RCMP investigating Fort Saskatchewan child abduction
Fort Saskatchewan RCMP are investigating a child abduction that took place in the city earlier this week.
Police say that on Monday, a 6-year-old boy who was playing outside was approached by a delivery driver.
The driver offered to bring to the boy to a 7-11 convenience store with the promise of candy and a Slurpee. The victim was brought to the store and various items were purchased before the driver returned to the boy back to his home safely.
The boy then alerted their parent about what happened, who then called the police.
Canada's Inflation rate decreasing; high grocery prices sticking
The country's inflation rate has hit its lowest point since 2021.
New data released by Statistics Canada shows that the rate hit 2.8 per cent in June, which is the first time it has dropped below 3 per cent since March 2021.
In Alberta, the inflation rate dropped to 1.9 per cent according to Statistic Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI), which tracks the price changes of various products and services.
St. Albert second grader publishes her first book with a heartfelt message
Margaret Alexander, a second grader from St. Albert, has written and published her book at just seven years old.
Different Angel tells the story of kindness and acceptance through the eyes of an angel born with golden wings, while all other angels have silver wings.
Heavy rainfall expected in the area
Environment Canada has sent out a rainfall warning for Monday (July 17) evening.
According to the warning, heavy rain will begin this evening and may exceed 50mm before the rain leaves the area.
Heavy rain can lead to water pooling on roads, and even flash floods.
The rainfall warning applies to:
- Fort Saskatchewan
- Sherwood Park
- Edmonton
- St. Albert
- Sturgeon County
- Lamont County
The rain is expected to taper off Tuesday afternoon.
Sherwood Park Titans bring home gold in provincials
The U17 women's Sherwood Park Titans lacrosse team brought home provincial gold over the weekend.
The girls competed at provincials, which took place in Leduc, against the Beaumont Raiders and the Calgary Fury.
Team Manager Tanis Andree said that they almost didn't compete at all.
"Six of them are in summer school, and our first game was on Friday at 8:30," Andree said. "But the girls made special arrangements with their teachers and pulled it together. Instead of pulling out, we ended up winning the gold, which was pretty amazing."
New mural displays diversity in Fort Saskatchewan
Local artist Ashley Rosenow has just completed a new mural in downtown Fort Saskatchewan.
Located at 9803 102 Street, right next to Paraclete Psychology, this mural features a variety of different plants, flowers, and symbols.
Rosenow stated that each of them was deliberately chosen to represent the newcomers to the community. For example, The lavender represents Portugal, while the plum blossom represents China.
There are also symbols within the letters on the mural as well, representing Ukraine, the Philippines, India, and Columbia respectively.
Clearing the backlog at the ports will take time
It's going to take weeks to clear the backlog of traffic that was stagged as a result of the B.C. port strike.
A lot of cargo is sitting waiting to be loaded onto vessels and moved out of the port.
CN's assistant vice president of grain, David Przednowek says the recent strike caused a number of delays for traffic flow.
UK's entry into the CPTPP raises concerns
Canada's red meat sector is raising concerns over the potential for the UK's entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
On Saturday, Canada's Minister of Trade Mary Ng announced they had agreed to grant the United Kingdom accession.
The Canadian Meat Council, Canadian Cattle Association, and the Canadian Pork Council are deeply disappointed with the move.
Search underway for man caught in North Saskatchewan River
Emergency crews are searching for a man who fell into the North Saskatchewan River over the weekend.
On Sunday, at about 3:30 p.m., Devon RCMP received reports of a person struggling in the river. That person was later identified as 20-year-old Austin Laporte, a resident of Beaumont.
The RCMP, along with fire departments from Devon, Parkland, and Edmonton, have deployed multiple boats and drones to survey the river but have yet to locate Laporte.
Redwater RCMP arrest man for alleged break-and-enter
Redwater RCMP have arrested a man for an alleged break-and-enter in rural Sturgeon County.
On June 6, police report that they responded to a complaint at about 2 a.m. from a resident saying that two men had driven onto their property, exited their vehicle and had begun walking toward the resident's vehicle.
Officer say that the resident turned on his yard light which caused the men to flee in their vehicle. During this attempted escape, the vehicle slid into the ditch and became stuck.