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Many Strathcona County residents were disturbed early Wednesday morning (Mar.30).

At around 7 a.m., loud sirens could be heard going off in the community.

Shortly after, Strathcona County informed residents they were looking into the cause. By around 8:40 a.m., they confirmed the sirens were coming from the Suncor worksite.

"There is no threat to public safety," the county wrote on Twitter.

The Canadian Cattlemen's Association held their Annual General Meeting in Ottawa last week. 

During the meeting, the organization elected its new leadership team.

Reg Schellenberg of Saskatchewan was elected President, while Nathan Phinney of New Brunswick was elected Vice President.

Schellenberg takes over from Bob Lowe of Alberta, who now moves into the Past President's role and will stay on the board as Chair of the Public and Stakeholder Engagement program.

The Federal Government has outlined its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Branden Leslie, the GGC's Manager of Policy and Government Relations, says its important farmers and the agriculture sector play a part in the discussion.

With the shifts in spring weather patterns and the extended periods of drought, research trials are looking at the potential dual-purpose use of cereal crops for livestock feed.

The option not only provides farmers more flexibility, but it can also help ensure adequate feed supplies during dry conditions when perennial forage yields might be low.

Amber Wall, a Research Technician with Wheatland Conservation Area, says they've gathered eight years of data from four research sites in the province, including Swift Current, Redvers, Prince Albert and Clavet.

G3 is renewing its support of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association’s BeGrainSafe program.

On Tuesday, G3 is a Safety Champion reaching the top level of support with their investment of $45,000 for 2022.

The grain company has partnered with CASA in the delivery of the program since 2016.

The BeGrainSafe program provides education about the risk of grain entrapment and provides rescue training and equipment for first responders.

A Fort Saskatchewan teenager showed off his talent for all of Canada to see.

Dayton Paradis is a 16-year-old student at St. André Bessette as well as a member of the Itty Bitty Crew, a hip-hop dance group made up of himself and 14-year-old twins Ayden and Ethan Valdriz. 

Paradis has been dancing since he was a young kid. He used to live in Saskatchewan and would have to travel to Edmonton every two weeks to train. Since moving to the area, he and the twins train together every day.

The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) recently hosted a discussion surrounding rail reliability.

The institute notes the rail service is a critical link in Canada’s agri-food value chain and the brief work stoppage at one of Canada’s main railways highlighted one of the issues that can impact the reliability of that service.

Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association, was one of the panel members.

The chief of a First Nation that's searching for unmarked graves at a former residential school in British Columbia says they're looking for long-term funding as they prepare for a visit today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Chief Willie Sellars from Williams Lake First Nation says his community along with others conducting similar investigations at former government-funded, church-run institutions across Canada need financial support for their work from start to finish.

A former junior hockey player with life-altering injuries from a bus crash four years ago is getting a boost he's been anticipating for two years.

Ryan Straschnitzki, 22, is one of four individuals with spinal cord injuries who are in Calgary this week to have the epidural stimulators in their spines reprogrammed.

Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the chest down when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League was in a collision with a transport truck in 2018. Sixteen people were killed and another 13 were injured.

Farmers will soon see more opportunities for pulse production and processing in the near future.

Protein Industries Canada and a consortium of partners are working on creating one of the most functional plant protein ingredients on the market using peas and lupins.

Project partners include More Than Protein Ingredients Ltd., Quantum Mechanical Technology Inc., and Hamman Ag Research Inc.