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The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is asking for help in locating an armed robbery suspect. 

Police say that on April 18, a suspect entered a Circle K in the area of 139 Avenue and Victoria Trail. 

The suspect than held out a gun and took cash from the cashier working the counter. 

EPS says the suspect was described as the following: 

Despite the smokey skies and risk of a thunderstorm, the Sturgeon County Bounty still saw a huge turnout.

The two-day free event began on Thursday (July 13) in Cardiff Park and featured live entertainment, a vendor village, and plenty of activities.

North Central Co-op officially opened up its St. Albert location earlier this week. 

On Thursday morning, crowds formed at the store's Riverside location for a celebration that included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, pancake breakfast, and even a BBQ. 

"The support from the community is overwhelming," said Kris Larsen, the director of food and pharmacy for North Central Co-op. "People are at the doors lined up, ready to go and excited for us to be in the market." 

"We couldn't be more thrilled to be here serving this community." 

A man has been taken to hospital after a train collided with a truck in Strathcona County on Thursday night. 

Police say that they received reports of the collision just after 7 p.m. in the area of Township Road 514 and Range Road 233. 

After arriving on the scene, officers reported that the driver of the white truck involved, a 39-year-old man from Beaumont, had already been taken to the hospital and was reported to be in stable condition. The man was the only person inside the truck at the time of the incident. 

Debbie Mansfield-Stahn is a Sturgeon County resident who found herself in an 'un-bee-lievable' situation this past year. 

It all started last fall when Stahn noticed a buzzing sound coming from a shop on her acreage.

"At first, I'm not going to lie, I thought they were hornets, so I didn't go near them and we just kind of left it."

Stahn got in touch with Jean-Charles Poirier, a local beekeper who told her to wait until spring before trying to remove them.

"He said they won't have enough time to make a new hive before the winter," added Stahn.

Several popular energy drinks have been recalled in Canada over their caffeine content.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued the recall earlier this week for Prime energy drink, 3D Alphaland energy drink, Celsius dietary supplement, GFuel energy drink, Sting, and 5-hour Energy.

This recall comes as these drinks exceed the acceptable caffeine limit of 180mg per serving, with drinks like 5-hour Energy and Prime having around 200mg per serving. 

In comparison, a can of cola has around 30mg of caffeine, and the average cup of coffee has about 95mg.

An elderly woman is in hospital after a car crash earlier this week.

Leduc RCMP responded to reports of a serious injury collision on Highway 795 at the intersection of Township Road 490 on Wednesday (July 12).

According to police, the crash was between a van and a pickup truck.

STARS Air Ambulance attended the scene, transporting a 64-year-old woman to a hospital in Edmonton, where she remains in serious condition.

The highway was reopened at around 10:30 that night, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

An Edmonton man has been arrested for allegedly trying to lure children. 

On Thursday morning, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) announced that they had arrested 34-year-old Aarron Kowalchuk. 

ALERT says that the arrest was made after they had acquired digital evidence from Kowalchuk's phone. At least two children are believed to have met and been sexually assaulted by Kowalchuk. 

Investigators think children as young as nine may have been sexually assaulted. 

Kowalchuk is facing the following charges:

A special air quality statement has been issued for the region once again. 

As of 9:30 a.m. on Thursday morning the air quality was measured to be about a four on the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) which is considered to be a moderate risk. 

That number is expected to climb to seven today due to increased wildfire smoke getting pushed through the area. That indicates a high risk.

People with respiratory illnesses are especially at risk at these levels and are strongly encouraged to avoid unnecessary outdoor activity. 

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has identified the man that was killed in an alleged murder at an Edmonton LRT station over the weekend. 

On Sunday (July 9) night police were called to the Belvedere LRT station in northeast Edmonton to investigate a weapons complaint. Upon arriving they discovered a deceased man with suspicious injuries. 

A few days later, EPS announced that an investigation resulted in the arrest of 27-year-old Jamal Wheeler who now faces a second-degree murder charge.