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With the Oilers hitting the ice tonight in the Western Conference Final, it's important to take a look back on what got us here... Beating the Flames!

During the last round, Shayne Hill from Eagle 100.9 in Okotoks and I had a few bets going, and unfortunately, things didn't work out well for her.

For Game 5, the bet was that the loser would post an embarrassing photo online for all to see. 

5-4 Oilers.

Sorry, Shayne!

A female Morinville Community High School student has taken gold in a national cabinet making competition. 

Skills Canada puts on skilled trades and technology competitions all across the country. Grade 12 student Kirsten Whitfield has been dominating these events all year. 

Whitfield competed in the largest category and placed first out of 39 competitors. 

You may have noticed a bit of an orange glow in the sky. 

The Imperial Strathcona Refinery is currently restarting a unit on-site, contributing to greater flaring than usual. Work began Monday (May 30) afternoon and is expected to last through Tuesday afternoon. 

“As most refinery neighbours know, flaring is an important safety and environmental control tool that keeps our facility running safely,” Imperial Strathcona Refinery stated. 

“We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.” 

Seasonal or higher than normal temperatures across much of the country will offer Canadians a chance to enjoy the summer, but predictions from a prominent national forecaster warn the humidity could welcome a rather stormy few months.

Chris Scott, chief meteorologist at The Weather Network, says the heat coupled with an active jet stream will lead to above normal precipitation that runs across the Prairies through to Ontario and Quebec. 

While that "doesn't mean every day is going to be a wash-out," Scott says he expects "some rather intense storms from time to time."

A national freeze on importing, buying, selling or otherwise transferring handguns is a central feature of firearm-control legislation tabled Monday by the federal Liberals.

The measure does not ban handguns outright, allowing current owners to continue to possess and use them, but seeks to cap the number already in Canada.

"This is a concrete and real national measure that will go a long way towards keeping Canadians safe," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a news conference in Ottawa.

Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk has taken up recent comments about her expense claims.

According to official expense reports, Armstrong-Homeniuk billed $50,967 in 2020/2021 and $50,014 in the last fiscal year. Expenses included 49,851 kilometres of travel in 2020/2021 and 49,029 kilometres last year, in addition to claiming the maximum living expense allowance of $23,180 for a residence in Edmonton.

The current reimbursement rate for MLAs in Alberta is 50.5 cents per kilometre.

Dr. Calvin Howard says he first gained interest in the medical field during a science class at Fort Saskatchewan High School. 

"The first time I got exposed to the brain and was genuinely interested in something that we were being taught about was in my Grade 11 biology class with Shaun Grainger. [He was] teaching about neuroscience," said Howard.

"He was a great teacher. Super, super energized and got all the kids very involved. That's kind of where I caught the bug."

A Metis Fort Saskatchewan artist is happy to have her artwork displayed for public enjoyment. 

Angela Hebert was the adult visual artist selected for 2022 as part of Fort Saskatchewan’s Art in Public Places program. Her piece, Angels Among Us, is a beaded work on deer hide she started in the wake of 215 unmarked graves discovered at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in the summer of 2021.  

Police have located two missing girls. 

13-year-old Jay-Lynne Cochrane of Sturgeon County and 15-year-old Tyre Marie Danais of High Prairie were reported missing Sunday (May 29) but have since been located, according to RCMP.

"Thank you to the public for your assistance in this matter," RCMP said in a release.

Highway 15 east of Fort Saskatchewan was closed due to a collision.

Alberta 511 said both directions of traffic were closed on the highway near Range Road 213.

The incident was first posted on Sunday (May 29) at 8:15 a.m. — police and emergency cleared the incident in the afternoon.

More to come…