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A Fort Saskatchewan hockey player had a pretty good game over the weekend. 

Riley Fiddler-Schultz of the Calgary Hitmen scored an incredible five goals in a game against the Prince Albert Raiders on Sunday (Oct. 23) night.

It was just the fifth five-goal game by a single player in the WHL since 2012. The performance ties Calgary's franchise record for goals in a game set by Pavel Brendl in 2000. 

Fort Saskatchewan city council will be making a decision on whether or not to explore the possibility of building a bike skills park in the community. 

On November 8, councillor Lisa Makin will present a motion to ask for $70,000 from the Financial Stabilization & Contingency Reserve to support an investigation into the feasibility of building the park. 

Strathcona County has been certified as a 'bird-friendly city' by Nature Canada. 

The county becomes just the 12th municipality in Canada to earn the designation. 

Emily Kabotoff, an environmental analyst with the county, is excited to see the area recognized. 

"We have a lot of policies that we've implemented that have really helped promote bird habitats," said Kabotoff. 

Kabotoff says her department was stirred to action after hearing that there are about three billion fewer wild birds in North America today compared to 50 years ago. 

Mounties say a regimental funeral will be held next Wednesday for British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang.

The 31-year-old officer was stabbed to death last week in a Metro Vancouver park while she helped a City of Burnaby employee notify a man in a tent that he wasn't allowed to live in the park.

Thirty-seven-year-old Jongwon Ham has been charged with first-degree murder in Yang's death and remains in custody. 

Mounties say the service will be held at the Richmond Olympic Oval, which has the capacity for about 8,000 spectators. 

The Competition Bureau of Canada is launching a study into grocery store competition.

Announcing the move in a press release, the bureau says with inflation on the rise, Canadian consumers have seen their purchasing power decline. 

Stats show that grocery prices have been increasing at the fastest rate seen in Canada in 40 years.

A number of factors are believed to play a role in the increase including extreme weather, higher input costs, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and supply chain disruptions. 

An excavator stands behind the Woodsmere Close townhouses today (Oct. 26) after a fire destroyed them earlier this month.

The fire on Oct. 16 destroyed six homes; luckily no one was injured.

Demolition has begun on the townhouses, with an excavator, construction workers, and investigators walking through the rubble.

A few details on the incident have emerged, such as the fire starting on the backside of the complex, but an investigation into the root cause is still ongoing.

Students at Gibbons school are embracing the newly adopted STEAM academy program. 

The program, which stands for science, technology, engineering, arts, and math, allows kids to explore topics that aren't usually covered under a traditional curriculum. 

Kids are able to get hands-on experience with things like coding, robotics, and even 3D printing. 

The school has brought in six new 3D printers and six new desktop computers to help students enrolled in the academy. 

Here's an update on when the outdoor rink in Southfort Meadows will be open.

The project, which started in 2014, includes a fully lit outdoor rink complete with a support building and parking lot. The rink was expected to be finished by the end of 2015 but, due to a slowdown in development, construction hadn't begun until the summer of 2022.

Unfortunately, the rink isn't planned to be opened this winter.

A student at Bev Facey was one of 40 Albertan students to attend the 2022 First Minister's Youth Council meeting earlier this month. 

Liam Cadieux, a grade 12 student, was selected to be a member of this year's council that focuses on allowing students across the province to put their own input into how they are taught. 

Cadieux first heard about the opportunity through a friend and was interested in having his voice heard. 

Statistics Canada says 34.6 per cent of people in this country have no religious affiliation — more than ever before.

The last time Canadians were surveyed on religion, in 2011, 23.9 per cent selected "no religion."

The latest tranche of data from the 2021 Census also shows the highest proportion of the population — 53.3 per cent — identifies as Christian, but that is down from 67.3 per cent in 2011.

StatCan says last year's survey presents the most comprehensive portrait of Canadians' religious affiliations to date.