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NASA is releasing new photos from its James Webb Space Telescope that offer a glimpse into dying stars and distant galaxies.

The United States agency released four new images today during an event broadcast worldwide, one day after the White House released the first image from the telescope.

The Webb, a US$10-billion joint partnership between NASA and the Canadian and European space agencies, is outfitted with two crucial Canadian-built systems, both of which are working properly.

With a high reaching the early 30s today (July 12), municipal enforcement are warning people about the dangers of leaving their pets in hot vehicles.

Pets are unable to sweat and lower their body temperature like people can. They can only cool off through panting and their paw pads.

“Normally in the summer months we do get quite a lot of calls about these types of things," said Lee Hardman, supervisor of municipal enforcement with the City of Fort Saskatchewan.

How to spot the signs of distress:

The recent summer storm activity brought heavy rain, high winds and hail to many areas.

With temperatures increasing and high humidity it can create the perfect environment for disease issues.

The Canola Council of Canada says sporadic moisture across much of the prairies and a quickly growing canopy mean sclerotinia stem rot may be a concern in many areas.

Plants tend to be infected with sclerotinia when the canola crop is flowering.

Local R&B-pop artist Josh Sahunta is getting set to hit the Calgary Stampede Coca-Cola Stage. 

The self-taught multi-instrumentalist and singer will perform on the stage Tuesday (Jul. 12), beginning at 12:30 p.m. The Coca-Cola Stage is always one of the most anticipated parts of the Stampede, featuring a wide range of award-winning artists.

July Talk, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tokyo Police Club, Alessia Cara, Milky Chance, and Alexisonfire will all perform at this year's event.

Sunday afternoon (July 10), Karen Bowhay snapped an up-close picture of a mother bear and her cub.

Bowhay was picking up her grandsons in Lamont and was heading home to Leslieville when she saw the two crossing the street.

The encounter happened in Elk Island National Park on the road from Lamont connecting to Highway 16.

While it’s not common, there are bear sightings in and around the nearby national park.

With warmer weather on the way, Alberta doctors are concerned about the dangers of heatstroke. 

Heatstroke occurs when the body fails to regulate its own temperature and continues to rise without relief. 

“Although most individuals can manage moderate summer weather without symptoms, even healthy individuals need to be vigilant about heat safety when temperatures rise,” said Michael Zakhary, a medical officer of health with Alberta Health Services (AHS).

Here are the symptoms of heatstroke:

Canada’s industry minister has directed the country’s major telecom companies to reach agreements on emergency roaming, assisting each other during outages and a communication protocol to better inform Canadians during emergencies.

François-Philippe Champagne also said that Canada’s broadcast regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, will investigate the recent massive Rogers Communications outage.

The Rangers Athletic Club (RAC) has selected a new head coach for its U16 AA team. 

Former Vancouver Canuck, Zenith Komarniski, will take over the age group for the 2022-23 season. 

Born in Edmonton, Komarniski was drafted to the NHL in 1996. He played 18 games with the Canucks and was later traded to The Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2003 - 2004 season. Komarniski spent most of his career playing in the WHL and the AHL under affiliate teams.

The Sherwood Park Highland Gathering is back for 2022 and is bigger than ever.

This year, the festival has expanded from a single day to an entire weekend affair (July 23 and 24), complete with performances, highland dance competitions, and Scottish heavy games at Broadmoor Lake Park.

Those taking in a game, concert, or other events at Rogers Place will be pleased to know their whisky-based beverage was distilled in the local community. 

The Fort Distillery’s Mountain Pass Whisky is now the exclusive well whisky of the entertainment venue. Also available at Rogers Place will be the best-selling ready-to-drink cocktails, Tumbler & Rocks.