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[ Silence ]. >> Reporter: that's right, the oilers in the western conference final for just the second time in 18 years. Of course, the last time they made it was just two years ago when they were swept by the colorado avalanche. But they say they are more prepared this time around. They have more experience in the playoffs than they did two years ago. The oilers practiced here at rogers place yesterday morning before flying out to dallas. They had a morning skate today, getting used to the ice in dallas. Certainly the opportunity to play in the final four is not lost on the players. Especially those who have spent their entire careers as oilers. >> At some point, you know when you first get here, it is like are we ever going to play in the playoffs? And over the last few years, this is a team that is competing at this time of year. It is just a testament to obviously ownership and management, of where they wanted this team to grow and get to. So you know, it is kind of cool to be here talking to you. >> It takes a lot to get to this point and we are excited for the opportunity. And a little bit more experience since we did go through it two years ago. Didn't go the way we wanted, so we are definitely hungry for it. But just excited to be in this position. >> Reporter: kris knoblauch says he is going to ice the same line-up he did against vancouver in game 7. So corey perry is out. And adam henrique is out of the line-up. Henrique has an injury. He has not played since game two. He is expected to return at some point early in this series, though. The fans, or the players are certainly ready for the series and so are the fans. The oilers are just four wins away from making the stanley cup for just the second time in 34 years. Carole anne and scott. >> Scott: thank you, slav. >> Carole Anne: clear proof tonight that oil country could be called oil well in the world. >> Scott: we are learning that fans are backing the team, far beyond alberta, far beyond canada, even north america. You will find them in an unlikely place. >> Carole Anne: but first, morgan black is at rogers place where oilers fans are gathering. You were all alone in the 5 o'clock newscast, but not any more. >> Reporter: I made a few new friends, but people are hurrying home from work to get here. People had to rethink their whole day. This is the priority to get to the watch party. You know, of course fans have been so excited all throughout the playoff run to watch the game. No surprise that the watch party at rogers place is quickly filling up. But oilers fans can be found all over the place. Not just in edmonton, but in brazil, too. We spoke with an oilers fan all the way in brazil who told us about how they have a social media group where everyone is posting about the players and watching the oilers every move. There is a what's app group chat as well keeping tabs on the players no matter where in north america they are. And the man that heads up this group is gabriel candido who says he is helping people grow passion for the game. >> They started to watch the matches. Some of them knew the team, some of them understood a lot about ice hockey. But a lot of them, as usual, try to start to understand how the game works, how it kind of seems like soccer but it is different at the same time. The objective, the same, score goals. But how to get goals, it is way, way different. >> Reporter: so you might be wondering about the jersey behind candido. It says gritzky. And that's from an episode of everybody hates chris. He gets a 99gritzky on the back. People know when you are wearing that jersey who you are talking about and everyone kind of sparked this big love for the edmonton oilers, all thanks to the tv episode. We mentioned earlier, that the early start time for the game, candido is relieved that the games are starting a little bit earlier this round in the western conference final because he was staying up sometimes until 3:00 A.M. brazil time to see if the oilers won or lost. So he is much happier now. >> Scott: all right, morgan black with the fans here and abroad. >> The city of vancouver paying off a bet after the canuck's big loss to the oilers. >> We got the flag up. Didn't get the flag in the mail from edmonton, unfortunately. So we had to work with what we had, and this was the -- I think

the largest flag we were able to find. >> Scott: if you look closely, really closely, you can see that oilers flag flapping outside city hall in vancouver. Not sure they could have found a oiler one if they tried. The mayors of the two cities made the bet as they squared off in the stanley cup playoffs, and the city of vancouver is paying up, tonight. >>> The future of hanger 14, the home of the alberta aviation museum is up in the air tonight. >> Carole Anne: it was put up for sale six months ago and the museum wants to take over the property. >> Scott: as jazmin king reports, they moved a step closer today. >> Reporter: the fate of the alberta aviation museum is a little bit clearer. >> Council has given administration direction to begin the negotiations with the alberta aviation museum. >> Reporter: hanger 14, the museum's home was put up for sale in october after the city received a $42 million repair estimate. Thursday afternoon, the non-profit made its case on why the building should not be solved. The museum says they should take over ownership. >> That puts the museum at a huge risk, trying to find a home for 35 plus planes, and all the artifacts that we have in the collection. That would not be an easy task. >> Reporter: they have a lease agreement with the city to pay a dollar per year for rent. If new investors came in, the museum may still in the building but at a higher cost. >> Realistically it would cost between 800,000 and a million in rent. >> Reporter: the second world war era building is one of the three historic pieces left in blachford. Fire destroyed hanger 11. That fire reenforced the historical significance of hanger 14. >> We are looking at ways that we can maintain this really important historic asset in our community. >> The building itself is significant, but having the aviation museum is also important. >> Reporter: at the time of the fire some councillors talked about moving rehabilitation grant money from the hanger 11 money to hanger 14. The decision made on next steps is currently private but the museum says it is a good start. >> We have been struggling and trying to see what it looks like for us. Now that we have a clearer picture, we can start moving forward on other items that we want to address. >> Reporter: jazmin king, global news. >> Carole Anne: city council is discussing ways to help fund the ride transit program without increasing fees. It allows low income riders who receive aish or fall under similar criteria to purchase a discounted transit pass. Administration says even though ridership is back to pre-pandemic levels, fare revenue has not returned with it. Demand for the program has grown in recent years and council is looking for ways to increase funding. >> We know that edmontonians are struggling right now with affordability. So there is greater need for these kinds of programs. To be able to see, is there additional funding we need to put towards them, what other mechanicisms can we use. >> Carole Anne: a monthly increase of a dollar is planned next february to reduce the gap. This was the program cut by the province and reinstated the following day. >> Scott: the ucp tabled amendments to a controversial bill that would give the province sweeping powers over municipalities. >> Carole Anne: the change is centred around two key carries that have triggered push back, some say they don't go far enough. >> Scott: first off, what is being changed here. >> Municipal affairs minister introduced two amendments today. One of them repeal's cabinet's power to oust municipal councillors, rather. Under the amendment, cabinet can order a public vote of a municipality's electors to decide if a councillor should be removed. It would be limited to politicians, cabinet has deemed to be unwilling, unable, or refusing to do their job, or if such a vote is in the public interest if there is a legal or unethical behaviour by a councillor. The second amendment addresses bill 20's proposal to give cabinet the power to repeal or change civic bylaws. It talks about awarded series of requirements that must be met before cabinet can intervene, including where the bylaw conflicts with legislation or the constitution. That criteria also includes any bylaw cabinet believes is contrary to provincial policy, though it is unclear what meats that standard. Minister mciver says that he believes those changes will be enough to ease some of the criticism of the bill. >> We want municipalities to focus on doing the job that they are meant to do. What it comes to these parts of the legislation, I am pleased that we can provide more clarity in the legislation as municipalities, some of them, at least, have asked for.

