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Strathcona County Emergency Services gathered a team of eight firefighters to take place in a rucksack march to raise donations for veterans.

The event, put on by Wounded Warriors, aims to simulate the struggle of these veterans through a 22-kilometre march while participants carry a 50-pound pack over their shoulders.

The event started around 10 a.m. on Nov. 5. The firefighters started at Rundle Park in Edmonton and did a loop throughout the river valley trails.

Local ghost hunters and paranormal enthusiasts might want to check out their TV guides on Wednesday (Nov. 9) night. 

The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) will be broadcasting two episodes of 'The Other Side' in the coming weeks that take place in Fort Saskatchewan. 

The documentary series features a team of three indigenous ghost hunters, Jeff Richards, Erin Goodpipe, and Lee Crowchild, who tour the country searching for unsettled spirits. 

Kendall Wicks, is a teacher from Cabri who answered her 2-year-old son's request for a combine story.

"When I went looking for a combine story I couldn't find anything that captured the sort of the experience that he was familiar with and that we were familiar with as a family.  I could find a tractor here, and a tractor there in the odd children's book, but nothing that was the sort of Canadian prairie experience of harvest. So, one night after I tucked him into bed, I went down to my basement and I opened up my laptop and I just started to type."

RCMP has confirmed that a man died in a crash just outside of Redwater on Monday (Nov. 7) morning. 

Police were called to Highway 28 just after 1 a.m. after an SUV and truck collided head-on. 

The driver of the SUV, a 45-year-old man from Vermillion, was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The two people in the truck were taken to hospital and treated for unknown injuries. 

The name of the deceased will not be released. 

An investigation into the nature of the collision is ongoing. 

A Fort Saskatchewan teenager is crossing the pond to take part in the World Dart Masters in the Netherlands next month. 

13-year-old Jaxson Danis has been playing darts since he was just eight years old at the local legion. 

"My parents started playing legion darts and I started going to their tournaments," said Danis. "From the get-go, I started to love it." 

He started to get more involved in playing darts and, before he knew it, Danis discovered that he had a knack for hitting difficult shots. 

A new Swine Production Foundations program is being launched at Assiniboine Community College.

The online and self-directed program provides learners with a broad coverage of the industry from stockmanship, to pig health care, breeding, farrowing, nursery, and grow and finish.

The course will also provide an understanding of swine operations, including regulations, health and safety, record keeping, and barn systems and maintenance. 

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to find out today if she has a seat in the legislature.

Smith is one of five candidates running in a byelection in the southern constituency of Brooks-Medicine Hat.

The other candidates are Gwendoline Dirk of the NDP, Barry Morishita of the Alberta Party, Bob Blayone of the Independence Party and Jeevan Mangat of the Wildrose Independence Party.

The seat became open a month ago when Michaela Frey, the United Conservative Party legislature member, resigned.

Last week, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers talked about concerns over delays in grain delivery as prairie elevators hit 85% capacity.

Stats show 2022  marks the third largest crop in Western Canada, with crop yields estimated at 75 million metric tonnes. 

When it comes to grain movement CN moved a record amount of grain in October.

David Przednowek, CN's Assistant Vice President Of Grain says in the month of October CN moved more grain to Port than ever in its history. 

It's been almost a week since the sudden snow landed in the region. 

How many accidents happened during the first week of snow, and how does it compare to other years?

According to Strathcona County RCMP, they had approximately 80 traffic collisions reported since Halloween. 

This is almost double the 42 collisions during the same time last year.

In Fort Saskatchewan alone there were 16 reported collisions.

This does not mean that RCMP responded to all of the collisions, as many were reported at the RCMP's front counter.

One person is dead after a two-vehicle collision just outside of Redwater.

The crash happened on Monday (Nov. 7) morning just after 1 a.m.

Redwater RCMP responded to a head-on collision between a truck and an SUV on Highway 28.

The driver of the SUV, a 45-year-old man from Vermillion, Alberta, was pronounced dead at the scene. The two occupants of the truck were taken to hospital with unknown injuries.

The Redwater Fire Department diverted traffic while RCMP investigated the crash. Highway 28 was reopened around 11 a.m.