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If the Edmonton Oilers can show off their trademark resilience just one more time, they will make Stanley Cup history.

Depth forward Warren Foegele had a goal and an assist as the Oilers forced a decisive Game 7 in this year's Cup final with a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Friday in front of a raucous Rogers Place crowd.

The win moved the Oilers closer to breaking Canada's Cup curse and has Edmonton on the cusp of becoming just the second team to come back from a 3-0 deficit in the final.

Farmers now have access to a new disease monitoring website specific to issues on the Prairies.

The Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network (PCDMN) launched its new website at "prairiecropdisease.blogdpot.com.".

The PCDMN is a coordinated field crop disease monitoring program for the Prairies, focusing on providing timely information about crop diseases and highlighting effective disease management strategies.

CN's Assistant Vice-President of Grain, David Przednowek says they saw strong movement early in June.

"We're about a half million tonnes of processed grain products shipped in week 45, pushing 550,000 tonnes in week 46."

He points out that compared to historical levels, those are both pretty strong weeks. 

Przednowek says going forward into July, he expects to see a slowdown in grain movement as a number of the export terminals and canola processing plants start their maintenance shutdowns.

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) has received a significant Applied Research Tools and Instruments (ARTI) grant from the Government of Canada to help advance applied research and scientific discovery at the post-secondary institution. The ARTI grant received by RDP is valued at $170,802.

At 11:40, Friday, June 21st, Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch for areas including Olds, Sundre and Airdrie. 

Thunderstorm are expected to develop this afternoon and will move slowly eastward through the day. Some of these thunderstorms may produce strong wind gusts, damaging hail and heavy rain.

For the latest forecast click here.

Very large hail can damage property, break windows, dent vehicles and cause serious injury.

Sylvan Lake RCMP are investigating damage caused by vandals on Thursday, June 20th.

The wheelchair accessible swing and raised garden beds with plants were both damaged. The equipment is located in the recently built Health and Wellness Healing Hub located on the east side of the CP Trail just off 47th Avenue.

The Town of Sylvan Lake says that due to the extent of the damage it is not certain when these will re-open.

The Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) Board of Trustees voted to name the new Blackfalds school St. Veronica Catholic School during the June 18 board meeting.  

The new Kindergarten to Grade 4 school will be near the intersection of Vista Trail and Aspen Lakes Boulevard in northwest Blackfalds.  

Cheryl Oates learned that she needed to lace up a good pair of running shoes to keep up with Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley.

“When I think about her turning me into a runner, despite the fact that I didn't want to be runner, it’s an interesting parallel to her politics,” says Oates, who was head of communications when Notley was premier.

“Given the chance, she will either wear you down or convince you."

On Saturday afternoon, the party will be Notley’s crew no more. It's set to announce a new leader.

Motorists are advised of upcoming road closures in multiple locations as the Woody’s Triathlon takes place.

On Saturday, June 22 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. the following roads will be closed:  

The Sundre Pro Rodeo is ready to kick off tonight and will run through the entire weekend.

Once again with the theme of "Go Wild, Go West" the Town of Sundre is expecting a lot of guests over the next few days.

Here is a look at some of the highlights of the Pro Rodeo.

Friday, June 21st (wear red to support our troops)