days and, even weeks, at a time. The difference in timing between the two polls may have influenced some of the results, which also suggested Canadians perceived fewer episodes of extreme heat, flooding and heavy rainfall. 'What it tells me is that what's currently being experienced by Canadians really drives how they feel about what's happening more frequently and less frequently in terms of extreme weather,' said Andrew Enns, executive vice president at Leger. 'So it just kind of reminds us that the here and now really has an impact on how people perceive the frequency of extreme weather, and maybe associating that to climate change.' Modelling by Environment and Climate Change Canada suggests temperatures will be about a degree or two above normal across the country through August. Leger's poll suggests nearly two-thirds of Canadians — and 74 per cent of respondents in B.C. — are concerned about hot summers and heat waves. Natural Resources Canada is forecasting an extreme fire risk in the southern part of British Columbia in July. The number of Canadians concerned about a hot summer has dropped since the August 2024 survey, which reported 70 per cent of respondents were worried about summer heat. Enns said his firm conducted its latest poll before the start of summer to get a baseline to study how recent events affect Canadians' perception of climate. 'And then we can have this conversation and really say, 'OK, yeah, there is a timing impact' and take that into account when we look at these things,' Enns said, adding the firm is planning another survey at the end of the summer. The percentage of Canadians who said climate change worries them dropped to 59 per cent from the 63 per cent reported in the August 2024 survey, while exactly half of Canadians polled said there is still time to reverse the consequences of climate change — an increase of two percentage points since August 2024. The polling industry's professional body, the Canadian Research Insights Council, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2025. Nick Murray, The Canadian Press
CTV News
10-06-2025
- CTV News
Missing man found safe: RCMP
An RCMP collar tab pin is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson A 55-year-old man reported missing on Sunday has been found. Stonewall RCMP were searching for the man, who was last heard from nearly one month ago, and his last known location was Alberta. On Monday, RCMP confirmed the man had been safely located. CTV News Winnipeg has removed his name and photo.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Defending champion Panthers are unfazed after losing Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final to the Oilers
Florida Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov (7), Sam Bennett (9) and Carter Verhaeghe (23) celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (16) and Edmonton Oilers' Evan Bouchard (2) battle in front as goalie Stuart Skinner (74) makes the save during the third period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Brad Marchand (63) is chased by Edmonton Oilers' Connor Brown (28) and Darnell Nurse (25) during the third period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Gustav Forsling (42) battles for the puck with Edmonton Oilers' Connor Brown (28) during the second period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk makes his way to speak at a news conference for the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals. Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk makes his way to speak at a news conference for the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals. Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov (7), Sam Bennett (9) and Carter Verhaeghe (23) celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (16) and Edmonton Oilers' Evan Bouchard (2) battle in front as goalie Stuart Skinner (74) makes the save during the third period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Brad Marchand (63) is chased by Edmonton Oilers' Connor Brown (28) and Darnell Nurse (25) during the third period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Gustav Forsling (42) battles for the puck with Edmonton Oilers' Connor Brown (28) during the second period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk makes his way to speak at a news conference for the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals. Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Going into this Stanley Cup Final rematch, confidence oozed from the Florida Panthers just like last year when they won — and also this time from the Edmonton Oilers because they felt prepared for the moment. After losing Game 1 in overtime after a puck over the glass penalty put Edmonton on the power play, the Panthers have not lost any of the belief they carried into the series. In a third consecutive final, the defending champions are unfazed by their deficit and appear well equipped to bounce back in Game 2 on Friday night. Advertisement 'We've got a lot of battle scars on us from the last few years, and we've been through way worse,' winger Matthew Tkachuk said Thursday. "We can be better, we can adjust a few things and come out tomorrow and try to get a win here and get some momentum going back home.' A win would even things up and put the pressure right back on reigning playoff MVP Connor McDavid, Game 1-winning goal-scorer Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers with play shifting to Sunrise next week. Even a loss would not put the Panthers into desperate straits. They dropped the first two in the second round against Toronto and trailed 2-0 and 3-1 in Game 3 before rallying to win that night and beat the Maple Leafs in seven. Even for Florida's newcomers, it was evidence that this team doesn't go down easy. 'You're going to have moments in the game and moments in a series that you're going to be riding a roller coaster,' defenseman Nate Schmidt said. 'This team, I think, has an incredible ability to be able to not only learn from what they've done and apply their experience into situations like this.' Advertisement Coach Paul Maurice downplayed it as 'just experience," as though every team in the NHL or any sport knows what it is like to make this many deep playoff runs in a row and look borderline unstoppable. Because of that success, the Panthers are who they are, and not a lot of major adjustments are expected. 