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We'll see you at Christmas.

It was October 2011 and Candy Greff was standing outside a restaurant in Morinville, Alta., saying goodbye to her son Byron Greff. Little did she know that it would be the last time she would see him alive.

A 28-year-old master corporal with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry based out of Edmonton, Byron was heading back to Afghanistan following a brief visit home to see the birth of his daughter, Brielle.

During dramatic testimony on Monday, former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly called out his former boss Bill Blair, who now serves as a federal minister, over his assertions that local police didn't follow proper procedure to get help they needed during the "Freedom Convoy" protest last winter. 

A summary of Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair's interview with Public Order Emergency Commission lawyers was read aloud during a hearing of the public inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act on Monday. 

A group of students from Fort Saskatchewan Senior High School helped raise $1,300 for victims of the Woodsmere Close fires.

The students, as part of their leadership class, tried to figure out a way to raise money in a way that was exciting. They came up with an idea that involved their own teachers, Mrs. LeClair and Mr. Edwards.

Not enough people are talking about the Gale Katchur costumes over the weekend. 

Councillors Birgit Blizzard and Lisa Makin wore the mayor's signature red coat, a pearl necklace with a wig at Trunk or Treat.

The duo also sported the mayor's name tag.

"Will the real Mayor Gale Katchur please step forward," Katchur wrote on her Facebook page.

Katchur has been mayor of Fort Saskatchewan since 2010. 

Seriously, great job!

Fort Lanes was a victim of vandalism on Friday (Oct. 28). 

RCMP say that they received a report just after 3 p.m. that an object was thrown through the front window at Fort Lanes. 

Police investigated and reported no object was found and that they believe the vandalism took place sometime between 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

No surveillance footage of the incident was available and RCMP is asking anybody with information to contact the Fort Saskatchewan detachment at 780-997-7900. 

The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is expanding its agricultural programming for 2023.

Applications are now being accepted for the new Bachelor of Science in Food Industry Management degree.

Students can enter the BSc in Food Industry Management program directly from high school or transfer in from another post-secondary program. 

Classes will begin in September 2023 and will cover food science, agri-food economics, food management practices, and food industry policy.

Happy Halloween!

What else is there to do in the community besides trick-or-treating and costume parties on Halloween night?

Here are six things that are sure to help you embrace the spookiest night of the year. 

1. Haunted House (8217 98th Ave, Fort Saskatchewan) 

This simply named Haunted House is open from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The tour features only animatronics -- no costumed actors. Admission is free but they do accept food bank donations.

People driving in Strathcona County should keep an eye on their speed. 

The county recently passed a bylaw that has changed multiple speed limits on several rural roads

Each road has seen its speed limit decrease. 

Range Road 205 south of Township Road 515 will now be 50 km/h, down from its previous limit of 80 km/h. 

Ryan Anders, manager of planning, engineering and safety with the county, says this is due to low traffic on the road. 

CN Rail recording its best week ever for grain movement.  

CN moving over 806,000 metric tonnes of grain from Western Canada during the week of October 16th.

That exceeds its previous record by over 50,000 metric tonnes. 

The record also comes on the heels of CN’s second best September ever for grain movement from Western Canada, with over 2.64 million metric tonnes moved.

Laurie O'Connor says more people in Saskatoon are struggling to get food for themselves and their families as prices in grocery stores rise out of reach.

"We are definitely seeing an increase and have been noticing that since January," said O’Connor, executive director of the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre.

The majority of respondents in a Canada-wide survey released Monday said they are using coupons or hunting for sales to cope with increasing food costs. Nearly 20 per cent were also reducing meal sizes or skipping meals altogether in order to save money.