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Some new flags can be seen outside of the Elk Island Public Schools’ (EIPS) Central services office. 

On Monday (Jun. 13) a flag-raising ceremony was held outside of the office building, where the Treaty 6 and Métis flags will now permanently fly. 

Lacrosse season is in full swing. 

This is the first post-COVID-19 season for the Fort Saskatchewan Rebels, and they're looking to build off their pre-pandemic success. The Juniors were coming off two Northern Division championships and were one goal short of going to Nationals in 2019. After an absent 2020 season, the Rebels played a brief exhibition season in 2021 where they made the playoffs.

Michelle Rempel Garner, a longtime Conservative MP from Calgary, says she's stepping back from the federal Conservative leadership race to consider running for Jason Kenney's job. 

Rempel Garner was serving as co-chair on Patrick Brown's leadership campaign when Kenney stunned many last month by announcing he was resigning as premier of Alberta and leader of the United Conservative Party after narrowly surviving a leadership review. 

Rempel Garner's name soon started to circulate as a potential successor to Kenney.

Northeast Region Community Awareness Emergency Response (NRCAER) is in the final stages of installing dynamic message signs throughout the industrial heartland. 

Emergency alerts, major collisions, Amber Alerts, natural disasters, and more will be displayed on the signs. 

The project was announced in 2019 during the Lamont Life in the Heartland community information meeting, but it was delayed due to COVID-19 and other obstacles. Now, the signs are in the ground and will be fully installed and operational later this summer.  

Georgia Leblanc is the most decorated athlete from Fort Saskatchewan High School this year.

Leblanc is a Grade 12 student who was awarded the Female Basketball All-star Award from Metro High School Athletics. She was also given Fort High's Basketball MVP, Most Improved Volleyball Athlete and 2022 Female Athlete of the Year. 

Aside from volleyball and basketball, she also participated in track and field in Grade 10 and 11. 

There was another strong field of candidates this year for the G3 Grow Beyond Scholarship. 

Candidates applied for the scholarship by submitting a video essay describing their vision for the future of agriculture. 

Overall six individuals were chosen with each winner receiving $4,000 with their high schools receiving $1,000 each. 

G3 CEO Don Chapman says choosing only six winners from such an impressive field of applicants was not easy and we thank everyone who applied for their hard work.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will embark on a round-the-world tour next week to meet with global leaders for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, G7 and NATO summits. 

The Prime Minister's Office says he will endeavour to strengthen key international partnerships with an eye to defending peace, security, and human rights, and focusing on climate change, the economy and affordability.

Fort Saskatchewan Rangers' alumni put on a show at the Dow Centennial Centre. 

If you haven't yet, check out our pictures of Kirby Dach (Chicago Blackhawks), Olen Zellweger (Anaheim Ducks) and others from Wednesday night (June 15). 

And while the game was great, the fun off the ice was also prime. 

Here are some other snapshots from the night. 

Fort Saskatchewan Rangers' alumni put on a show at the Dow Centennial Centre. 

Familiar faces such as the Kirby Dach (Chicago Blackhawks), Olen Zellweger (Anaheim Ducks), and others played in front of a sold-out crowd on Wednesday night (June 15). 

"Game was high-paced. I didn't think it would be that fast but a lot of competitive guys out here," said Dach. "There was good support from the crowd and a lot of fun."

MPs have been forced to rush through over 150 amendments to the online streaming bill to meet a deadline imposed by the government, prompting accusations of secrecy and legislative bungling. 

But senators have signalled they will not be pressured to speed up consideration of the bill, claiming they have thwarted government ploys to push it through the upper house. 

The online streaming bill, which the government rushed through the Commons heritage committee on Tuesday, is now subject to a pre-study by the Senate committee on transport and communications.