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It's been a big year for local athlete Aaron Parker, and now he is in the process of taking that crucial next step in his career. 

The University of British Columbia has offered Parker a spot on the team. 

The Bev Facey Falcons star transitioned to football three years ago, leaving hockey behind, and hasn't looked back. 

In the last year alone, Parker was voted as the defensive player of the game after the gold medal match at the Canada Cup in Kelowna. He was also one of the 12 athletes from the area named a Metro Athletics all-star for this past season. 

A local real estate firm has announced its plans to build a new shopping center in Fort Saskatchewan.

Opulence Management Corp. hosted a launch party on Wednesday (Dec. 7) where they pitched Fort Saskatchewan Common, a 20-acre, $270-million shopping center.

Although Opulence can't disclose the stores that will be coming to the shopping center, firm partner Ravi Prakash says that they will include restaurants, retail, and even a large-scale grocery store.

The CP Holiday Train this year was a huge success. Thousands of people arrived to see the train's stop in Josephburg.

Unfortunately, it may have been too big of a success, because some people missed the train entirely after experiencing heavy traffic on the way to the hamlet.

In a post made to the Fort Sask Informed Facebook group, many people expressed frustration after missing the train.

"Never have [I] seen the miles of traffic I saw tonight," Kathleen Corkum wrote. 

Jim Carr, a Liberal Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre passed away at his home on Monday.

Carr was first elected to Parliament in 2015.

He served as Minister of Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018, in that role he emphasized the importance of environmental and regulatory systems.

In 2018 he was appointed Minister of International Trade Diversification and was involved in the development of the Canada and European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

All over Fort Saskatchewan are signs for a missing miniature labradoodle named Saulti Zazah. 

Saulti's owner, Iris Melnick, says that she brought her dog to the vet for a nail trimming last Monday (Dec. 5) at around 2 p.m.

"She's new to me, I've only had her for two and a half months," Melnick said.

Melnick told MIX 107 that her dog popped out of her collar and ran through the waiting room before jumping out the front door.

Ottawa police were so concerned about leaks from "Freedom Convoy" sympathizers in their ranks that they proactively shut off the email accounts of members on leave, but now the force has little to say about how real those fears turned out to be.

The Public Order Emergency Commission investigating the federal Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act learned there were several times when senior officers were concerned protesters who gridlocked downtown Ottawa for several weeks last winter were getting leaks.

The New Democrats are ready to withdraw from their confidence-and-supply agreement they signed with the Liberals if there is no federal action to address the health-care crisis, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday.

The deal reached in March would see the NDP support the minority government on key votes in the House of Commons to avoid triggering an election before 2025. In exchange, the Liberals have promised to make progress on a number of NDP priorities, including health care.

Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has launched consultations focused on developing a Sustainable Agriculture Strategy that will support the livelihood fo farmers while growing a sustainable sector.

She says the Strategy will focus on five key areas - soil health, climate adaptation and resilience, water, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity. 

Police are looking for a man who was allegedly stealing poppy boxes in Fort Saskatchewan.

Through an investigation in November, police determined that 59-year-old Perry Chernish was the culprit.

Chernish has been charged with five counts of theft under $5,000 dollars.

Mounties say they're still trying to locate Chernish and have issued an arrest warrant.

Police are asking anyone with information on Chernish's whereabouts to contact the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP detachment.

Two Fort Saskatchewan hockey players will suit up for Team Canada at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. 

Colton Dach and Olen Zellweger both made the squad. 

Zellweger, who currently plays for the Everett Silvertips of the WHL, is a veteran of the world junior tournament, having won gold with Canada last summer. 

"There are expectations, and the team has a lot of goals in mind for the tournament," Zellweger told MIX 107.

The 19-year-old is an Anaheim Ducks prospect.