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PST amendment changes were announced last week for multiple items in the agriculture sector, which the province is hoping will make the tax more equitable for the industry.

Some of the items included in the exemption were windbreaker panels, insulators for electrified livestock fences, and certain farm equipment attached to a registered vehicle.

Others were also made exempt retroactively back to 2016 and that included items like water and other liquid storage tanks, adjuvants, portable seed cleaners, and farm tractors.

The Morinville RCMP say a missing 26-year-old woman has been found safe.

Samantha Auigbelle of the Alexander First Nation was reported missing after she was last seen leaving her home on foot last week. Police issued a statement Saturday (May 28) evening confirming Auigbelle had been located.

“Thank you to the public for your assistance in this matter,” RCMP wrote.

A man suspected of violently attacking a woman in Fort Saskatchewan has been arrested after being on the run for a week.

RCMP say Jason Hipson was arrested Friday (May 27) evening without incident near a gas station on Palisades way in Sherwood Park. 

Two Fort Sask Falcons were selected to play in this year's Football Alberta Bantam Showcase. 

Mason Hillyard and Ashley McMaster were chosen to play in the showcase under the Edmonton Wildcats sponsored team.

Hillyard earned a starting spot at linebacker, helping their team win 22-2 against the Edmonton Huskies sponsored team. 

Police were asking the public to avoid the northwest quadrant of St. Albert between Giroux Road and Ray Gibbon Drive on Friday afternoon (May 27).

According to the RCMP, the area was contained due to a man in distress.

The incident was reportedly in one apartment unit. No one was injured.

"There are no public safety issues at this time," the St. Albert RCMP said in a release.

Pedestrians were also not allowed in the area.

The province hopes funding from their new budget will help push a local project toward completion.  

Alberta’s government is investing $789.4-million into provincial roads and bridges and will see the completion of several projects this year, including the Highway 15 bridge and twinning project in Fort Saskatchewan.  

Restaurants and bars can now welcome dogs onto their patios without approval from Alberta Heath Services.

Any establishment that wants to and is able to welcome pups onto their patio can. However, not every patio in the province is equipped to have dogs. Patrons should check restaurants’ policies ahead of their visit.

Four U15 AAA Fort Saskatchewan Rangers have been drafted to the Western Hockey League (WHL).

Taylor Green, the WHL Manager of Hockey Operations, gave a little insight into each player's strengths. 

The team's captain Kale Dach was drafted in the fifth round, 95th overall by the Calgary Hitmen. 

A City of Fort Saskatchewan employee made a family's day. 

Keith Hart was out and about on Wednesday (May 25) when he paid a visit to Corrine Hill's two children playing in the yard.

Anna and Aaron are currently homeschooled and take breaks during the school day to get some fresh air, this is when Keith pulled up and began chatting with them about the work he was doing. 

He told them about the Fort Report program and encouraged them to report any issues they saw around the city.

In an announcement earlier today, a partnership between Protein Industries Canada and a group of companies will be building a new plant to produce fertilizer from pea protein.

The plant is planned to produce 6,500 tons of fertilizer a year and will be creating 25 jobs, with the factory situated near Rosetown.

Soileos is made from pea, oat, and lentil proteins and is described as a "sustainable, non-polluting, climate-positive micronutrient fertilizer".