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EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers will start Stuart Skinner in net Saturday for a must-win Game 6 of their second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks. Skinner replaces goalie Calvin Pickard, who was Edmonton's starter for Games 4 and 5.

OLD CROW, Yukon — Emergency officials have issued an evacuation alert for parts of Old Crow, Yukon as waters continue to rise on the Porcupine River due to seasonal breakup.

OTTAWA — A major international report on the safety of artificial intelligence says experts can’t agree on the risk the technology poses — and it’s unclear whether AI will help or harm us.

MONTREAL — It's 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal's Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, "last call," and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more drink.

Dialysis is one of the most resource-intensive therapies but patients with kidney failure have no other option, except for a kidney transplant.

VANCOUVER — Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube.

The Dallas Stars and Florida Panthers reached conference finals in the NHL with Game 6 victories. The Stars needed double overtime to put the Colorado Avalanche away 2-1 with Matt Duchene scoring the game-winner.

Friday's Scoreboard NHL Playoffs Second Round (Best-of-Seven) Florida 2 Boston 1 (Florida wins series 4-2) Dallas 2 Colorado 1 (2OT) (Dallas wins series 4-2) --- PWHL Playoffs Semifinals (Best-of-Five) Minnesota 4 Toronto 1 (Minnesota wins series 3-2

TORONTO — Blayre Turnbull had a lot going through her mind as the seconds drained away on Toronto's inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League season.

From new plant-leaning hospital menus tofewer surgical gloves and single-use syringes, health-care professionals are finding ways to combat waste and pollutants. Dr.