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Canada's year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.6 per cent in July, with the deceleration largely driven by a decline in gas prices.

The inflation rate hit a nearly 40-year-high of 8.1 per cent in June, but economists were widely expecting inflation to have since slowed.

In its latest consumer price index report, Statistics Canada said the rise in prices in July was the smallest monthly gains since December 2021.

It also marks the first decline in year-over-year inflation since June 2020.

More details have been released regarding Fort Saskatchewan's newest affordable housing complex. 

The Muriel Ross Abdurahman Court is getting close to completion and is still aiming for an early 2023 opening. This is the first affordable housing complex for families and individuals in Fort Saskatchewan, and it was constructed by the Heartland Housing Foundation.

The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) says growers who give canola crops time for all seeds to reach maturity can see a 10 per cent increase in yield. Agronomy Specialist Shawn Senko recommends swathing when the main stem shows at least 60 per cent seed colour change. 

A 29-year-old is facing charges after two people on a motorcycle died in Strathcona County. 

Police say they responded to a collision on Highway 628 between Range Road 231 and 232 on Sunday (Aug. 14) at noon. 

"Preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle and motorcycle collided head-on while travelling on Highway 628," the Strathcona County RCMP said in a release. 

The two people on the motorcycle, a 68-year-old man and 63-year-old woman, both from Edmonton, were pronounced dead at the scene. 

Premier Jason Kenney kicked off a campaign to lure skilled workers from Toronto and Vancouver as he doubled down on his criticism of a so-called Alberta sovereignty act pitched by one of the candidates running to replace him. 

The federal government needs to do more to help thousands of Afghans who assisted Canadian Forces but remain trapped in Afghanistan a year after the Taliban seized Kabul, aid groups and opposition parties say.

As the grim anniversary passed Monday, NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan warned at a news conference that Canada will have blood on its hands if it does not take immediate action to help Afghans whose lives are in danger because they helped Canadians.

The Canadian beef industry is making progress on the 2020-24 National Beef Strategy.

The Strategy was designed to take advantage of the opportunities facing the industry while simultaneously addressing the challenges. The first two years of the strategy have been dominated by COVID restrictions, drought, and feed shortages.

A rude awakening awaited Carol Kaehn when police knocked on her door Sunday (Aug. 14).

In the middle of the night, Kaehn was alerted to massive plumes of smoke around the area of 99 Avenue and 104 Street in Fort Saskatchewan.

"I woke up at 2:45ish; my daughter came into the bedroom and woke me up and said, "mom, mom, police are at the door!" So, I went running downstairs to the door, and the officer was pretty much yelling because it was just so loud," she explained. 

An extra special birthday party was held this past weekend for a very special four-year-old boy. 

His birthday was more than just a celebration, however, as Lucas Pierce had been declared cancer-free just days earlier. Pierce had been battling an unknown form of cancer since last spring when he was diagnosed.

"He just ran around going, 'I kicked cancer's butt! Auntie Michelle, I kicked cancer's butt!'" said Michelle George, a close family friend who Lucas regards as an aunt.  

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