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A former Fort Saskatchewan Ranger is on his way to the Stanley Cup Finals. 

Tampa Bay Lightning winger Brandon Hagel and his squad will take on the Colorado Avalanche in the final series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Morinville-raised player spent much of his early career in Fort Saskatchewan, beginning when the U15 AAA team picked him up in 2011.

Fort Saskatchewan’s Canada Day concert will feature a major name in the music industry.

This year's headliner is the internationally acclaimed Toronto-based rock band, The Strumbellas. Formed in 2008, the band gained international attention in 2016 for their single, Spirits, which topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and earned them a JUNO award for Single of the Year. Spirits has since been 3x certified platinum in Canada and Italy.  

Tow truck drivers in Alberta are getting something they've been asking for, for quite a while now.

The province is rolling out a pilot project that will allow tow trucks to have blue lights on their vehicles.

It's meant to enhance visibility while they work along the side of the road, sometimes in harsh conditions, like fog, snow or heavy rain.

The government is considering expanding the project to include snowplows this fall.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time.

"I feel OK, but that’s because I got my shots," Trudeau said Monday on Twitter.

"So, if you haven’t, get vaccinated — and if you can, get boosted. Let’s protect our health-care system, each other, and ourselves."

Trudeau said he will be following public health guidelines and isolating.

He was scheduled to appear at a garden party for Liberal party donors in Ottawa on Monday evening.

Canadian Blood Services says it is struggling to replenish a critically low national supply caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The organization says the virus that has persisted since March 2020 has resulted in the smallest donor base in a decade.

"The number of people across Canada who donate regularly has decreased by 31,000 donors since the start of the pandemic, which has put a strain on the existing donor community," said Rick Prinzen, chief supply chain officer and vice-president of donor relations for Canadian Blood Services.

The Ardrossan Parade & Picnic is back and bigger than ever.

On June 18, at the Memorial Hall area in Ardrossan, enjoy a parade, vendors, live entertainment and so much more.

Organizers expect bigger crowds with the recent cancellation of the Canada Day parade in Strathcona County.

“It has quadrupled if not more in size from last year because everybody is now coming out to celebrate, which is fantastic,” said Kerry Parsons, the parade coordinator. 

The 75th annual event is free to attend.

The Fort Saskatchewan Rangers Athletic Club (RAC) is gearing up for a star-studded event. 

On Wednesday (Jun. 15) at 6 p.m., the club will host its first annual Alumni Fundraiser Game at the Dow Centennial Centre. Fans can expect to see plenty of former Rangers back in blue, including Kirby and Colton Dach of the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks' prospect and WHL defenceman of the year, Olen Zellweger.

Graduating student athletes from Fort Saskatchewan High School are leaving with a prestigious award.

Tori Radford, Georgia LeBlanc and Grayson Reed from Fort Saskatchewan won Metro Athletics all-star awards on Wednesday (Jun. 8)

Radford has been playing volleyball since Grade 6 in school and with the Fort Sask Attack volleyball club. 

She was given the Women's Volleyball All-star Award for Metro High School Athletics 2022. 

Canada Day festivities are finally back in the Fort!

On top of the already amazing activities already announced, the City of Fort Saskatchewan is set to reveal the Legacy Park main stage headliners!

Be listening to the MIX Morning Grind on Monday (June 13) at 10 a.m. -- Josh Gennings will join us in the studio with details.

It's going to be a celebration like no other, and best of all... it's FREE!

See you there!

The combination of a backyard fire and a blanket of poplar fluff turned into a scary situation in Strathcona County.

Strathcona County Emergency Services responded to the incident in the Aurora Place Subdivision around 3 p.m. on Saturday (Jun. 4). Three properties were affected when the fire spread from a fire pit and ignited the fluff on the ground.