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There will no longer be a midway at Morinville's Festival Days next week. 

The town announced on Thursday (June 8) afternoon that they made the difficult decision to cancel the midway, which was being provided by Wild Rose Shows. 

"Wild Rose Shows is currently working with Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Ride Safety Association (AEDARSA) to recertify their equipment and operations processes due to recent incidents that took place at another community festival," the town said in a release. 

Canada has partnered with a non-profit to seek out LGBTQ people fleeing violence all over the world and refer them to Canada as government-assisted refugees. 

Rainbow Railroad is based in North America and aims to help people facing persecution from systemic, state-enabled homophobia and transphobia all over the world.

Until now, the agency has done that by offering emergency relocation, crisis response and cash assistance to people in danger. 

The techniques used to put out the wildfires that are burning across Canada vary somewhat depending on geography, but ultimately they depend on people on the ground with hoses and shovels digging out hot spots one by one, experts say.

As of midday Thursday, there were 430 fires burning across Canada, including 235 that were out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

Fort Saskatchewan's Farmers' Market has opened for the summer.

Hosted by the Fort Saskatchewan and Lamont Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Farmers' Market happens every Thursday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the parking lot of the CN Station.

Abby Corbett with the chamber says a bunch was done to get the market going.

"There was a lot. You had to organize all the booths and take all the payments. It was a bunch of work, but it was worth it. Everybody is having a great time," said Corbett.

Bruderheim has implemented a fire ban on Thursday (June 8), effective immediately.

No open fires or burning are allowed, and all fire permits have been suspended.

However, propane barbecues will still be allowed for cooking purposes only and must be attended to at all times while in use.

This comes as Strathcona County declared a fire ban on the same day.

The fire ban is in place until further notice.

 A local man had the adventure of a lifetime in Arizona. 

Brian Hagel, a lifetime fan of the Wild West, was able to make the trek from Fort Saskatchewan all the way down to the American West to visit the iconic Mescal Movie Set and the Sierra Bonita Ranch. 

"I've always been fascinated with the wild west," said Hagel. "From mining, ranching, to even being town marshals, everything was exponentially different." 

"I've always been fascinated with that way of life." 

Strathcona County has declared a fire ban just a week after removing it.

With a fire breaking out in a rural area of the county, and a heat warning released by Environment Canada, the county has decided to reissue the ban effective today. 

Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for much of the area, and it should be around all weekend. 

"We have the perfect conditions for some warm temperatures," said Samantha Mauti, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. "Generally, it's been pretty dry, and we have a ridge of high pressure [which will] cause warm and clear conditions through the weekend for the Fort Saskatchewan area." 

Heat warnings are usually issued when areas experience daytime highs around 29 C and overnight lows over 14 C that last more than two days. 

Angus breeders from across Canada are gathering in Saskatoon this week for the Canadian Angus Association's annual meeting and convention.

The Chair of the Convention Committee is Michelle Sauder from Windy Willow Farms in the Hodgeville area.

She says the Angus breed is a cornerstone of the beef cattle sector.

Did you know that the only woman to ever be executed in Alberta's history was executed in Fort Saskatchewan? 

The city has a winding history that often turns a bit morbid due to the existence of the old gaol that carried out 29 executions between 1914 and 1950. 

The story of the first and only woman to be hanged in Alberta starts with a man named Emilio Picariello.