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Fort Saskatchewan High School has named Hannah Skinner as its valedictorian for the class of 2023.

"I was honoured to have this opportunity to share things with my classmates," said Skinner regarding when she was told she would be valedictorian by principal Curtis Starko.

Highlights of her grad weekend included the grad ceremony, and especially the dance they had after.

"Seeing people and hanging out was really fun."

As for what she'll remember most about high school, she said she enjoyed spending time with friends and the conversations they had in class.

The Fort Sask Falcons football club is planning an interesting event. 

The team has cooked up a fascinating way to help raise money for a local charity. 

"We are going to run a 24-hour flag football game in support of the Stollery Children's Hospital," said Ryan Nerbas with the Falcons. "We are going to play five versus five flag football and we are looking for teams and sponsors to help run the event." 

The game will take place on August 11 and run until August 12 at Taurus Field. 

Some lucky Elk Island Public School students got a glance behind the curtain at last week's RCMP Musical Ride at Fultonvale Elementary and Junior High. 

Classes were able to get a quick tour and meet some of the horses at the Strathcona Olympiette Centre in the hours leading up to the ride. 

“This was a fantastic experience for the students,” said Pamela Brzezicki, a Grade 1 teacher at the school. “They asked an RCMP officer questions and shared their personal experiences with horses."

An underwater noise detected by a Canadian military plane was giving added impetus to the desperate search Wednesday for five people missing in a submersible in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean near the wreck of the Titanic.

The U.S. Coast Guard said an Aurora patrol aircraft picked up the sound, but officials added that it was unclear what it indicated. 

The development offered a faint glimmer of hope as time became critical for the crew of the Titan, with less than a day's worth of air supply estimated to remain on the 6.4-metre vessel.

A Quebec-based anti-gun unit says 45 people have been arrested and 440 guns have been seized in raids targeting manufacturers of 3D-printed or "ghost" guns across eight provinces.

The squad, called the L’Équipe intégrée de lutte au trafic d’armes, told reporters today in Montreal that more than 20 police forces were involved in Canada-wide raids that took place Tuesday.

Police carried out 64 raids and seized 440 guns, including 3D-printed handguns, long guns and silencers, as well as other guns and 3D printers.

A woman injured in last week's crash between a minibus and a transport truck in Manitoba has died in hospital, bringing the death toll to 16.

RCMP said the woman, who had been in hospital since the crash, died Tuesday.

Health officials said Wednesday that nine patients remained in hospital and four were in critical condition.

The bus was taking a group of seniors from Dauphin and the surrounding area on a trip to a casino Thursday, when it crashed with the semi near Carberry.

Alberta's government and the provincial Treasury Board have voted to extend the fuel tax pause through the remainder of the year. According to estimates by the province, the slashing of the 13 cents per litre fuel tax on both gasoline and diesel will enable residents of the province to save anywhere from $6 and $18 every time they fill up their vehicles.

AgTalk, a new peer-to-peer support platform was released Tuesday at Canada's Farm Show. 

Megz Reynolds, Executive Director of the Do More Ag Foundation says it's designed to support individuals in the ag sector in their next steps towards improving their mental wellbeing.

Honey Bee headers are a common site in fields at harvest time across the Prairies.

Tuesday at Canada's Farm Show the farm equipment manufacturer unveiled the AirFlex NXT.

Perry Gryde, Honey Bee's North American sales manager says it's the next innovation for the company.

He says several years ago, they introduced a flex table to the marketplace and this takes it to the next step.

The final Classroom of the Month has been announced.

Congrats to Ms. Bourassa's class at St John XXIII!

The kids are finishing off the school year with a bang! And a pizza party!