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| | Edmonton - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | Edmonton's National Hockey League team, the Oilers, was the dominant team in the 1980s, winning five championships (1984-85, 1987-88, 1990) under the leadership of Wayne Gretzky. |
 | | Before World War II it was only the ninth largest city in Canada, but the discovery (1947) of petroleum at Leduc, Redwater, and Pembina transformed Edmonton into one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada. |
 | | Edmonton 2001 World Championships in Athletics welcomes another National Supplier to sponsorship slate. |
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