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Highway 13 is experiencing delays due to a long stretch of road work. 

From Cadillac to Admiral, crews are working with fresh oil. 

Flag persons are signalling traffic, with reduced speeds being enforced. Travellers may need to come to a stop as directed. 

This work is scheduled to be completed by 5 p.m.

Updates can be found on the Highway Hotline. 

Highway 332 is under construction today. 

The work stretches from Highway 32 to 43 kilometres west of the starting point. 

Vehicles should be ready to stop, with flag persons in attendance.  Reduced speeds are being enforced. 

The scheduled finish time for this work is 5 p.m.

Updates will be made available on the Highway Hotline. 

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Mentoring goes mobile in Lacombe this September, as residents are invited to join a unique 30-person group bike ride.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lacombe and District (BBBS) is inviting the community to take part in its first-ever MEGABike Day on Sept. 19.

Riders will team up on a 30-person bike, pedalling a 3.5-kilometre loop through downtown Lacombe starting and ending at Leto’s Steakhouse and Bar. Scheduled rides begin at 9 a.m. and run throughout the day.

Seal coating work is taking place on Highway 18.

This work runs from Frontier to junction 37. Speeds are being reduced to 60 kilometres per hour in the work zones. 

Motorists will need to be ready to stop, with flag persons in attendance. 

This work is scheduled to be completed by 5 p.m.

Updates for this project can be found on the Highway Hotline. 

A 43-year-old man is facing an assault charge after allegedly causing a disturbance in his child's school.

Steinbach RCMP say a school in the Hanover School Division was forced to go into lockdown shortly before lunch on Wednesday, Sept. 10, after the parent began shouting, uttering threats and throwing punches towards staff members. 

Officers quickly made their way to the school and arrested the man who was still roaming the building when they arrived.

After his arrest, the suspect threatened to harm and fight the officers. 

Highway 21 will be experiencing some delays due to ongoing construction.

Crews will be operating at various intervals from Highway 13 to Highway 221. 

Reduced speeds are being enforced, with vehicles needing to be ready to stop. Drivers are asked to exercise caution while passing. 

This work is scheduled to be completed by 5 p.m.

Updates will be posted on the Highway Hotline, where motorists can find any detours, delays, or dangers on Saskatchewan's highways. 

About 400 Manitoba Hydro customers lost power Monday afternoon after two underground cable faults in a residential area.

The outage began around 4:30 p.m., with most customers restored by 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. Hydro says the double fault reduced their ability to switch customers to alternate feeds, meaning many remained without power until crews completed repairs.

Central Albertans will soon have the chance to lace up, log kilometres and support the world’s longest trail system as the Great Canadian Hike returns this weekend.

Running from Saturday (September 20) to October 19, the nationwide challenge calls on Canadians of all ages to hike, bike, paddle or roll and collectively log 30,000 kilometres in 30 days, the approximate length of the Trans Canada Trail.

Highway 13 is experiencing some road work from Eastend to past Robsart. 

The work is listed as beginning at Front Street in Eastend and stretching all the way to the Highway 21 juncture. 

Reduced speeds are being enforced where works are present, with motorists being advised that they may need to stop. 

The work is scheduled to be completed by 5 p.m.

Updates can be found on the Highway Hotline.