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A music festival celebrating local talent is back at Broadmoor Lake Park.

The Ravenwood Experience Music Festival is back as an in-person event this Saturday (Jun. 25). After its inaugural event in 2019, COVID-19 moved the festival to a virtual format for 2020 and 2021.

This year features artists including Joe Nolan, Donita Large, Sarah Smith, and Shred Kelley as the headlining act.

A federal research unit detected what might be a Chinese Communist Party information operation that aimed to discourage Canadians of Chinese heritage from voting for the Conservatives in the last federal election.

The Sept. 13, 2021, analysis by Rapid Response Mechanism Canada, which tracks foreign interference, says researchers observed Communist Party media accounts on Chinese social media platform Douyin widely sharing a narrative that the Conservatives would all but sever diplomatic relations with Beijing.

For another three months, Albertans will continue to save the 13-cent provincial fuel tax on every litre of gasoline or diesel they purchase.

The provincial government committed to evaluating the program quarterly and reinstating it in stages only if the average price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil fell below $90 per barrel. 

For the four-week period ending June 15, WTI averaged $115.88 per barrel.

Police are warning the public about a scam going around the area. 

A number of incidents have been reported to the RCMP lately where scammers attempt to distract people, often seniors. At the same time, their accomplices steal debit cards, purses, and money from individuals in the parking lots of big-box stores. 

The lawyer for the former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash hopes he will get a chance to argue against his client's possible deportation before the Federal Court of Canada.

The Canada Border Services Agency recommended in March that Jaskirat Singh Sidhu be handed over to the Immigration and Refugee Board to decide if he should be deported back to India. 

After two years, my Ticketmaster account is finally getting some action... a lot of action.

2022 is a year of amazing concerts, from Shawn Mendes to Garth Brooks, Bryan Adams to Maroon 5! They are are all visiting the area and us fans are just as excited for them to hit the stage.

Alright Ticketmaster, take all my 💰💰💰!

Here are some MIX 107 artists and honorable mentions heading through Edmonton this year:

As of Jun. 15, five public parks in Strathcona County allow alcohol consumption. 

Specific picnic tables will be clearly identified and accompanied by signage as to where legal consumption is allowed. 

Permitted sites include:

Native Prairie Appreciation week is a time to recognize the important role the native prairie plays in the ecosystem.

Carolyn Gaudet is the Manager of Saskatchewan's Prairie Conservation Action Plan. 

She says Native Prairie Appreciation Week is a great opportunity to educate and engage with people with diverse backgrounds about native prairie.

Sian Mcgarva was named the valedictorian for St. André Bessette Catholic High School’s graduating class of 2022.

Finishing up the year with around a 96 per cent average in her classes, Mcgarva said she was flattered to receive the news that she would be the valedictorian. 

Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk has been promoted to a cabinet position at the provincial legislature. 

The local MLA will now serve as the associate minister for the status of women after the former associate minister, Whitney Issik, became the new minister of parks and environment during a cabinet shuffle on Tuesday (Jun. 21).