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Fort Saskatchewan now has a new walk-in clinic operated by the pharmacists at the Westpark Shoppers Drug Mart.

Access to healthcare has been an issue lately. Luckily, the expanded scope of practice for pharmacists in Alberta should make things easier for patients to get the help they need.

Back in June, Loblaws launched Alberta's first pharmacist-led walk-in clinic in Lethbridge. 

Plans for a new $400 million dollar soybean crush plant at Grand Forks, North Dakota have been released.

Epitome Energy LLC says the new facility should process upwards of 42 million bushels of soybeans per year and is projected to strengthen the basis for soybeans by 20-25 cents per bushel. 

The plant is expected to produce more than 940,000 tons of soybean meal per year, 60 million gallons of crude degummed soybean oil and 84,000 tons of soybean hulls.

Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association director Carl Stewart was in Ottawa last week. They were in the federal capital for the GrowCanada Conference that was held from November 29th to December 1st. They had the chance to show support for farmers in a particular way as the Right to Repair bill is currently being debated in the house of commons. 

Researchers have been evaluating the use of a nitrogen inhibitor when fertilizing old forage stands. 

Nitrogen inhibitors are products that are used to prevent the loss of nitrogen through volatilization or through leaching, with the end goal to improve the retention and uptake of nitrogen by the crops.

A three-year ADOPT trial was done focusing on nitrogen inhibitors and fertilizing forage stands in Saskatchewan. 

Results from the trial could prove beneficial for producers across the prairies.

A veterinary professor at the University of Saskatchewan has launched a bovine health podcast that is available on your favourite platform.

Dr. John Campbell, a beef cattle specialist at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine's podcast gives listeners a Canadian perspective on beef cattle health and nutrition.

The target audience is mainly cow-calf producers, but he also plans to include some content for producers involved in feedlot cattle operations.

Alberta NDP leader, Rachel Notley, and local UCP MLA, Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, commented on the availability of some healthcare services in Fort Saskatchewan. 

Last summer, the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital was forced to close down its obstetrics unit multiple times due to temporary staff shortages. This prevented parents from giving birth in the city, instead having to drive to St. Albert or Edmonton. 

Armstrong-Homeniuk says that she doesn't expect this to be a regular occurrence moving forward. 

Not only are the U11 Rangers stars on the ice, they're also stars in the community!

The Fort Saskatchewan U11 Rangers are the December winners of the Half Grand Helping Hand from MIX 107 and Southfort Chevrolet.

The Rangers are taking part in the Edmonton Minor Hockey Family Day Classic Tournament in support of the Stollery Children's Hospital.

Canadian superstar Céline Dion's Instagram announcement that she has been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome is sparking questions about the rare and widely unknown disease. 

The condition is a "neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease," according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in the U.S.  

The name doesn't do justice to the pain and life-changing symptoms the syndrome causes, said Tara Zier, founder of the Stiff Person Syndrome Research Foundation.

The Mendelson family would love to find the envelope where their father, Lee, scribbled some lyrics to jazz musician Vince Guaraldi's composition “Christmas Time is Here” for an animated TV special featuring the “Peanuts” gang in 1965.

You might have to apply to get the $600 inflation-relief payments from the provincial government.

If you're a family with kids under 18-years-old, it looks like you'll have to apply to get approved before you the government cuts you a cheque.

A couple of weeks ago, the UCP government announced the inflation-relief plan saying families making under $180,000 a year would be getting $100 per month for six months for every child under 18.