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The City of Fort Saskatchewan is showing its solidarity with Ukraine.

In honour of Ukraine’s 31st Independence Day (Aug. 24), Fort Saskatchewan raised the Ukrainian flag to show its support for the country. Exactly six months ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The flag can be found in the CN train station’s parking lot. 

“Russia’s war against Ukraine has accounted for many lost lives, damaged infrastructure and displaced Ukrainians,” wrote the city in a post on social media.

An attraction in Sturgeon County has been ordered to halt some of its operations. 

Last Wednesday (Aug. 17), Sturgeon County notified Prairie Gardens and Adventure Farm that a stop order issued last October remains in full force due to non-compliance issues. 

A statement from Sturgeon County says the notice was delivered as a result of "ongoing" and "significant" public safety concerns, as well as a failure to comply with submission deadlines, occupancy limits during certain hours, and parking, traffic, and access improvements requirements.

City officials say it will take a few weeks to complete repairs on the Highway 15 pedestrian bridge once construction begins on Sept. 6.

Access to the bridge has been restricted since a vehicle carrying an oversized load struck the bridge on Jul. 21.

The city has revised the completion date as the settling time wasn't initially included; repairs to the bridge should be completed within four to six weeks, weather permitting.

Mounties have located a missing teenager. 

According to the Morinville RCMP, Tatiana Wahkeenew-Bailey went missing on Tuesday (Aug. 23); police issued a release reporting her safe on Thursday. 

The 13-year-old was believed to be in the Edmonton area.

Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says her country is investigating more than 28,000 suspected war crimes, including the killing of 373 children by Russian forces. 

Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv says the crimes being documented and probed, with help from Canadian investigators, include the kidnapping of children taken to Russia, and the murder of fleeing civilians. 

"What we want to do is to properly document each and every crime and we will bring Russia to justice," she said in an interview, during which she was called by Ukraine's prosecutor general about the issue. 

Meat costs continue to rise for many people across Canada, as prices have stayed high since they began rising at the start of the year.

That was caused by a drought last year which had farmers selling off cattle thanks to low stocks of water and feed.

Now we're still feeling the effects of that price increase, and many consumers are looking for ways to avoid that increased price at the grocery store.

One way to do so is to go partways on cattle and to have that animal processed at an independent meat business.

Police have laid impaired driving charges after a local woman was killed in a collision. 

On Friday (Aug. 19), at around 7:30 p.m., Cochrane RCMP and emergency services were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and SUV on Highway 1A by Morley Road. 

The driver of the motorcycle, identified as 53-year-old Samantha Wylie of Fort Saskatchewan, died on the scene. 

As a result, the driver of the SUV, 33-year-old Morley resident Kendra Bigstony, faces numerous charges, including:

Dozens of violations were recorded during a traffic safety initiative on rural highways.

Throughout the day last Thursday (Aug. 18), officers from the Redwater RCMP detachment, Redwater RCMP Provincial Traffic Unit, Sturgeon County Peace Officers, and Thorhild County Peace Officers teamed up on a traffic safety initiative focused on Highway 63 and Highway 28.

From 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., police issued 75 violations, including 42 speeding tickets – with the highest speed clocked at 143 km/ hr.

On March 8, nearly two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taisiia Mokrozub took her infant son, parted from her husband and joined an exodus to safety in Poland. She believed the war would end quickly and she would be home by May.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is open to easing regulatory requirements for projects that would facilitate the export of Canadian natural gas to Europe, but questioned whether a business case exists for such investments.

The comments came Monday during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Montreal as the prime minister hosted the German leader during a visit that will also include stops in Toronto and Newfoundland.