Fort Saskatchewan fire chief sheds light on Woodsmere Close fire response
The Fort Saskatchewan fire chief has offered more details on how the fire department responded to last weekend's fire in Woodsmere Close.
Todd Martens, who has been serving as chief in the community since last year, addressed some online speculation that only two firefighters initially responded to the blaze.
The city released a statement that the total crew that fought the fire consisted of seven Fort Saskatchewan firefighters and four Strathcona County firefighters.
Community rallies around Prairie Gardens to get harvest in
Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm is praising the community for its support over the last few months.
A turbulent year, which saw the farm close in the summer and reopen in late September, threatened to completely destroy this year's harvest.
Tam Andersen, the owner of Prairie Gardens, says things were looking pretty dire.
"About three weeks in, we were still closed, Fort Sask was frosted," said Andersen. "We thought 'holy moly we need to get the harvest in' so we just put the call out [on social media]."
Avian influenza cases continue to climb
Wild birds are believed to be the primary source of the disease.
The number of cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza continues to increase in commercial and non-commercial poultry flocks across the prairies.
Since the beginning of September, Manitoba has reported 15 cases, Saskatchewan 14, and Alberta 19.
Poultry producers and small flock owners are being reminded to follow all necessary biosecurity protocols to protect their flocks from the disease.
People are being encouraged to keep birds indoors, if possible, during migration.
Bad political blood played into Ottawa’s 'Freedom Convoy' response, inquiry hears
Bad political blood appears to have been running hot through the crisis response to the "Freedom Convoy" that gridlocked Canada's capital city, the testimony of the city's former police board chair revealed Wednesday.
And new evidence suggests that police forces were planning ahead for a weeks-long event even as Ottawa's then-chief of police privately speculated that they'd be gone after a couple of days.
Price check: some locations selling gas for significantly less
Gas prices have been fluctuating in the area recently.
This is where to get the cheapest gas around, according to GasBuddy.com at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday (Oct. 19).
Fort Saskatchewan:
- UFA: $1.295 per litre (plus tax)
- Fas Gas: $1.629 per litre
- Shell, Petro-Canada, No Frills, and CO-OP: $1.639 per litre
Sherwood Park:
- Husky: $1.529 per litre
- Esso: $1.579 per litre
- Costco: $1.589 per litre
Edmonton:
Update: One dead, one taken to hospital in Highway 825 collision
RCMP says one man has died, and another is in the hospital after a two-vehicle collision just outside of Fort Saskatchewan.
The incident was reported on Wednesday (Oct. 19) morning and occurred on Highway 825 near Township Road 552.
The driver of one vehicle, a 26-year-old man from Sturgeon County, died as a result of the collision. The driver of the other vehicle, a 22-year-old woman from Fort McMurray, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
An investigation into the cause of the head-on collision is still ongoing.
Update: Some Tofield residents asked to shelter in place
Tofield RCMP issued a shelter-in-place notice for the area of Kingsway Estates on Wednesday (Oct. 19) afternoon that lasted about six hours.
Police say this was due to reports of a man shooting a gun that resulted in a six-hour stand-off.
Strathcona County RCMP, the Alberta Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, and Edmonton Police Service Air One were all on the scene to assist.
A 44-year-old man was eventually taken into custody. Police seized a gun after searching his house.
B.C. RCMP officer, 31, who worked with homeless, 'died bravely': commissioner
An RCMP mental health and homeless outreach officer stabbed to death in Burnaby, B.C., "died bravely," her superior said.
RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said 31-year-old Const. Shaelyn Yang had been a police officer since December 2019.
McDonald said Yang was stabbed during “an altercation” while she partnered with a city employee officer at a homeless camp site around 11 a.m. Tuesday.
She was pronounced dead at hospital.
A suspect was shot and seriously injured and remains in hospital, he said during an emotional news conference.
Update: Fort Saskatchewan RCMP respond to fatal collision
One person has died in a crash on Highway 825 near the Sturgeon Industrial Park.
The two-vehicle collision was first reported on Wednesday (Oct. 19) morning at about 8 a.m.
RCMP have confirmed the driver of one vehicle, a 26-year-old man from Sturgeon County, died in the collision.
The other driver was identified as a 22-year-old woman from Fort McMurray and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
An investigation into the cause of the head-on collision is ongoing.
Inflation rate drops slightly to 6.9% in September even as food costs climb
Canada's annual inflation rate dropped slightly to 6.9 per cent in September but the cost of groceries continues to climb.
In its latest consumer price index report, Statistics Canada said the slight deceleration from 7.0 per cent inflation in August is mostly attributed to lower gas prices, which fell by 7.4 per cent in September.
Meanwhile, grocery prices rose at the fastest rate since August 1981, with prices up 11.4 per cent compared with a year ago.
Statistics Canada said food prices have outstripped the overall inflation rate for 10 consecutive months.