>> Carole Anne: nicole -- alberta municipalities that represents 270 municipalities says it is disappointed with the amendments. >> Yes, I spoke to the president of alberta municipalities earlier today, and he says the ucp government is not listening to what albertans want. He says the amendments don't move the needle on key concerns about having political parties at the municipal level, and he is worried about municipalities being forced to hand count election ballots and what that might cost municipalities. And he says that the amendments that were proposed today don't go far enough. He would have liked municipalities to have more imput. >> We are hoping to have the opportunity to meet with minister mciver and work through the concerns that we had, and we never got the opportunity. We had two short phone calls. >> Reporter: the opposition ndp calls bill 20 authoritarian, and says that the amendments don't reflect the feedback from municipalities and albertans. Debate of bill 20 was adjourned. Minister mciver says that the province wants to pass the bill a week from today. Escort, carole anne. >> Carole Anne: the federal government is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on seniors care in alberta. >> Scott: eric bay reports on where the money will be spent and where it won't. >> Reporter: these signatures closing the deal on a $627 million agreement. That's how much money the federal government is giving alberta to support seniors care. >> That document there, is going to make a real difference in the lives of albertans from every part of our province. >> Reporter: it is one of several ageing with dignity deals that the feds have in place with the provinces. $280 million for home and community care will be spread over 4 years. The other 347 million will support continuing care homes over a five year period. The health minister says that the money is for operation, including home care services and worker education and training. >> These are dollars that are going to go towards enhancing work force, making sure that we have safety measures in place, security measures in place, those kind of things. >> Reporter: she says care providers will be in charge of hiring staff. >> What we do is work with the service providers and say, here are the needs. And here is how we support those needs. >> Reporter: new spaces won't be part of the new funding agreement. Lagrange says that the federal dollars will work with money that the province has already committed for continuing care infrastructure. >> How do we make sure there are supports in place and the infrastructure is there, those are the things that we are tackling. >> Reporter: there are measures that will need to support a growing population. The province expects more than 1.2 million albertans will be 65 or older in 2046. >> We love our elders, so this is about bringing this to life. Putting the resources behind the actual tools that we need which is people. >> Reporter: people that will have to serve a system where demands are expected to increase. Eric bay, global news. >> Carole Anne: all right. Phil is here with a look at the current conditions. Once again, pretty cloudy today, but the sun made an appearance a couple times. >> Phil: it is also setting so it has two jobs to do at this hour. Go to sleep and also try to still give us a little bit of clear skies overhead. We are looking at some more active weather further to the south this evening. It is a little bit stormy down in, well, southern alberta as a whole, southern B.C. also seeing severe thunderstorm watches and warnings. And one seems to have popped up in our south as well. So we will keep a close eye on that one. It is short lived. Just a little bit of an inkling between the medicine hat and lethbridge region. Otherwise closer to home, not a huge amount to report at this time. But there are clouds out there, and along with it a 30% chance of showers. You can see there is a little bit of blue sky overhead. And it is trying, it is just going to take a little bit longer, as far as temperatures go. We are still around the daytime high, a very underwheming 10°. That's half of what it would typically be this time of year. The average being a little bit more like 19. Elk island looking at 10. A little bit warmer towards the airport. And further to the west and northwest, as well. And in addition to that, it has been a little bit warmer further field. That will charng. I have those details a little bit later in the hour. >> Scott: thank you, phil. >> Carole Anne: let's go to jaxon mcnulty in the global one chopper. Ready to get us up to speed on what is going on. You are flying over scona road right now. >> Absolutely right, carole anne. And traffic across the city is very light right now. Just a little bit of volume on scona road northbound.

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