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Please be advised that Range Road 63 between Highway 43 and Highway 672 remains under construction. The project is expected to be completed in two weeks, weather permitting.

There will be minimal construction impacts during the day between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Drivers are reminded to always follow posted signage and temporary traffic lights, obey flagging personnel, and use alternate routes. 

On Aug. 7, 2025, while conducting a curfew check, a Whitecourt RCMP officer observed possible contraband tobacco at a residence in Whitecourt. Further investigation, assisted by Whitecourt General Investigation Section (GIS), confirmed the information and revealed another person involved. On Aug. 9, 2025 search warrants were then executed, resulting in a total of 27 contraband master cases being recovered. In total, over 270,000 contraband cigarettes were seized with an estimated value of $67,500.

On August 11, 2025 at 1:42pm, the Fort St John RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 North at the 269 Rd, just north of Fort St John. It was reported that an SUV had collided with a tanker truck.

Fort St John RCMP, BC Ambulance Service and Charlie Lake and Fort St John Fire Services all attended the scene.

Fort St John RCMP frontline police officers determined that a southbound SUV failed to stop for a red light and collided with the tanker truck while the tanker truck was turning left onto Highway 97 from 269 Rd.

China announced a 75.8 per cent preliminary tariff on Canadian canola on Tuesday, following an anti-dumping investigation launched last year in response to Canada's tax on Chinese electric vehicles.

China's Ministry of Commerce published the details of the plan on Tuesday, claiming the "dumping" of Canadian canola into the Chinese market is hurting its domestic canola oil market.

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is inviting producers to take part in their Harvest Sample Program, letting them send in samples from their grain harvest to be graded. The no-cost grading helps farmers know exactly what they've got in their fields, letting them easily market their grain to sellers.

Kerri Pleskach, the program manager of analytical services at the CGC, explains how producers can take part.

WestJet says some personal data, including information about travel documents such as passports, was stolen in a cyberattack earlier this year, but credit and debit card numbers as well as user passwords were not compromised.

In a note to customers, WestJet says the personal information taken varies from person to person but may include name, date of birth, e‑mail address, mailing address, phone number, gender and recent travel booking history, including travel booking numbers.

After being tagged in a post by a fellow Christian musician, Forrest Frank has written yet another song. 

This time, his song is dedicated to Crowder, who broke his leg and underwent emergency surgery.

"Apparently, I am the broken bone guy, cause he tagged me in his post," said Forrest in a reel on Instagram. "Not to be cliche, but God is turning lemons into lemonade always, if you will allow him to."

Increasing political tension in Uganda’s election season has Christian educators concerned. 

President Yoweri Museveni has held office for nearly 40 years. Ever since he seized power in 1986, Uganda has been “comparatively stable, but increasingly authoritarian,” according to a 2025 report from the U.S.-based Congressional Research Service. Uganda has never had a democratic transition of power.

Major institutional investors are asking the federal government to give them a reason to invest more at home in the upcoming fall budget, says the Liberal MPs leading budget consultations across Canada.

The federal Liberals are in the midst of consultations on the upcoming 2025 budget. While federal budgets typically are tabled in the spring, this one is set to land during the fall session of Parliament.

The RCMP is introducing a drone corridor along part of the Canada-U.S. border in an effort to boost security.

Drones are to patrol the border in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in what the RCMP says is a trial.

The force says the corridor has been established with help from Transport Canada and drone patrols will target illegal activity including smuggling and drug trafficking.

It says the corridor extends from the ground to 500 feet in the air and one nautical mile north of the border, or just under two kilometres.