The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates the promised federal dental insurance plan will cost $2.9 billion less than the government budgeted, assuming provincial governments don't drop their coverage. 

The Liberals promised a stand-alone dental insurance plan for low- and middle-income Canadians who don't have private insurance as part of its supply and confidence deal with the NDP last year.

The program is expected to launch before the end of the year, starting with qualifying people under the age of 18, people with disabilities and seniors. 

Debris from the ill-fated Titan submersible was returned to shore in Newfoundland Wednesday, aboard a Canadian-flagged ship that had helped search for the vessel in a remote area of ocean near the wreck of the Titanic.

The Horizon Arctic docked at the port in St. John’s carrying a remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, that had searched the ocean floor about 700 kilometres south of Canada’s easternmost province.

Multiple Fort Saskatchewan Slider fastball teams took home some hardware last weekend at the GEMSA city finals. 

All five teams captured top-four finishes with two gold medals, a silver medal, a bronze medal, as well as a fourth-place finish. 

"We are so extremely proud of how far all the girls have come this year," said Ashlee Eaton, the president of the Sliders. "It makes all the hard work from the coaches and volunteers worth it."

"It's a great stepping stone into provincials." 

The Town of Gibbons will start the process of exploring the merits of bringing an urban hen program into the community.

During Wednesday's (June 28) town council meeting, councillor Amber Harris brought up a motion for the town to gather research on similar programs around the area. 

"I know that Bon Accord has one and it's very successful," said Harris. "I would like to direct administration to do some research into potentially creating an urban hen program in Gibbons." 

Richardson International has announced plans to expand eight grain elevators in the prairies.

The expansion includes an upgraded track system at some of its facilities in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta will start in the summer of 2023 and be complete by the end of 2024.

The locations for the rail track upgrades will include Richardson's elevators at Lacombe, Carseland, Provost and Olds, Alberta; Estevan, Whitewood and Nokomis, Saskatchewan; and the Dundonald elevator about 20 km north of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. 

Premiers from Western Canada said Tuesday they are "extremely disappointed" in the federal government for not passing reforms to the bail system to target repeat offenders before Parliament rose last week for the summer.

Speaking at the conclusion of the western premiers' conference in Whistler, B.C., host Premier David Eby urged the federal government to prioritize passing the bill that would amend the Criminal Code as soon as possible.

The honorary parade marshals for the Canada Day parade in Fort Saskatchewan have been announced.

On Monday (June 26), The city sent out a release announcing that Stollery kids and their families will be leading the parade, representing the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation.

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP has released the cause of this morning's heavy police presence in Sturgeon County. 

On Monday (June 26) night, police say they were called to assist the local fire department with a vehicle fire on Range Road 230 and Township Road 554. 

When police arrived, the vehicle was engulfed in flames. Once extinguished, officers reported finding what they believed to be human remains. 

Mounties were on the scene for some time but have since cleared the area. 

Today, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit and Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson announced that their governments have completed a collaborative project that engaged First Nations communities with the goal of furthering Indigenous participation in the agriculture sector.

Seven of Canada’s accomplished agricultural champions will take the stage on November 4 as the 2023 inductees into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame – Garnet Altwasser, John Bragg, Rory Francis, Marcel Groleau, Ron Helwer, Robert Irving and Ray Robertson.