More layoffs announced in the pork industry
HyLife is working to help 87 employees deal with losing their jobs due to lay-offs, and approximately 50 of them are in Steinbach.
The company points to challenges in the industry as the reason for reducing their workforce by around 3.5 percent.
St. Albert RCMP find three missing kids
St. Albert RCMP has reported that three missing youths have been found.
10-year-old Cameron Bull, 11-year-old Emily Bull, and 13-year-old Mary Bull were last seen together in St. Albert on Sunday (June 18) just after noon.
Just a day later, the three were found safe.
No other details have been released, but police would like to thank the public for their assistance.
Strathcona Christian Academy 'surprised' to be valedictorian
Hannah Kalamoutsos has been named the valedictorian for the class of 2023 at Strathcona Christian Academy Secondary in Sherwood Park.
With the school being K-12, Kalamoutsos said she spent every year of her school career so far at Strathcona Christian.
"When I started high school, my parents asked if I wanted to move to a different school, but I said that I wanted to stay where I was."
Kalamoutsos said she found math and english especially interesting but said the one subject she lacked interest in was gym.
Ardrossan announces two valedictorians
Ardrossan Junior Senior High is a unique school in that they have two valedictorians for the class of 2023.
This is because the school has French immersion and wants to represent the student body's French and English sides.
Seth Ryning
Seth Ryning grew up on an acreage in Strathcona County, attending Ardrossan High since he was in Grade 7.
Suspects who robbed grad party still at large
Morinville RCMP is looking for two suspects after an armed robbery that occurred earlier this month.
On June 4 at 5:30 a.m. police received a report of a robbery in the Sandy Lake Wilderness Area. When officers arrived, the robbery victims told them a group of teens were camping to celebrate their graduation.
A white Kia Sportage came up to the group where a suspect stepped out of the vehicle and held the teenagers at gunpoint, demanding car keys and other items.
Search underway for sub missing near Titanic wreck off Newfoundland
A search is underway off the coast of Newfoundland for a small submersible reported missing near the wreck of the Titanic.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax says a research submarine was reported overdue around 9:13 p.m. Sunday, about 700 kilometres south of St. John’s, N.L.
Lt.-Cmdr. Len Hickey says an Aurora military aircraft and the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Kopit Hopson are assisting the search effort, which is being led by the U.S. Coast Guard in Boston.
Drought conditions have led one Alberta county to declare an Agricultural State of Emergency
The County of Stettler is the first to make that declaration.
A very light snowpack with no run-off combined with an early and extended heat wave and no moisture led Council to make the announcement.
In a press release from the county Reeve Larry Clarke says they've been hearing the pleas from farmers and producers and they needed to take action.
Region hit with large amount of rain
The Fort Saskatchewan region has been hit with a barrage of rain over the last few days.
So much so that Environment Canada felt the need to issue a rainfall warning for the area.
"We have this low-pressure system that has been up in Alberta that has been bringing a little bit of a front and some rain in through the area," said Samantha Mauti, a meteorologist with Environment Canada.
"It's quite slow moving, so very slow showers are moving through the area."
Bill C-234 won't pass through the Senate before their Summer break
Bill C-234 would see farmers exempt from paying the carbon tax on propane and natural gas used on-farm for drying grain and heating barns.
Conservative Senate David Wells sponsored the bill in the Senate and says it received second reading last week and has been referred to the Finance and Agriculture Committee.
Update: Three kids missing out of St. Albert found safe
Three St. Albert kids who were reported missing have been found.
10-year-old Cameron Bull, 11-year-old Emily Bull, and 13-year-old Mary Bull were last seen together in St. Albert on Sunday (June 18) just after noon.
Police believed the trio was headed to Maskwacis, and was concerned for their well-being.
Just a day later, the three were found safe and returned home.
No other details have been released, but police would like to thank the public for their assistance.