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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."

Canada has won the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Team Canada was perfect in the preliminary round before winning a couple playoff games and finishing Finland in the final, 3-2 in overtime.

Kent Johnson scored at 3:20 of the extra period in front of a near-capacity crowd at Rogers Place.

Fort Saskatchewan's Olen Zellweger and former Rangers' goalie Sebastian Cossa helped the Canadian team secure their 19th gold medal.

Canada agreed to "forever discharge" Catholic entities from their promise to raise $25 million for residential school survivors and also picked up their legal bill, a final release document shows. 

The Canadian Press obtained a signed copy of the 2015 agreement through federal Access-to-Information laws, marking what appears to be the first time the document has been widely publicized. 

Delegates from the Nisga’a First Nation are in Scotland this week to discuss repatriating a memorial totem pole it says was stolen nearly a century ago.

Seven members, including Nisga’a Nation Chief Earl Stephens, have travelled from British Columbia and are scheduled to meet with staff, curators and politicians at the National Museum of Scotland on Monday.

It's a busy weekend in the area. 

Some of the bigger events include the Redwater Discovery Days, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra visiting Fort Saskatchewan and South Cooking Lake Trail Days. 

A curfew check led to a drug bust in Sherwood Park.

On Aug. 6 at around 1:34 a.m., police visited a home near Township Road 515 and Range Road 232 in Sherwood Park to conduct a curfew check on Craig Coffey. 

According to police, Coffey was not home at the time and was breaching curfew conditions related to previous stolen property charges from June.