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Stolen bicycles are nothing new in Fort Saskatchewan. 

Fort Saskatchewan Protective Services and the Fort Sask Runners have partnered with Bike Index, a global non-profit bike registry. Their goal is to cut back on bike thefts around the world.

Users can create a free account and register their bikes within minutes. In the case that their bike is stolen, they can alert the community who can use the registered data on Bike Index to identify their bicycle.

Bike Index has over 900,000 bicycles registered, 100,000 were stolen at one point or another. 

As of this morning, travellers to Canada do not need to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 — and wearing a mask on planes and trains is now optional, though it is still recommended. 

People entering the country are no longer subject to random mandatory tests for the virus, and those who are unvaccinated will not need to isolate upon arrival.

Anyone who entered Canada in the last two weeks and was subject to quarantine or testing is off the hook as of today.

With drumming and singing, at powwows and public ceremonies, communities across the country marked the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Friday.

The federal statutory holiday, also known as Orange Shirt Day, was established last year to remember children who died while being forced to attend residential schools, as well as those who survived, and the families and communities still affected by lasting trauma.

As Canada marks the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, provinces and territories face a push to recognize it as a statutory holiday.

New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut have declared Sept. 30 a statutory holiday along with the federal government.

Murray Sinclair, the former head of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, pointed out at a national event in Ottawa that many governments quickly moved to recognize the death of the queen, and he urged the same courtesy for residential school survivors.

Emergency services responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 45. 

The incident closed the highway from Range Road 195 to Range Road 200 near Bruderheim on Friday afternoon (Sept. 30). The highway has since reopened.

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP reported that a man was trapped in his vehicle and needed to be removed.

No other details were released. 

More to come...

After years of negotiations, the Alberta government signed an agreement Friday with a First Nations group committing to return an ancient meteorite to its historic location after being displaced for over 150 years.

Manitou Asinîy, also known as the Creator's Stone or Manitou Stone, is a 145-kilogram iron meteorite that landed close to the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary, near modern-day Hardisty, Alta., many millennia ago.

The chestnut-coloured stone weighs about the same as a red-tailed deer and is the size of a large tire.

The Canadian Museums Association is calling for legislation, money and a cohesive national strategy to support Indigenous-led reconciliation in the museum sector.

The association detailed the work needed in a report released Tuesday that includes 10 recommendations to help spur Indigenous self-determination at every level of a museum’s operations.

Canada Post is launching four new stamps showcasing Indigenous artists' visions for truth and reconciliation.

The Crown corporation says this is the first in an annual series meant to encourage reflection on the painful legacy of Canada's residential schools.

The stamps were released on Thursday, a day before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday.

The series features artwork by Jackie Traverse, Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona, Kim Gullion Stewart and Blair Thomson. The stamps are inscribed with the Indigenous language of each of their creators.

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP is investigating a fight between two St. Andre Bessette students on Wednesday morning (Sept. 29). 

At about 11 a.m. a police officer was waved down by multiple students near the bus transfer station. Upon arriving at the scene, it was determined that an altercation between two students ended with one student getting sprayed with a chemical irritant. 

RCMP Inspector Barry LaRocque told MIX 107 the chemical was similar to that of mace or bear spray. 

The food bank scored $4,000.

Members of the Fort Saskatchewan Food Bank stood alongside the staff of North Central Co-op for a cheque presentation on Thursday (Sept. 29).

Kassandra Gartner, executive director of the food bank, says that the money will help them during a busy time.

"This is the time of year that demand is quite high," Gartner said. "There's a need to purchase food to make sure all of our hampers have a good quantity and variety, so it's important that funds received go to support our programming."