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Fort Saskatchewan RCMP have found a 17-year-old boy. 

Police say Rowin McIntyre was last seen Monday (Sept. 26) in Fort Saskatchewan. There was a general concern for McIntyre's wellbeing. 

Mounties issued an update on Thursday morning saying that he has been found safe and sound.

This was the second time McIntyre had gone missing this month. 

With the rise of cryptocurrency comes the rise of fraud and scams. 

Between fall of 2019 and the end of 2021, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Cybercrimes Unit received over one hundred fraud reports related to crypto, with the total cost reported to be $5.6-million dollars. 

The average victim lost $50,000 to the scam, while one individual lost a total of $1-million.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding an end to the vaccine mandate for military members, but his health critic suggested the situation might need a more nuanced approach.

Last week, Poilievre called for an end to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the Canadian Armed Forces, saying it was "obviously unscientific and contradictory" to keep that rule in place while ending the requirement for those crossing the border into Canada.

The Fort Saskatchewan Transfer and Eco Station has been going through quite an upgrade this month.

Two distinct areas, a transfer station for garbage, and an eco station for recycling and hazardous materials, are being added over the course of two phases. Phase one, the garbage transfer station changes, are already been completed.

Sadie Miller, the waste program supervisor with the City of Fort Saskatchewan, says that these upgrades have been needed for a while.

Some interesting work is being done on the control of richardson ground squirrels or gophers.

Many areas have seen heavy pressure with the dry conditions over the last couple of years

Insect and Vertebrate Pest Management Specialist James Tansey says a key tool for control "strychnine" has been deregistered, noting that after March 4, 2023 it will be illegal to use.

The City of Fort Saskatchewan will set aside some time on Friday night (Sept. 30) to honour Indigenous peoples in the community. 

As part of the city’s plans for National Truth and Reconciliation Day, there will be a commemorative film screening at the Shell Theatre. The event will start with a meal at about 6 p.m. before going into a screening of The Forgotten People. 

What better way to break the generational divide than with arts, crafts, and good conversation?

Children and seniors gathered in the dining room of Southfort Bend Gardens on Wednesday (Sept. 27) as part of the Seniors and Youth Networking Community (SYNC).

SYNC was created by Carole Bossert, a local teacher, nine years ago while she was teaching at James Mowat Elementary. Now she's a fifth-grade teacher at SouthPointe School.

Strathcona County Emergency Services (SCES) is looking for more information regarding the cause of a grass fire over the weekend. 

At about 2:30 p.m. on Sunday (Sept. 25) fire crews received reports of multiple fires burning in a ditch located on Highway 16 between Range Road 222 and 225. 

Emergency services responded with seven vehicles and found that the fire had spread along the eastbound lane thanks to dry conditions and strong winds. The highway was reduced to one lane while crews worked to extinguish the blaze. 

Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified as it neared landfall along Florida's southwest coast Wednesday morning, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status. Damaging winds and rain lashed the state, and the heavily populated Naples to Sarasota region was at highest risk of a devastating storm surge.

Distraught residents of a southwestern Newfoundland town shared stories of survival with Justin Trudeau on Wednesday as the prime minister got a close look at yet another coastal town shattered on the weekend by post-tropical storm Fiona.

"We barely made it out," Amy Osmond told Trudeau between sobs as she struggled to recount her memories of the day the storm hit Port aux Basques, forcing her to run for her life while trying to grab her dog and keys.