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the 3rd period. Dallas added an empty netter to win 3, 1, edmonton won the series opener on the road in double overtime with the series now shifting to oil country. The team has the support of the hometown crowd behind them in rogers place and around ice district. >> This time years just an amazing place to play. I everyone on our team knows that everyone that's played in edmonton, you know, against us knows >> You see the people you're getting warmed up. You can see through the windows and it's just an amazing environment. You drive around the city. The flags are everywhere. We're excited to be back home. >> His first game plan is going to be going to be the we want to simple kind of get our legs into and get the home crowd behind us. >> Puck drop is at 6.30 indoors to the outdoor watch parties open at 5. You can tune in tonight to catch all of the pre game action on ctv news at 5 and at 6, at least 3 stores are damaged after an early morning fire in southeast edmonton. Crews were called to a strip mall on knottwood road and mill woods road just after 2.30. The fire was called under control about an hour later, no one was in the building at the time and no injuries have been reported. Firefighters are still on scene. There is no word yet on a cause or damage estimate. The province's police watchdog is investigating after a police shooting in northeast edmonton. Police say a uniformed officer came across a man with a weapon saturday night at a gas station on 93rd street and one 44th avenue. The officer immediately called for backup. There was a confrontation and the officer fired. The man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police say they found a suspected conductive energy weapon at the scene. Thousands of albertans want danielle smith and the ucp government to resign. Protests were held around the province on saturday. A number of groups spoke about changes to alberta's healthcare education and affordability. People in attendance believe the ucp is changing how alberta's democracy works. >> The ucp government is a different kind of conservative government. They're beginning to display characteristics of an authoritarian government, quite frankly, when it comes to democratic processes, respect for other institutions. So that's a big concern as well. >> Everybody's coming together and it's becoming a diversity is becoming a unification, which is awesome. And showed that salt solidarity. >> The protest was organized by the group. Enough is enough ucp. Another year of saint albert's longest-running festival is in the books. Music a midway and rodeo were all a part of the rainmaker festival this weekend. Roughly 0. Thats 35,000 people were expected to attend. The festival is set up by the kinsmen club with all the money raised going to charity. Organizers say there's something for everyone. >> You can see lots of families. >> I enjoying the carnival games, a a lot of people who the country people like the rodeo and the horses the bull riding the, it's just a good time for all different people. >> Festival organizers are preparing for next year's 60th anniversary. Many people have a love hate relationship with canada geese. The birds are extra territorial and aggressive to protect their goslings at this time of year. Are marion valdes-carletti has more on what to do when they appear intimidating. >> A familiar sight and sound you might encounter this spring admiration or maybe even fear are things you might feel when looking at these canada geese. >> If you really need to go down that trail where those and >> Just be ready. Dominic janus studies, the ecological impacts of canada geese. He says there was a drop in population in the 1930's due to unregulated hunting. 1994, the federal government created the migratory birds convention act, making it illegal to kill them or destroy their eggs. >> You know, the part of nature and there also 9 iconic species in canada and north america. >> Geese honk or make themselves look bigger when they feel threatened earning them. The nickname is cobra chickens janus as making eye contact with the goose when >> I don't like use that hiss and stuff, but mostly they're pretty good to get out of the way. >> The federal bother them, they won't bother you. >> Honestly, there more psychologically dangerous if you're scared of keys, the able to do any actual physical harm. >> Environment canada says many geese to gravitate toward urban areas to stay away from predators and hunters. Wildnorth rescue and

rehabilitation says in the spring it's called to 7 or 8 rooftop rescues every day. >> So we're rescuing those goslings off the roof because the geese of pick this sort of I placed announced and we have to bring him down to the ground, reunited with her parents and send them on their way. >> Dale gienow with the rescue reminds people it's a short period of time when geese might feel sensitive with people nearby, their babies. >> I think you're in edmonton, we can actually really appreciative, they're beautiful animals and we just have to learn how to live with the property. >> Miriam valdes-carletti. Ctv news, edmonton. >> And cory is here with a look at weather. And before we look at weather, I just want to look at all that greenery be. It is just absolutely in loesch, emerald green out there. So got that rain over the weekend. Are we going to get a lot of sun today? >> That's a looks like a nice mix of sun and we aren't. Yeah. Nice sun and cloud for today. As we start off, we've already got a mix of sun and cloud, but reflecting quite nicely off of the river valley as we take a look at our temperature right now, we're sitting at 8 degrees. There we go at the airport, the temperature there also at 8 as we take a look at our forecast, we could see a nice warm-up coming our way. 22 for a high with a mix of sun and cloud light wind throughout much of the day as we go throughout the evening, a little bit breezy and then breezy tomorrow, 23 for tomorrow with a mix of sun and cloud, a little bit more cloud coming in for tomorrow, wednesday, a bit of a shift early day, a chance we could see some scattered showers, a little bit of sun breaking through into the afternoon. And then 17 for a high on wednesday. So a little bit cooler, that kind of sets the tone for the rest of the workweek. But then into next weekend, the first weekend of june already coming our way and the week to follow. We get temperatures back into the 20's and it looks like they stuck around a little bit longer. I have those details, your 5.10 day forecast. Still to come. Witness the true story of the small town that welcomed the world. Broadway's I come from away has won best musical all across north america and is coming to the northern alberta jubilee auditorium. Enter for your chance to win tickets at ctv. Edmonton dot ca kim. All right. Thank you very much, corey. The dallas stars dj is spinning his way. >> Out of some controversy. As the oilers last saturday saying ken dallas stars dj ship be added insult to injury. >> Playing la bomba to trip the oilers. Now fans took issue with that since the bomb, but it is a tribute to longtime oilers locker room attendant joey moss. It's also tribute to young superfan ben stelter, who died of brain cancer nearly 2 years ago. Next ship. He said he has been playing the opposing team's win songs all season meant no offence. And the d-day also donated to the ben stelter foundation and other stars. Fans have posted screenshots of them doing the same today would have been ben stelter's birthday. Some cats in the city, maybe getting spoiled after this weekend. 40 vendors filled part of macewan university for the edmonton international cat festival since 2014. It's raised $146,000 for local rescues. The edmonton international cat festival was canada's first of its kind and is the only one in alberta. Organizers say there aren't many events to celebrate cats in the city. >> People just love their calves. People are really excited to celebrate our culture with people who are like-minded. You know, there are a lot of activities and social gatherings for for dogs, but people don't really have a lot of social outings. So it was a really fun way for people to get together and ensure community. >> And next weekend, there is a cat meet-up at paul kane park. Edmontonians may have a new favourite food after trying the festival city's newest celebration. People could get everything from foot long french phys to butter chicken at the first tasty truck food festival. The festival featured more than 20 food vendors and even with on and off rain on sunday, some people at the festival say the food raise their spirits. >> I love what I do think stuff like I would say that like if you have more events like this, I probably be spending more money >> There will be a similar festival, a taste of edmonton at churchill square in july. All right, nicole hit me with your favourite food for festival city. >> I would have to say it's the korean corned but yeah, I would, I was going to court dogs as well. But that rain or shine edmontonians we absolute. >> We love our food and we love our festivals. You're absolutely and we love our music. Yes. But we do love traffic and this is a live shot right now. Things actually look pretty good out there. Make sure you bring your sunglasses. This is southbound on 109 street coming up. >> To jasper there's obviously more cars the morning commute is now well under so make sure you watch out for anything out there. A few red spots on the

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