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The country's largest federal public service union says if a deal isn't reached with the federal government by 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, it will launch a strike this Wednesday.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada says some 155,000 employees are prepared to walk off the job, including 35,000 workers from the Canada Revenue Agency.

Mediated contract negotiations between the union and the Treasury Board continued over the weekend in what the union described as the government's final chance to reach a deal.

Property values across Fort Saskatchewan are up, which could mean higher property taxes. 

The city recently underwent its annual process of evaluating property values, with a report on the findings being presented to council last week. 

"We had assessment growth within residential [homes]," said Shannon Andruchow, the manager of budget and financial planning for Fort Saskatchewan. 

"The total growth was $123 million." 

The large increase might seem a bit surprising, but Andruchow says inflation had a big influence on the sharp rise. 

The pride of Bruderheim didn't quite have the golden weekend she anticipated. 

Emerance Maschmeyer added to their rapidly growing medal count as she settled for a silver medal while playing with Team Canada at the 2023 IIHF World Women's Hockey Championship. 

The medal came courtesy of a 6-3 loss to Team USA at Sunday (Apr. 16) night's gold medal game that came down to the final minutes. 

Maschmeyer didn't see action in the gold medal game. Despite that, she delivered when she got the chance to play in the tournament. 

The RCMP has revealed more information regarding Cst. Harvinder 'Harvey' Singh Dhami's regimental funeral. 

The 32-year-old officer was killed in a collision earlier this month while responding to a noise complaint call in Strathcona County. 

The funeral will take place on Thursday (Apr. 20) at Millenium Place in Sherwood Park. 

In a press conference, Superintendent Dale Kendall remembered Dhami's contributions to the RCMP's emergency medical response team (EMRT).

The provincial government has given $90,000 to the Fort Saskatchewan Food Bank.

Back in November, Alberta announced that $20 million would be provided to food banks across the province over the course of two years. In total, $90,000 of these funds went to the local food bank.

The Fort Saskatchewan Food Bank has announced that they will share space inside their location with the Fort Saskatchewan Furniture Bank Society.

Starting on May 1, the furniture bank will be moving into Bay 7 of the Fort Saskatchewan Nourishment Centre, which is where the food bank operates.

The furniture bank was previously located in a small space on 103 Street, with employees and volunteers saying that a larger space has been needed for a long time.

Oats are struggling right now in what's looking to be a competitive animal feed market.

That's the outlook being given by Neil Townsend, Senior Market Analyst at FarmLink Marketing Solutions.

"It's very heavy right now. That being said, I would say that based on a historical five-year average of what the export demand has been, things might improve a little bit toward the second part of next year. Oats will also pay attention to what's happening in the corn and other feed grain markets, so it's not a completely isolated situation."

Pulses will be heading into a new market year after a strong performance in 2022-23.

That's the diagnosis for Neil Townsend, Senior Market Analyst at FarmLink Marketing Solutions, who spoke to attendees during a webinar put on by Grainfox.

The Edmonton Oilers are making it easier for fans to watch playoff hockey together. 

After the success of last year's watch parties in the ICE District Plaza, the club announced that they will be constructing another area for fans to congregate. 

The new area will be dubbed the 'Fan Park at ICE District' and will be located right beside Rogers Place, on the site of the old Baccarat Casino. This area will work in tandem with the 'Playoff Plaza' in the ICE District Plaza. 

Mme. Burton at Ecole Parc in Fort Saskatchewan is ready to set off into retirement at the end of the school year, wrapping up a career that has spanned decades educating the youth of the city. But first, she celebrated with her second-graders as the MIX 107 Classroom of the Month!