'It's almost always an adjustment back to form: We were a little off here, we can be a little bit better,' Maurice said. "Nobody's changing a major system. It takes months and years to do that. You're (talking about) adjustments back to form, but I think they have a pretty strong understanding of their foundation.' Panthers players seem to have a pretty strong understanding of how playoff hockey works. They've won 10 of 11 playoff series since Maurice became coach and Tkachuk arrived in a trade from Calgary in the summer of 2022. The only time they've been on the wrong side of a handshake line during this stretch was the 2023 final against Vegas, when Tkachuk was sidelined by a broken sternum and several others were playing with significant injuries. The memories of that and falling behind in series along the way stick with them. Advertisement 'We learn more from adversity than we do from winning,' forward Carter Verhaeghe said. 'Every time you lose games or go through series where you're down 2-0 or losing in the Cup final a couple of years ago, you learn a lot. It's just sticking with it and being mentally strong.' Tkachuk said he and his teammates are plenty strong mentally, so the tweaks will be more tactical. They won't look too different but have some areas to clean up. 'Maybe a little bit more offensive zone time, some things we look at, but they played a good game,' defenseman Seth Jones said. "They were solid defensively. They blocked a lot of shots. And we kind of knew that coming in there's not a lot of space out there, not a lot of plays to be made, really. So, when we do get those opportunities, try to hold on to the puck and capitalize.' The Oilers turned the puck over several times in Game 1, with goaltender Stuart Skinner saving them a few times from the score getting more lopsided than the 3-1 deficit they overcame. They figure to be much improved in those areas. Advertisement Coach Kris Knoblauch knows his team has to raise its level 'because we know how good Florida is.' The blueprint has been out there for several years, and it's an imposing one. 'They're pretty confident with their identity, and they play to that identity very well,' Knoblauch said. 'They have a lot of confidence that they'll play their game and they should come out on top. For us, we need to just be ready for it — that they are going to be better.' ___ AP NHL playoffs: and
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Panthers endure uncharacteristic playoff collapse in losing Game 1 of Cup Final to Oilers
Florida Panthers' Brad Marchand (63) is chased by Edmonton Oilers' Connor Brown (28) and Darnell Nurse (25) during the third period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Aaron Ekblad (right) and Edmonton Oilers' Evander Kane (91) rough it up as Sam Reinhart (13) looks on during the first overtime period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Sam Bennett (9) celebrates Brad Marchand's goal against Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner as Brett Kulak (27) and Jake Walman (96) look on during the first period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky (72) makes the save on Edmonton Oilers' Kasperi Kapanen (42) during the first overtime period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Edmonton Oilers' Kasperi Kapanen, right, puts a shot wide of the net as Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky poke-checks him during the first overtime period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Edmonton Oilers' Kasperi Kapanen, right, puts a shot wide of the net as Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky poke-checks him during the first overtime period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Brad Marchand (63) is chased by Edmonton Oilers' Connor Brown (28) and Darnell Nurse (25) during the third period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Aaron Ekblad (right) and Edmonton Oilers' Evander Kane (91) rough it up as Sam Reinhart (13) looks on during the first overtime period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers' Sam Bennett (9) celebrates Brad Marchand's goal against Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner as Brett Kulak (27) and Jake Walman (96) look on during the first period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky (72) makes the save on Edmonton Oilers' Kasperi Kapanen (42) during the first overtime period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Edmonton Oilers' Kasperi Kapanen, right, puts a shot wide of the net as Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky poke-checks him during the first overtime period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) For nearly three full years under coach Paul Maurice, the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers were unbeatable in the playoffs when holding a lead through either one or two periods. Until Wednesday night. Advertisement In a 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Panthers blamed themselves for playing too conservatively in allowing the Oilers to score three straight goals and squander a 3-2 lead entering the third period. 'Just not let up. Don't sit back,' said Sam Bennett, who scored twice, including his franchise single-postseason-record 12th. 'We've been really good all year at not sitting back with the lead, and for whatever reason we sat back tonight.' It was an uncharacteristic collapse for a Florida team that had won 31 consecutive playoff games under Maurice when holding the lead at the intermission break. Worse yet, the Panthers actually blew a two-goal lead in an outing Leon Draisaitl sealed by converting Connor McDavid's centering pass 19:29 into overtime. It came on the power play, and 1:12 after Tomas Nosek was penalized for delay of game after lifting the puck over the glass. Advertisement Maurice was more concerned with how the Panthers performed well before Nosek entered the penalty box in an outing they were outshot 24-8 from the beginning of the third period. 'I think we had some real good pressure. They get it back and then there were some plays we didn't compete,' he said. 'I thought we were a little safe with the puck.' Florida dropped to 8-3 on the road this postseason and trails a series for the first time since losing the first two games of its second-round meeting against Toronto, which the Panthers rallied to win in Game 7. Game 2 of the Cup Final series is in Edmonton on Friday night. ___ AP NHL:
