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Foothills MP John Barlow delivered lots of support to Pierre Poilievre, literally and figuratively (photo: John Barlow facebook)

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Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Security John Barlow backed Pierre Poilievre for the leadership of the federal Conservatives from the start.

So, as you'd expect, he was pleased with the results of Saturday's vote.

The Alberta MP doesn't believe Poilievre's win will lead to a split in the party.

A new report released from Fertilizer Canada and the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) shows Canada can continue to increase crop yields while significantly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fertilizer application using available tools and technology.

Damien Starrett was sentenced to seven years in prison after his trial came to an end on Tuesday (Sept. 13) morning. 

A number of reductions to the sentence that consider state misconduct during Starrett’s stay at the Edmonton Remand Center, the collateral consequences, and restrictive bail conditions were made.

The overall length of time that Starrett will spend in prison from now on is roughly 4.5 years. 

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has charged an Onoway man with a series of indecent acts. 

According to police, over the past few weeks, Mackenzie Murray, 31, has been driving a silver car with an obscured license plate while he watched and followed females while masturbating. 

Investigators executed a search warrant at Murray’s house in Onoway last Sunday. 

He has been charged seven times with an indecent act and breaching his probation.

The USDA released a bullish September WASDE (World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates) report on Monday.

Dan Basse is president of AgResource Company in Chicago.

Gibbons has elected a new councillor after Monday’s (Sept. 12) municipal by-election. 

Unofficial results released by the town shows that Dale Yushchyshyn won the election with 93 total votes (37 per cent). He was up against four other candidates. 

Robert Simonowits came in second with 63 votes while Daniel Farrer was third with 59 votes. 

Yushchyshyn will take over Darren McCann’s spot on council, who resigned back in May after sexual misconduct allegations came to light.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Sept. 19 will be a federal holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral in London.

"Declaring an opportunity for Canadians to mourn on Monday is going to be important," Trudeau said at a caucus retreat in New Brunswick Tuesday.

He also said his government will be working with provinces and territories to ensure they're "aligned."

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP Constable Justin Forster is facing an assault charge linked to an on-duty incident that occurred last year. 

On June 21, 2021, Fort Saskatchewan RCMP responded to a call about a person squatting at a vacant property. 

Upon arrival, police found a man who refused to identify himself. RCMP attempted to arrest the man but he became combative. Officers deployed tasers but were not able to subdue the man. 

A new poll suggests that while many Canadians plan to watch Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral next week, the vast majority have not been personally impacted by her passing and feel no attachment to the monarchy.

The poll from Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies also found that while some Canadians are happy about King Charles III taking the throne and others are not, most are largely indifferent to Canada’s new head of state.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today will unveil the full details of a plan to try and take some of the sting out of inflation for Canadians feeling it the most.

Both Liberal and NDP sources tell The Canadian Press the plan includes doubling GST rebate cheques for six months as well as a temporary dental-care benefit for some families with young children, and an expanded housing allowance payment.

All three are initiatives the NDP has been asking for since the spring as inflation began weighing heavily on Canadians with low and modest incomes.