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New federal regulations to force down the greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline and diesel will cost Canadians up to 13 cents more per litre at the pump by 2030.

An impact analysis of the Clean Fuel Regulations published Wednesday estimates they will cut about 18 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, or five to six per cent of what Canada needs to eliminate to meet its current targets for that year.

By Kelly Geraldine Malone and Brittany Hobson

Many communities are reimagining Canada Day celebrations to recognize Indigenous Peoples, as the country continues to reckon with its legacy following the discovery of possible unmarked graves at former residential schools. 

“Being Canadian is engaging with these really difficult things,” said Sean Carleton, an assistant professor of history and Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba.

The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved a $31-million fine proposed for ATCO Electric's attempts to overcharge ratepayers for costs it shouldn't have incurred.

In April, ATCO Electric agreed to pay the penalty after a commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation group for work on a new transmission line.

It said ATCO also failed to disclose the reasons for the overpayment when it applied to be reimbursed by ratepayers for the extra cost.

The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP say they're taking the recent vandalism in the city seriously. 

According to police, between May 30 and June 23, there have been 10 incidents of vandalism and mischief reported at the spray park, historic site, Turner Park and West Rivers’ Edge. 

The property damages include graffiti, various damage to public washrooms and garbage can contents being dumped on basketball courts.

There has been a verdict in the trial of Damien Starrett.

Starrett has been found guilty of manslaughter in the death of his one-year-old son, Ares, and assault on his five-year-old daughter, whose name is protected by a publication ban.

With the end of school also comes the end of school zones in Fort Saskatchewan. 

As summer heats up and more kids are out and about, the city urges drivers to pay attention to times when playground zones are in effect.

School zones only take effect when school is in session. However, playground zones are in effect year-round, daily from 8:30 a.m. until one hour after sunset.  

A walk for diabetes research in Fort Saskatchewan doubled its fundraising goal. 

On Sunday (Jun. 26), the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and Sun Life held a five kilometre walk at West River’s Edge.

The money raised from this annual event goes towards research and development into finding a cure for type 1 diabetes.

“We’ve been involved in the walk since our daughter was diagnosed in 2008,” said Ken Henitiuk, the co-chair for the Fort Saskatchewan JDRF walk. 

The chief of police in Saanich, British Columbia, says it is truly amazing that no members of the public were hurt during a gunfight at a bank in which two robbery suspects died.

Chief Const. Dean Duthie says two suspects who were believed to be wearing body armour died Tuesday in the gun battle with police outside a Bank of Montreal. 

Six members of the Greater Victoria emergency response team were hurt, three of them seriously enough to require surgery. 

Duthie says the emergency response team happened to be deployed nearby and was on the scene within minutes.

A man has died after his pick-up truck collided with a semi.

At 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday (Jun. 28), RCMP and emergency services responded to the collision on Highway 28 and Township Road 582 in Thorhild County.

Police believe the pickup truck crossed the centre line and collided with the semi hauling an empty Super B tank. 

The RCMP confirmed the driver of the pickup truck died from his injuries. 

A man in the semi escaped with only minor injuries after his truck caught fire due to the collision. 

Police have located the missing 13-year-old girl from Edmonton.

Read the updated story here.