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this amendment. Municipal leaders have been pressing for more specific language in the bill about when the province could change or repeal the by-law or remove a city councillor mckiver says he met with local leaders to help shape the changes. >> The amendments are very as a result conversations with the municipal leaders. So I'm hoping that they'll either be more on happier, less unhappy. >> At this point, we do not know what the changes to bill 20 will be the way it's written right now. The president of the rural municipalities of alberta calls the bill complete garbage and the worst thing to happen to municipalities nearly 2 decades. Others have described it as deeply flawed power grab. Alberta's finance minister says the province will keep exploring the idea of an alberta pension plan, despite positive returns from the cpp. The canada pension plan investment board earned 8% last year. Federal finance minister chrystia freeland. Has asked the chief actuary to provide an estimate on how much alberta would be owed if it left the cpp. Alberta finance minister nate horner says the province is still waiting for the number and will gauge public interest once it arrives. Airfare in this country is among the most expensive in the world. Westjet is trying to find ways to curb the rising price of a ticket. It comes at the cost of comfort. The airline says it will introduce an ultra low-cost fare option in the next couple of weeks on the majority of its flights, some of westjet's larger planes will be reconfigured to add one more row of seats at the back of the plane by slimming down others. Westjet also wants additional fair fees scrapped by the federal government. >> And the country that needs at rabbit s and the sensual transportation. I actually think it's wrong. What have the past just funding the federal budget for general purposes today, our high ticket prices in a time where our affordability is actually a problem in the country. >> Both westjet and the calgary airport authority suggests rather than sending the rent money to ottawa, it would be better used for airport sustainability and infrastructure upgrades. Calgary paid nearly 51 million dollars in rent last year. Some long-term tenants of the oldest mall in our city have been told they need to be out in 30 days. Some tenants at westmount shopping centre say they have until midnight june 6 to vacate the owners of monarch watch the clock have called them all home for 35 years, their time at the mall running out. They say the future looks uncertain. >> I'm going to look for a new place. And relocate somewhere somehow. Not to be difficult. >> Ctv news asked the corporate landlord for comment. We have yet to receive a response. Emergency medical service students are learning lifesaving skills from paramedics. Its national paramedic week honouring. The work across the country. Students are learning about different specialties, such as tactical units, community care incident in provincial response teams. Alberta health services says crews in the field are medically trained clinicians more than drive patients to a hospital. Many of the students will take their new skills to paramedic practicums in the summer. >> We do so much hands-on but I think just being here today. There's even more areas than what we covered in school. So it really it just opens that many more doors for us as to what or future opportunities are. Options are. >> Alberta health services says there are more than 5600 paramedics in the province. Of course, here for a look at the forecast and boy, that that afternoon commute yesterday got hammered by the rain. >> Yeah, to many. And where we were, it was really quite was on the south side city at one point where. >> So the smallest to falling. So we did see quite a mix. We talked yesterday about how there was a chance we could see some scattered showers throughout the day yesterday, we did see that materialize, not looks to be the case once again for today. Temperature wise, still not super warm, but okay. 13 for a high for today, average seasonal high is 19 right now. We're sitting here at 6 wind is light, mostly cloudy at the airport. 6 wind light cloudy there for today as the set could see some scattered showers once again. Our high for today is 13 wind remains light. So almost a repeat of what we saw yesterday as we take a look at tomorrow for the start, 16 for a high, we should see more sun, especially tomorrow afternoon. And then saturday looks like a mix of sun and cloud as well. A high of 15 and then overnight into sunday, we could possibly see some showers. I have the 5.10 day forecast. Still to come your way a little bit later, a cat. All right. Thank you, cory. Well, as the oilers are hoping to feast on the dallas stars in the next round of the stanley cup playoffs. Some fans are hoping. >> To feed the team with energy

and with food. As evan kenny explains, the series will be filled with beef on and off the ice. >> The edmonton oilers fans are hungry for more winds in the stanley cup playoffs while they wait for game. One of the western conference finals between edmonton and the dallas stars, they're being fuelled by jacques burger shack. It's the same pre-game meal. Some of the oilers coaches and staff have eaten during these playoffs. >> The in the playoffs when we have this year. >> Just like the oilers game plan for us just when and paddles the coach's orders are simple. 13 standard burgers and 7 orders of fries. >> Hockey players and athletes are superstitious, so I think we have been a part of the routine now, I hope that >> When they eat it and then they have the eu court feeling of of winning that the kind of really the 2 together. >> They'll cyle also known as banjo guy will also be trying to help the team win in dallas with his support from the stance. The city is definitely live and I think carried so should be a pretty crazy week in edmonton. Pretty lucky actually to be able to go down to dallas. Hear it for games one and 2, he's already got the go ahead in dallas to wear a full face of makeup after facing issues in other arenas, they say a whole face states bringing the heat for sure. He's predicting the oilers will win the series in 6 games. The burger shack agrees they're not worried about meeting dallas fed a lot of time in texas because his outstanding, I don't think anything holds a. >> A torch to alberta. >> Evan kenny ctv news, edmonton. >> Speaking of beef, alberta's premier and the governor of texas have started their own in the form of a new bat. Danielle smith challenging her counterpart. In the match up between the oilers and the stars writing that when the oilers beat the stars, you must eat the world's best. Take an alberta rib steak. On video and comments on just how amazing it is. Greg abbott responding saying he's. I bet the world's best revive, which is only found in texas at the stars beats the oilers. All still ahead. We've got much more international news. But first, we can't go anywhere without talking construction this time of year 102 avenue one 12 to one 11th street total closure for trainees repair. This is happening in till tomorrow. So it will slow things down for the rest of this week's go to bridge rehab work is underway down to a single lane from 95 a avenue to connors road keep left until the 10th of june and 109 street, 100 99th avenue southbound right lane closed for patio boardwalk space that's happening until october 31st. You know what, give up a lane of traffic for some patios. I think you would too. Still ahead, stage collapses at a political rally in mexico, killing 9 people. And the prime minister says canada will not recognize a palestinian state yet. >> Recognize the state of palestine at the right time. >> Here's a look at to gas prices going in the wrong direction. The average gas cost going up a few cents now a $1.52. 0.8 with the highest gas price of $1.58. 0.9 very few stations here in the city left in the dollar, 30's most now in the low to higher dollar 40's. If you want cheap gas, spruce grove and stony plain, it looks like there stations coming in at around a $1.30 to a $1.32. I can't believe you brought mehere at 5 a.m. ( ) Right now,get a Chicken McMuffin with a hash brown and a small premium roastcoffee for five bucks. It's Leon's Storewide Super Sale! Save up to 50% on furniture. Save up to 50% on mattresses. Plus, get an l2 washer and dryer set for only $998 including a 2 year warranty! On now for a limited time! With the price of gold tradingat a high levelnow is the time for you to sel Aaron Buys Gold makes it easyto recycle anything made of gold or silverfor instant cash! Visit Aaron Buys gold inSherwood Park and Downtown or go to AaronBuysGold.com Me and my husband farm here for 23 years. We farm just outside of Olds. We raise broiler chickens, and we have a crop farm as well. We farm together with our three kids, They all really love helping out on the farm. I teach them how to care for animals, to work hard and see the results. The chicks are hatched in the hatchery and the same day they are delivered to our farm. We placed them in a free run, climate controlled barn. And we walk to barn every day to make sure they are healthy

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