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Strathcona County RCMP have located a missing man.

Eric Hodgson, 26, was last seen in Sherwood Park on Tuesday (Jan. 24) night. 

Three days later Hodgson was located safe.

Police would like to thank the public for their assistance.

Upwards of 30 vehicles were involved in a massive collision that occurred before noon on Friday.

Police say the incident is northbound on the QEII at the junction with Highway 581, east of Carstairs.

"One driver was transported by ground ambulance with unknown injuries," an RCMP release stated. 

EMS confirmed that the individual was a woman in her 80s, who sustained serious injuries. She was transported to a Calgary hospital. 

There are delays on Highway 28 between Gibbons and Redwater.

A semi-truck had slid in the ditch, blocking the southbound lane about 10 kilometres from Redwater.

Although the lane is blocked off, traffic is being redirected into one lane.

Delays are expected until the semi-truck is removed from the road.

If you were to guess how many head coaches are on a football team, what would your answer be? 

For most, the answer is very easy, most teams in any sport only have one head coach. In football, the head coach is usually responsible for multiple coordinators to help out in specific areas. 

Yet, for the Bev Facey Falcons, this isn't the case. Instead of the one head coach strategy, the team has opted for two head coaches that 'co-coach'. 

Brad Launhart and Jordan Filippelli will co-coach the football team for the upcoming season. 

Wheat midge is one of the top three most damaging insect pests for wheat crops in the prairies.

Dr.Tyler Wist is a field crop entamologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Saskatoon.

During this week's "Think Wheat" meetings he talked about the Midge Busters phermone trap monitoring project.

Producers and agronomists that volunteer for the program are given a phermone trap to put out in the wheat field, they then count the wheat midge on their traps bi-weekly.

The Humane Animal Rescue Team (HART) is asking for the public's help in getting more food and toys for their dogs.

HART has been overwhelmed with puppy intakes. They currently have 28 puppies in their care, all without shelter and relying on the public's help. 

"It’s heartbreaking to see the number of unwanted litters lately," wrote volunteer Christine Malon in a Facebook post.

Another volunteer, Vimy Spangler, says that an influx of puppies isn't uncommon.

It's a bit of a snowy one out there this morning, and the road conditions are reflecting that. 

According to Alberta 511, the following roads are being described as partly covered in snow, with some icy sections:

• Highway 15 going in and out of Fort Saskatchewan and Edmonton
• Highway 825 up by Hu Haven
• Highway 28A to Gibbons 
• Highway 37 to Namao

Highway 15 toward Bruderheim is listed as being covered in snow. The same can be said for Highway 830 through Josephburg. Caution is being advised on those routes. 

The Canadian Grain Commission’s new Science Strategy is now available.

The strategy lays out a vision for the future of science and research at the Canadian Grain Commission and positions us to respond to the latest trends and developments in the grain sector.

Based on consultations with producer and industry organizations, end users, academia as well as other provincial and federal government departments, the Science Strategy identifies 5 drivers that will shape the future of grain science into the next decade:

The Alberta Wheat Commission held its Annual General Meeting this week during the CrossRoads Crop Conference in Edmonton.

There are no changes in the executive.

The board of directors putting Greg Sears from Sexsmith back as chair, while Jason Lenz of Bentley and Shawn Jacula of Vermillion resume their roles as vice-presidents.

A key issue for the executive will be the amalgamation of Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley.

Sears says over the next few months, they look forward to building a well-thought-out platform for the new commission to launch from.

Politicians in charge of provincial and territorial liquor laws aren't hurrying to adopt or promote newly updated guidelines that advise a steep drop in Canadian drinking habits.

Across Canada, the responsible ministers declined interview requests from The Canadian Press. In written responses, they didn't commit to changing marketing methods for alcohol and noted they're awaiting Ottawa's lead on whether to slap warning labels on products.