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Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital (FSCH) has reopened obstetrical services and resumed deliveries.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) pushed the care to the Sturgeon Community Hospital in St. Albert due to the absence of regular and on-call obstetrician coverage at the local hospital.

In a release, AHS thanked residents of Fort Saskatchewan for their patience.

"We are also grateful for the support provided by the staff and physicians at Sturgeon Community Hospital through this period," AHS added.

The closure was put in place on Aug. 6. 

Representatives from Argus Media and LeftField Commodity Research recently toured the Prairies to get a better idea on this years crop quality and production. 

The Western Canadian crop tour involved two cars traveling about 2000 kilometres each, visiting about 40 farms during the first week of August.

Jonathan Dreidger, Vice President of LeftField Commodity Research says based on producer comments and random plot counts they have been able to come up with some early yield estimates.

Lawmakers and advocates in the United States are ramping up the pressure on the federal government to ease travel delays between the U.S. and Canada. 

The Canadian American Business Council's new campaign, "Travel Like it's 2019," aims to flood federal MPs with public demands for action. 

It calls on Ottawa to scrap the troublesome ArriveCan app, a mandatory pre-screening tool for visitors to Canada. 

And it wants the federal government to clear the backlog of 350,000 applications for the Canada-U.S. trusted-traveller system known as Nexus. 

Police have provided an update on a collision in Sturgeon County. 

Just after 8:30 a.m. Monday (Aug.22) morning, Morinville RCMP were called to a three-vehicle collision on Highway 28, just south of the Highway 37 intersection. 

According to police, a northbound pickup truck crossed the centre line and collided head-on with a gravel truck; a semi-truck was side-swiped due to the collision. The pickup truck driver, a 73-year-old man from Sturgeon County, was transported to the hospital by ground ambulance. 

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A traffic collision is causing delays on an area highway.  

Highway 28 between Highway 37 and Sturgeon Road was closed Monday (Aug. 22) morning due to a collision. Reports of the crash came in at around 8:30 a.m. 

Teens at BGC Fort Saskatchewan had a lot to celebrate on Friday (Aug. 19) as their time with the Youth Employment Program came to an end.  
 
Over the summer, nine youth aged 14 to 17 were hired by local businesses in collaboration with BGC. They went through two weeks of training at the club before working for the business for seven weeks.  
 

A special air quality statement has been issued for the region. 

Environment Canada issued the alert early Monday (Aug. 22) morning, saying smoke from wildfires had moved into the area, resulting in poor air quality. 

Areas near the fires could see smoke persist over the coming days. 

A woman from Fort Saskatchewan died in a collision near Morley.

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

According to police, the collision involved a motorcycle and an SUV.

“Investigation reveals that the SUV was traveling west on Highway 1A when it crossed the yellow center line and collided head on with the motorcycle,” Cochrane RCMP said in a release.

Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for the area. 

The weather agency says hot and humid weather conditions are creating elevated levels of ground-level ozone.

"Individuals may experience symptoms such as increased coughing, throat irritation, headaches or shortness of breath," stated Environment Canada.

The air quality should improve with the temperature cooling off overnight and into Sunday (Aug. 21). 

"Children, seniors, and those with cardiovascular or lung disease, such as asthma, are especially at risk."