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You may want to take extra precautions before having that long weekend campfire. 

Currently, a fire restriction is in place for Strathcona County. The notice was issued on Wednesday (Aug. 31).

“Lack of precipitation and hot weather has led to dry conditions. Fires are still allowed in Strathcona County. Please use caution when burning,” read a statement from the county.

Police are asking people to be extra cautious when buying or selling expensive electronics online. 

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has noted a rise in violent robberies targeting people buying or selling electronics on buy-and-sell websites. 

Alberta’s lieutenant-governor says it's not a done deal that she would automatically sign off on a proposal from a United Conservative Party leadership candidate to pass a bill aimed at ignoring federal laws and court rulings.

Salma Lakhani says she would seek legal advice as required, but says she is duty-bound to ensure the Constitution is followed. 

It was a smashing success from day one.

The MIX PICKS contest powered by Legacy Jewelers, The Sawmill, and The Mill Craft Bar & Kitchen had folks from across the heartland racing to dial our number when they heard the song of the day.

Thousands of dollars in daily prizes were given away, with the massive grand prize worth over $7,000 awaiting someone special.

Huge congratulations to our MIX Picks winner for 2022... Marion Fisher!

Marion's haul included:

Two people died in a Strathcona County collision.

RCMP responded to a fatal collision on Highway 16 near Range Road 223 in Sherwood Park at 11:38 p.m. Tuesday (Aug. 30) night. 

An early investigation found that a Ford Focus was travelling in the wrong direction before colliding with a BMW. 

The 72-year-old driver of the Focus and a 66-year-old backseat passenger in the BMW was pronounced dead on the scene. The two other occupants of the BMW were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP hopes the public can help identify a suspect. 

On Aug. 15 at 6:45 a.m., Fort Saskatchewan RCMP responded to a burglary alarm at the Shoppers Drug Mart on Westpark Boulevard. 

Police say the lone suspect broke in and took over $12,000 worth of designer fragrances, taking off seconds before police arrived.

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World Health Organization described as a “welcome decline” at a media briefing on Wednesday.

A proposed overhaul of Canada’s decade-old drinking guidelines warns of increased health risks from as few as three drinks per week and calls for mandatory labelling of all alcoholic beverages.

In its suggested update to Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction eschews offering a specific daily or weekly limit in favour of outlining a continuum of risk and urging "less is better."

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, has announced an initial list of designated regions in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba where Livestock Tax Deferral has been authorized for 2022 due to extreme weather conditions.

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP has made another arrest after a series of catalytic converter thefts earlier this month. 

Police say 30 catalytic converters were stolen from vehicles at a business on Range Road 185 and Township Road 532, north of Tofield. According to police, the car parts were stolen between Aug. 5 and Aug. 8.

Six catalytic converters were recovered and identified due to distinct cut marks matching those found on the vehicles.

Currently, charges are pending against a 44-year-old man from Edmonton.