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The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) has some tips for farmers before they hit the road this spring with large machinery.

Rob Gobeil is an Agricultural Health and Safety Specialist.

The AgriStability enrollment deadline for the 2022 program year has been extended from April 30 to June 30, 2022.

This extension allows farmers more time to sign up and take advantage of the support available under the program.

Police are concerned by a growing trend.

Over the last few months, the Redwater RCMP detachment has seized an above-average amount of counterfeit Canadian currency in the area. 

Most recently, in March, a local bank contacted the police after two counterfeit $50 bills were deposited in the bank’s ATM.

"We would like to remind everyone to pay close attention to the look and feel of money when they are accepting it," the Redwater RCMP stated in a release.

In 2021, police seized 29,918 bank notes in the country. Of those, 942 were found in Alberta. 

Emily Rutar had to triple-check her winning lottery ticket before she could believe what she was seeing.

The Ardrossan woman won $100,000 on the EXTRA she added to her LOTTO MAX ticket.

“I felt happy and shocked,” she said.

Rutar plans to use the funds to help finish building her home. 

The lucky winner bought her ticket from the Country Boyz Tempo off Highway 16. She won by matching the last six digits of the winning EXTRA number - 1116219.

The province is suing a former Sherwood Park family doctor.

Vincenzo Visconti was hit with the lawsuit after a review of his practice found he received almost $5-million in alleged overpayments.

Visconti had his medical license permanently cancelled by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta in 2019 after an investigation found he was overprescribing opioids. 

The Edmonton Elite are coming back to Fort Saskatchewan.

Introduced into the Alberta Football League (AFL) in 2020, the Elite chose Taurus Field in Fort Saskatchewan as their home field during their first season in 2021.

The Elite finished last year's regular season with three wins and one loss, second overall in the league. They were beaten only by the Central Alberta Buccaneers, who went undefeated the entire year.

Now, they will be returning for the upcoming season.

Wildfire season is underway in Alberta.

Over the last weekend, Strathcona County Emergency Services responded to several grass fires. According to deputy fire chief Dana Terry, it was the busiest weekend so far this year in terms of grass fires.

He said weekends like this are not uncommon this time of year.

Still looking to maximize your tax refund? 

The deadline to file your 2021 taxes is fast approaching; for parents still looking to make the most of their refunds, childcare expenses are a common but often underutilized claim. 

According to Jessica Harquail, a chartered professional accountant and partner with Givens LLP, babysitting is a childcare expense many parents don’t consider during tax time. 

Thinking of checking out the Fort Saskatchewan Trade Show and Sale? Here’s what you need to know. 

After a two-year hiatus, the Fort Saskatchewan Trade Show and Sale returns this weekend with some new additions. This year’s show will have more space and an added outdoor component featuring new exhibitors at the Dow Centennial Centre.  

Communities in the region are continuing to improve their ability to work together.

In 2019, the towns of Burderhiem, Gibbons and Lamont formed a project called Resilient Rurals. The idea was for the communities to work together to improve resiliency by examining human, financial and communication resources, infrastructure needs and disaster preparedness.