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Canada Day is fast approaching.

For the first time since 2019, Canada Day is back as a fully in-person event in nearly every corner of the province. No matter where you go, there's sure to be plenty of pancakes, parades, and all the patriotic sights, sounds, and activities for you and your family to enjoy.

Canada Day festivities are officially back in Fort Saskatchewan.

One of the city’s biggest parties is returning as a live and in-person event in 2022. The last two years have seen virtual and modified Canada Day celebrations; however, this year promises all of the usual favourites.  

Here’s what you can expect to see: 

Canada Day Pancake Breakfast 

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Rain and lightning may cast a shadow over your Canada Day plans.

Environment Canada calls for a 60 per cent chance of showers in the region for Friday (Jul. 1), with the risk of a thunderstorm throughout the day.

Cereals Canada has released its 2021 annual report, providing an overview of how the organization worked to support the Canadian cereals value chain, and made progress on its key objectives, despite industry-wide challenges.

“In the last year, the entire industry came together to support each other,” said Board Chair Todd Hames. “We experienced drought, excess moisture, floods, geopolitical crisis, evolving marketplace concerns, and government regulation, yet we continued to maneuver through these events to help Canadian farmers and the cereals value chain.”

The Canada Day parade in Fort Saskatchewan is right around the corner.

Beginning at 11 a.m., the parade is estimated to last an hour and feature close to 100 groups or organizations.

What to bring:

• Lawn chairs and blankets to sit along the route
• Weather-appropriate clothing (also your best red and white attire)
• Bags to catch candy as the parade rolls by

Here is the official parade route:

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.