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A recent essay contest has been met with more backlash. 

Thursday (Aug. 11) morning, members of Alberta's official opposition were in Fort Saskatchewan to again denounce awarding a third place prize to a controversial essay in a recent contest. They called on the local MLA, Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, to step down as cabinet member.

It’s the end of an era for one of the staples of Canadian childhood.  

Many people have benefited from swim lessons through the Canadian Red Cross over the past 75 years. We all remember the coloured badges we brought home from swim lessons, but the Red Cross will end its involvement with the program at the end of this year.

Vaccines for monkeypox are now available to every eligible Albertan looking for one.

As of Wednesday (Aug. 10), eligible Albertans aged 18 and older can now receive a monkeypox vaccine to prevent the virus from spreading. Monkeypox is endemic to Central and West Africa but has recently spread to regions it hasn’t been seen in before, such as Canada. 

The monkeypox virus is related to the smallpox virus but typically causes less severe illness. As of Thursday, there have been 16 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Alberta.  

Parker Kellington has been putting in a lot of work during the off-season to showcase his football skills. 

From Aug. 3 to 7, Kellington took part in a University of Alberta Golden Bears prep football camp.

On the final day of the camp, it was announced that he would be receiving a $1000 scholarship courtesy of the Edmonton Elks to continue his development with the Golden Bears football program.

Kellington was selected for the scholarship by the head coach of the Golden Bears football program, Chris Morris. 

On July 16, 1980, Dale Nancy Wyman left her Ottawa-area home with a suitcase full of her belongings, took a taxi to a Greyhound bus station and vanished. She didn't say where she was going and her family had no idea where to look. 

More than four decades later, a woman from Ohio contacted Wyman's siblings, who had never stopped looking for her. She had seen a video of Wyman's younger sister, Brenda Larche, asking for information to help the family find peace and closure, and realized the woman Larche was looking for was her mother. 

The people of France are feeling the brunt of 2021's drought as mustard supplies seem to be running low in supermarkets across the nation.

France is the top consumer of mustard in the world and has been a staple of french households since the middle ages.

Varieties like Dijon and Reims are processed by international companies but have their seeds mostly grown in Canada, with Saskatchewan and Alberta contributing to the vast majority of that crop.

Two children at the centre of a Saskatchewan Amber Alert were found at a campground in the United States along with their mother and a man wanted by police, Mounties said Wednesday.

Benjamin Martin Moore, 50, was apprehended near Sturgis, S.D. He is behind bars in Pennington County and jail records show he is being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Marshals Service.

His common-law spouse is also in police custody.

A seven-year-old girl and eight-year-old boy were located with Moore and RCMP said they are safe. 

Elk Island Catholic Schools released their 2022-23 school year calendar.

“The first day of school will be a staggered start for schools in Strathcona County, Fort Saskatchewan, and Vegreville on either Aug. 30 or 31 and all schools in Camrose begin Sept 1.,” ECIS wrote on a Facebook post. 

They also added that staff from your child's school would contact you to let you know which staggered start date applies to your school.

Feed is an important part of raising cattle, and making sure you know what's going into that feed can help out with health.

While the uninitiated might think that it's as simple as getting straw and hay to cattle, the balance of what's in that meal can be very important.

When it comes to feeding, mineral content is an aspect that ranchers are encouraged to watch out for, as specific minerals have effects that can be the difference between a healthy and unhealthy herd.

Our local MLA has come under fire after the winners of a recent essay contest were announced.

Associate minister for the status of women and Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk was at the front of online criticism after the winners of the "Her Vision Inspires" contest, which she was the face of, were unveiled.

In the essay contest, young women aged 17-25 were tasked with writing 250-500 words describing their unique vision for Alberta and, specifically, what they would do if they were an MLA.