FortSask

The community has a rich history of true crime cases, largely due to the large gaol and RCMP presence that occupied the area for so long. 

Perhaps the most famous of those cases was that of Robert Raymond Cook, a mass murderer known for being the last man ever hanged in Alberta. 

Alex King, with the Fort Heritage Precinct, has been doing extensive research on the case. 

"He was hanged in 1960 for the murder of his father, although he is thought to have murdered his entire family," said King. 

Do you know how many people got caught with distracted driving tickets last year? 

After Alberta RCMP put out a release last week saying that a total of 5,231 drivers were caught distracted driving across the province, both Strathcona County and Fort Saskatchewan have released the local numbers. 

In Fort Saskatchewan, the number was surprisingly small. 

"Fort Saskatchewan RCMP issued a total of 87 tickets for distracted driving," said constable Suzanne Ahlstrom. "24 of those include warnings, 63 violation tickets were issued to drivers." 

The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP has given out more details on the arrest of April Oleksyn, who is now facing multiple arson charges. 

On Sunday (Feb. 5) police say they responded to reports of multiple dumpster fires being lit along 99 Avenue and 99 Street. 

Police say that they were able to identify Oleksyn as a suspect after watching through surveillance tape. 

Police have issued an update after a member of the Redwater RCMP was seriously injured during a call in Thorhild earlier this week. 

During the call, the officer was attacked with a knife and received serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Cindy Chelsberg, a 48-year-old resident of the home, has been taken into custody.

Chelsberg has been charged with:

A local donair store was broken into earlier this week.

On Tuesday (Feb. 7) morning, police responded to reports of a break-in at City Donair on 100 Avenue. 

Thieves had broken through the glass front door and stolen the cash register. No other damages were reported.

City Donair was back in business that same day, serving food as the door was being repaired.

More details to come...

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has calculated that by Thursday, February 9th, 2023, a Canadian household of average income will have earned enough to pay for their entire year’s grocery bill.

Each year, CFA examines the proportion of income that Canadians spend on food as a way to explore year-over-year expenditure changes and raise consumers’ understanding of Canada’s food system, from Farm-Gate-to-Plate.

"I have been sick every single day since June 2016," said Jennifer Eaglesham, a Fort Saskatchewan mother of two.

For the last seven years, Eaglesham has been dealing with symptoms such as joint pain, migraines, rashes, internal tremors, muscle spasms, and slipping discs, among others. These symptoms would change on a daily basis. She went through dozens of tests, ultrasounds, x-rays, CT scans, and other operations.

The Harbour Pool will be opening up their doors next week after six weeks of maintenance. 

On Monday (Feb. 13) avid swimmers in the community will be able to return to the pool. 

Naomi Switzer, the aquatics operations supervisor, says the work went well. 

"We had a bit of a longer shutdown this year because one of the main projects that needed to be completed was one of our life-cycle items of re-grouting all of the pool basins," said Switzer. 

A transit driver has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after two children were killed and six were seriously injured when a city bus crashed into a daycare north of Montreal.

Pierre Ny St-Amand, 51, appeared in court by video late Wednesday afternoon from a hospital room and will remain detained. Court documents show he faces a total of nine charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm. The dead children were both four years old, identified in the documents only by their initials.

Bail has been set at $300,000 for a former actor in the movie "Dances With Wolves" who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada as police in Canada say more complainants there have come forward. 

Information from the North Las Vegas Court website says if Nathan Chasing Horse can post bail, he could be released on house arrest and would be electronically monitored. He cannot have contact with the complainants or any minors. 

Under Nevada law, Chasing Horse would have to pay 15 per cent of the bail — about $45,000.