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The issue of food prices or food inflation is on everyone's mind as they wander through the grocery store trying to feed their family while trying to stay within their budget.

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is a professor and director at the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

He's known as the food professor and took part in a fireside chat during the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Annual Convention this week.

The Agri-Food Analytics Lab says Canadians could see a five to seven per cent spike in food prices in 2023.

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is mourning the deaths of two officers who were shot and killed in the line of duty on Thursday morning (Mar. 16). 

In a brief media availability, EPS Chief Dale McFee confirmed that the two constables killed were 35-year-old Travis Jordan and 30-year-old Brett Ryan. 

Jordan had been with EPS for over eight years of service and Ryan served just over five years. 

"Constable Jordan and Ryan were valued members of our EPS family and they worked side-by-side with us every day in service to our community," said McFee.  

Fort Saskatchewan felt the effects of some northern Alberta earthquakes this morning. 

According to Earthquakes Canada, three earthquakes hit near Reno, Alberta around 9 a.m. on Thursday (Mar. 16) morning.

The earthquakes occurred at 8:46 a.m., 8:59 a.m., and 9:07 a.m.

Andrew Schaeffer, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, says that the earthquake's magnitudes were 4.5, 4.6, and 3.8 respectively.

Edmonton police say two patrol officers have been killed while responding to a call.

The force did not immediately release details about what happened.

Police Chief Dale McFee and other dignitaries were scheduled to make statements later Thursday.

About a dozen police cars were parked around a northwest Edmonton apartment complex, a large series of brick three-storey walkups. A forensics truck was parked outside one of the buildings.

The scene was taped off and a road leading into the complex was blocked. Police also set up two command posts in the area. 

Fort Saskatchewan city council has approved plans to close a part of River Road to vehicle traffic.

This approval came at a city council meeting late last month. The portion that will be closed is between the entrance of the Fort Lions Campground and southwest of 119 Street. This two-kilometre stretch of road will be turned into a multi-use trail for cyclists and pedestrians. 

The plan to change River Road came in 2017 when heavy rain caused a portion of the riverbank to collapse. 

The U17 AAA South Fort Chev Rangers begin their playoff run tonight. 

Game one of their first-round series against the South Side United Cycle Bulldogs will get underway at 7:45 p.m. at the JRC. 

Mason Hawkes, the head coach of the Rangers, says that the team is heading into the postseason with high expectations of themselves. 

"The boys are pumped, they have done a lot of preparation," said Hawkes. "I think they are in a good spot, and we are confident." 

Edmonton police say two patrol officers have been killed while responding to a call.

The force did not immediately release any details about what happened.

Police chief Dale McFee and other dignitaries are to make brief formal statements later Thursday.

Police say further details will be released once they're confirmed. 

Several officers, along with forensic units and command post trucks were outside an apartment complex in northwest Edmonton on Thursday morning as people were quietly leaving for work and school. One of the complexes was taped off. 

Alberta Beef Producers, Alberta Cattle Feeders Association, and the Canadian Cattle Association say a resiliency report for Alberta’s meat processing sector identified barriers to building resiliency.

The report identified a number of barriers and provided some key recommendations from addressing immediate labour constraints, to harmonizing processing standards between jurisdictions, and increasing support for processors.

Also included in Alberta's Beef Competitiveness Study was a feasibility assessment of wholesale beef price reporting.

Strathcona County RCMP is asking for help in identifying a suspect believed to be involved in an assault and theft.

In late January, an unidentified man entered the Shoppers Drug Mart on Cloverbar Road in Sherwood Park. The man allegedly stole several perfume boxes before leaving the store on foot.

A few weeks later, police believe the same man entered the same Shoppers Drug Mart and tried to steal perfume boxes again. When the man was stopped by employees, the suspect assaulted one of the staff members and fled on foot.

The employee did not report any injuries.

Elk Island National Park (EINP) has undergone their yearly bison transfer. 

This time around, nearly 200 plains bison were transferred out of the national park to help maintain healthy herd numbers. 

"The herds grow 10 to 20 per cent per year," said Jonathan DeMoor, an ecologist at the park.