Major fundraiser to mark Ben Stelter's birthday
May 27 would have been Ben Stelter's birthday. The young Oilers fan had brain cancer and died in 2022. CTV News Edmonton's Nahreman Issa has more on fundraising efforts by the Ben Stelter Foundation and Ben's favourite fast food restaurant.
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