Construction closes some access to Highway 15 and Highway 28A

Drivers may have to change up their routes over the next couple of weeks.

According to 511 Alberta, left-hand turns will be closed both eastbound and southbound on Highway 15 and Highway 28A.

The change is due to road paving which will be taking place from July 11 to 23. 

Use an alternate route where possible.

Canada's premiers start summer meeting with First Nations gathering

Canada's premiers are starting their summer gathering at a Victoria-area First Nation where they'll meet with leaders of the National Indigenous Organizations, a collection of five national Indigenous groups. 

The Council of the Federation, representing premiers from Canada's 13 provinces and territories, are meeting in Victoria today and Tuesday.

The Songhees Nation says in a statement that Monday's gathering of premiers and Indigenous leaders at the Songhees Wellness Centre creates a precedent by holding such an event on its reserve lands.

39-year-old dies in Anthony Henday rollover

Strathcona County RCMP say a man died in a vehicle rollover on Friday afternoon (July 8).

Emergency services responded to a report of a water truck that had rolled over on the Anthony Henday. 

“The initial investigation determined that a southbound water tanker swerved, lost control, entered the ditch and rolled,” the RCMP said in a release.

The driver, a 39-year-old man from Leduc, was transported to an area hospital where he later died from his injuries. 

Interac services "fully available" again after Rogers outage

Interac says its services are fully available again after debit transactions were halted by a widespread Rogers network outage impacting mobile and network services across much of Canada.

Interac issued a statement on its social media platforms apologizing for the inconvenience and saying it is adding a supplier to bolster service access in the future.

Rogers Communications says it has restored mobile and internet service for "the vast majority" of customers after the outage that got underway early Friday morning and lasted more than 15 hours.

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for the Strathcona County area

The Strathcona County area is currently under a severe thunderstorm watch. 

Environment Canada reports that conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, hail and heavy rain.

Tonight, we will see a low of 13 C with rising winds and rain forecasted to begin around 4 p.m.

Edmonton, St.Albert and Morinville are also currently under the watch. 

UPDATE: Water truck rollover blocking traffic on Anthony Henday

Strathcona County RCMP were on scene of a large water truck rollover on Friday (July 8).

The accident took place on the Anthony Henday just north of the Highway 14 overpass and was blocking all southbound traffic. 

Police were diverting traffic onto other roads and warned drivers of major delays.

The scene was cleared in approximately two hours.

Rangers alumni Jordan Gustafson selected in NHL Draft

Former Fort Saskatchewan Ranger Jordan Gustafson has been drafted to the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2022 NHL Draft. 

He was chosen 79th overall after an impressive 52-point season with the WHL's Seattle Thunderbirds last year.

Gustafson, an Ardrossan native played on the U16AAA and U18AAA teams during his time with the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers and just recently appeared in the Rangers Alumni Game on Jun. 15.

Rogers outage affects 911 calls, debit transactions and sends droves to coffee shops

Canadians woke up Friday morning to a widespread network outage at Rogers Communications Inc. that left many customers without mobile and internet service and caused trouble for 911 services, debit transactions and even Service Canada's beleaguered passport offices.

A notice on the Toronto-based telecommunications company's website said the outage was impacting both its wireless and home service customers and is also affecting phone and chat support.