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The fertilizer emissions reduction was not even a topic on the agenda for the annual Federal, Provincial and Territorial Agriculture Minister meetings until the provinces pushed to discuss the topic.

During the discussion they learned that the target is already set.

Minister Marit and Minister Horner putting out a press release following the wrap up of the FTP expressing their profound disappointment with the Federal Government's fertilizer emissions reduction target.

A papal visit aimed at reconciliation with Canada's Indigenous people is currently underway in Edmonton.

Following a 10-hour, 20-minute journey from Rome, Pope Francis arrived at Edmonton International Airport late Sunday morning (July 24). An honour song was performed by a drum group from the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation as the Pope, 85, was wheeled into the airport hangar.

Francis was welcomed by the Governor General, Mary Simon, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and other dignitaries from religious, political, and Indigenous backgrounds.

Residential school survivor Rod Alexis remembers his late father telling him: "Son, I don't know how to be a parent."

"I lost the gift that was given to us by the Creator because I was all alone in the residential school," the member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation recalls his father, also a residential school survivor, saying. "Many times I wanted to say 'I love you,' wanted to give you a hug, but I didn't know how."

Saint John Paul II was the last Pope to make the trip to the Edmonton area in September of 1984.

During this trip, his schedule included a stop in Jasper, however, bad weather detoured his route.

Instead the Pope made a brief stop in Elk Island National Park, where he spent time in the Tawayik Lake area. The Pope at the time sat on a park bench with his breviary, he later took a rosary walk through the park.

He also stopped at CFB Namao for a large-scale Mass.

Rogers Communications Inc. says in a submission to the federal telecom regulator that it could not have restored emergency services any faster during a widespread service outage earlier this month that crippled the company's networks and affected millions of customers across Canada.

New details about the extent of the disruption were also included in the filing and range from media outlets unable to produce news broadcasts to outages for all customers in critical infrastructure such as hospitals and energy providers.

Strathcona County RCMP believe a recent fire set to a couple of houses was arson.

Fire crews responded to a structure fire call in the Summerwood subdivision of Sherwood Park early Saturday morning (July 23). 

Upon arrival, crews found two unoccupied, newly built homes. One burned to the foundation while the neighbouring house was fully engulfed in flames.

The initial investigation determined the fire was intentionally set as an accelerant was located at the scene.

Strathcona County General Investigation Services continues to look into the incident.

Police are still investigating the disappearance of Patricia Livingston.

The 72-year-old woman was last seen on July 6, in Barrhead. 

Livingston is described as 5’0” tall, 149 lbs with white hair and blue eyes.

Her silver 2012 Dodge Caravan was recently located and returned to her family.

“[Her van] was located on July 16, in a ditch. Once that happened RCMP initiated ground search up in the Fort Assiniboine area,” said RCMP Corporal Lacey Blair.

Strathcona County RCMP are concerned about the growing number of graffiti incidents in the area. 

The graffiti has been found on school property, parks, fences, electrical boxes, and county property.

From January 1, 2021 to July 11, 2021, seven graffiti cases were reported in the area.

In that same time span this year, 24 cases have been reported in the area.

Nobody has been charged in any of these instances.

The new $3.5  million dollar agreement will be known as the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) and will replace the current program which expires March 31, 2023.

Agriculture Minister Marie Claude Bibeau says the new five year agreement is a major milestone.

Hockey Canada says members of its 2003 men's world junior hockey championship team are being investigated for a group sexual assault.

The national sports organization says it learned of the alleged incident on Thursday evening after being contacted by a reporter seeking comment on the alleged assault.

Hockey Canada says it has immediately contacted Halifax Regional Police about the allegations because Halifax was the co-host city of the 2003 world junior hockey championship.