FortSask

The 2008 film Cat's Cradle, released by Skyline Motion Pictures, features a story of fame, fortune, and finding love in a small town. Keen-eyed viewers might recognize a few locations in the film.

From the old Fort Hotel to a cameo appearance from former mayor Jim Sheasgreen and murder mystery maestro Stuart McGowan.

Local RCMP arrested a Fort Saskatchewan woman for allegedly stealing a vehicle. 

On the morning of December 19, police received a report of a stolen SUV in Fort Saskatchewan. 

After an investigation, 24-year-old Crystal Hee was identified as a suspect and police say she was arrested on Tuesday (Jan. 17). 

Hee is facing the following charges: 

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP has found the remains of a missing man. 

On Jan. 9, police received a report of a missing person. 50-year-old Trent Milligan was last seen in July of 2022.

Milligan's remains were found by police during a search of a rural area in April of 2023. His identity has been confirmed through DNA testing.

An investigation into Milligan's disappearance is still ongoing.

The Alberta government is now accepting applications for their inflation affordability payments. 

The portals to apply opened up on Wednesday (Jan. 18) morning and will allow eligible Albertans to apply for the cash. 

Payments of $600, spread out over six months in $100 installments, are being offered to Alberta families and seniors to help deal with rising inflation costs. 

Families could receive $600 for every child under 18 and senior that lives in the household. 

When it comes to agriculture a number of outside influences from weather to politics, can have a major impact on your operation.

In the last couple of years, supply chain challenges have had a major impact on everything including agriculture.

Another key factor right now is the Russia/Ukraine war.

Geopolitical economist Peter Zeihan says we're in a situation where the world's number one wheat exporter is deliberately destroying the fifth largest wheat exporter.

Hospitals all around the province are struggling with high volumes in their emergency departments. 

Due to these higher patient numbers, some people can wind up spending hours in a hospital waiting to see a doctor. 

So, how can people who might want to see a doctor for a less serious issue avoid the wait? 

Luckily, Alberta Health Services (AHS) does offer some assistance for those who want to check how busy the hospital is before they arrive. 

Before you head out to the hospital be sure to check the AHS wait-time estimator for emergency departments. 

If there is one thing that most Canadians can agree on, it's that winter roads are not fun, and Fort Saskatchewan is no exception. 

Over the past few weeks, crews have been hard at work clearing snow off of residential roads around the city and many folks in the community have been curious about the rules that come with that work. 

To properly clear off roads, the city has been asking residents to be vigilant of signs that indicate when their neighbourhood will be serviced and to move any vehicles off of the road. 

A newborn baby is among three people who died in a highway crash near Castlegar in southeast B.C. on Monday.

RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says in a news release that police were called to a collision involving a car and a pickup truck on Highway 3a along the Kootenay River just before 4 p.m.

Clark says a 26-year-old man, a 25-year-old woman and an eight-day-old infant were killed in the passenger vehicle, while a two-year-old child survived and is expected to recover from their injuries.

The only person in the pickup was treated for minor injuries at the scene.

The Alberta Canola Conference kicked off yesterday in Lethbridge.

Producers taking part in the group's AGM heard the details of a spear-phishing attack that occurred in August.

Alberta Canola has implemented new ongoing cyber security training for staff and directors following a spear-phishing attack in August.

Director Ian Chitwood says payment for one invoice was diverted to a fraudulent account, the attack was discovered when the perpetrators tried a second attempt.

Searches for unmarked graves at the site of a former northern Ontario residential school have uncovered 171 “plausible burials," the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation said Tuesday, with other sites still to be investigated. 

Most of them were unmarked, except for five with grave markers, the First Nation said in a news release. 

Federal and provincial ministers were expected to meet with the First Nation Tuesday for discussions, including about resources to continue the investigation.