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Inflation is on the rise throughout the country, and grocery bills are one way residents are noticing a big hit.

According to Statistics Canada, over the past year, food prices in the country have risen 9.7 per cent, and more than two in five Canadians reported being most affected by rising food prices. 

Savanna Koenig, a newlywed and two-year resident of Fort Saskatchewan, shared with MIX 107 that grocery shopping causes her great stress.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is "shocking," and that Canada has "lost a close friend" with his death.

Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech — an attack that stunned the country that has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere.

As the Calgary Stampede kicks off Premier Jason Kenny is promoting the important milestones in the province's agriculture sector.

 "We have seen $1.5 billion of new investment in agri-food and food processing in Alberta.  An incredible sign of strength of Alberta's economic recovery and this is great news. From potato processing to hemp manufacturing, we're seeing products grown here in Alberta being exported around the world, and it's just the start."

There has been plenty of player movement during the 2022 NHL Draft.

One of the biggest moves included Fort Saskatchewan's own Kirby Dach.

Dach was chosen by the Chicago Blackhawks as the third overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft and racked up 59 points in 152 games over three seasons.

With the Blackhawks in a full rebuild, they decided to make a deal to ship Dach to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for picks 13 and 66 in this year's draft.

Kirby's brother Colton remains with the Chicago organization.

Somewhere between six and nine homes were affected after a tornado touched down earlier this evening south of Sundre. 

So far all occupants are accounted for -- there are no details on the number of injuries.

Power lines are still an issue as is cell service in the area. Roads around the area are blocked off in the area of Township Road 302 and Range Road 44 and 45. 

RCMP from Airdrie, Didsbury, Sundre and Olds are all in the area.

The Canadian government says it is business as usual with the U.K. despite the dramatic ousting of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson by his party.

Global Affairs Canada and the Department for International Trade signalled Thursday that the relationship with the U.K. will remain strong and that the toppling of Britain's prime minister will not affect Canada's negotiations on a crucial free-trade agreement.

Environment Canada says conditions are just right for the development of severe weather later today.

Thunderstorms with the potential to produce tennis-ball-sized hail and tornadoes are expected to develop in the foothills Thursday (Jul. 7) afternoon and move east, arriving in the Fort Saskatchewan area in the evening.

According to Danielle Desjardins, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, the storms could also come with heavy rain downpours of 50 millimetres or more and gusting winds.

Russell Clarke and Sheila Gray are $100,000 richer. 

Clarke was at the Safeway gas bar in Fort Saskatchewan in mid-June when he remembered to check a lottery ticket he purchased a couple of months ago.

Turns out, the ticket matched the last six digits of a previous Lotto Max winning draw.

“I honestly thought the scanner was broken; all I saw was zeroes but I didn’t realize,” he said while claiming his prize. “I checked a non-winning ticket just to confirm. Then the machine went off and froze up the terminal.”

Gibbons Pioneer Days will have lots of free activities in store for the whole family to enjoy.

On Friday and Saturday (Jul. 8 and 9), nearly 20 different events will be available to check out at the Gibbons Museum grounds.

"This is the first time we will be full steam ahead since 2019. We are super, super excited to get back out there and give the amazing community of Gibbons and surrounding area something to look forward to this weekend," said Eric Paterson, recreation and youth coordinator for the Town of Gibbons.

Albertans will soon see a bump in their bank account balance.

The first quarterly payment of the federal Climate Action Incentive will be disbursed on July 15. This month’s payment will be doubled-up to $269, and each quarterly amount after that will equal $134.75.

Payments were previously disbursed as an annual credit, but that has changed to quarterly installments, so Canadians will receive payments more frequently.