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Farmers that signed up for the Canadian Grain Commission's Harvest Sample program should have received their harvest kit in the mail. 

Kerri Pleskash is the CGC's Program Manager of Analytic Services at the Grain Research Lab.

This year they sent out  5600 harvest sample kits to producers in Western Canada.

Pleskash says under the program producers send in a grain sample after harvest for inspection.

The Alberta Crop Report shows harvest is now about 37 per cent complete, up from 17 per cent the previous week. Another 19 per cent of crops are currently in swath, while 44 per cent is still standing.

Police are asking for help identifying a robbery suspect. 

On Monday (Sept. 12) morning, Fort Saskatchewan RCMP were called to robbery at the Westpark 7-Eleven. 

At 1 a.m, the suspect entered the store armed with a tire iron and demanded all the money in the cash register. The clerk was ordered to put the money in a bag before the suspect walked out of the store with the cash. Luckily, nobody was hurt during the robbery. 

Bruderheim’s Emerance Maschmeyer is back in the area after winning gold with Team Canada at the 2022 Women’s World Hockey Championships in Denmark. 

The 27-year-old goaltender has had a whirlwind year, winning an Olympic Gold medal at the Beijing games in February and now the world championship this month. 

“The experience was amazing, getting to travel with the team is always so much fun. Competing at this level and coming out with a gold medal is not something I can complain about.”

Compost collected in Fort Saskatchewan will be heading to a couple of different locations after the original site was ordered to cease operations. 

CleanIt GreenIt, a compost company based in Edmonton, has been in a partnership with the city since 2018 to handle the community’s compost waste. Last year, the company was ordered by Alberta Environment and Parks to cease operations by June 2022 after being subject to over 800 complaints about a foul odour coming from their facility. 

The Bank of Canada announced this week an increase to its policy interest rate of 75 basis points to 3.25%, as it continues to address inflation.

FCC Chief Economist JP Gervais talked about the impact on farmers.

Pierre Poilievre woke up Sunday with a list of things to do as he embarks on his first week as the Conservative party's new leader, while his former rivals offered assurances he could count on their support.

The 43-year-old walked out of the convention centre in Ottawa where the party's leadership election results were revealed Saturday night with a massive victory. Poilievre won nearly 70 per cent of members' support on a first-ballot victory against four other candidates. On top of that, a riding-by-riding breakdown shows he won almost all of the country's 338 ridings. 

Strathcona County continued its tradition of honouring fallen first responders on Wednesday (Sept. 7). 

A small procession from the county’s emergency services honour guard led a march and a ceremony at the Strathcona Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial.

This marks the 20th year of the tradition, which is meant to give people in the area the chance to recognize and honour those who lost their lives in the line of duty. 

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Pierre Poilievre: A look at the new Conservative leader's key campaign promises
Location: Ottawa
Source: The Canadian Press

Pierre Poilievre was elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Saturday night, a definitive first-ballot victory after a campaign that focused on securing more "freedom" for Canadians.

Here is a look at some key pledges from his leadership campaign.

Pierre Poilievre, one of the first members of Parliament elected under the Conservative party's banner, won the leadership race Saturday night.

The party veteran and former cabinet minister, known for his combative style, won a resounding first-ballot victory — with 68 per cent of support — that prompted applause to erupt in the room of Conservative faithful at a downtown Ottawa convention centre.