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McCain Foods is making a $600 million investment in its operation at Coaldale.

The expansion will create two new state-of-the-art production lines and will double the size of its facility and output creating 260 new jobs. 

Max Koeune, President & Chief Executive Officer says the expansion in Alberta marks the largest global investment in the company's 65-year history.

Total cattle marketings in Manitoba for March 3rd to the 9th show 11,018 head of cattle moved through the province's four main auction marts.

Feeder steer prices ranged from an average of $335.38 cwt for the 401 to 500 pound weight category to $220.94 for the 901+ category.

Feeder heifer prices ranged from an average of $270.94 cwt for the 401 to 500 pound weight category to $187.13 for the 901+ category.

D1-D2 cows in Manitoba increased $8.64 to average at $115.36 cwt, D3 slaughter cows increased $7.70 for an average of $98.00 cwt.

At Winterfest's vintage snowmobile show last month, one entry stood out among the crowd: a snow plane.

A snow plane looks like a mix between a crop duster airplane and a vintage snowmobile, and it stole the show with its unique presentation.

The snow plane, a 1963 Trail-A-Sled, is owned by Jerry Kallal, who has had a passion for vintage snowmobiles since he was a kid.

"It was 1965, [my dad] was going out, and his friends came from Camrose," said Kallal. "One guy had a '65 snow cruiser, and the other got a '65 skidoo, and I got my first ride on a snow machine."

A local actor is featured in a new cartoon series from the Property Brothers.

Meadow Kingfisher is a 12-year-old girl from Fort Saskatchewan who plays Mel in Builder Brothers Dream Factory, a preschool cartoon created by Drew and Jonathan Scott.

Kingfisher started off her entertainment career in dance before transitioning into acting.

"I just got into acting two years ago," Kingfisher said. "All the dance competitions got cancelled, then my mom saw something on Instagram looking for Indigenous creators."

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP has arrested an Edmonton man for allegedly stealing a vehicle and forging documents. 

On March 8, police say they observed a vehicle leave a known residence in downtown Fort Saskatchewan. A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle and RCMP officers reported that they saw evidence that the vehicle's VIN numbers had been tampered with. 

The RCMP says that further investigation into the matter revealed that the vehicle had been stolen out of Edmonton and then fraudulently registered in the suspect's name. 

When it comes to gas prices around the region, things are actually looking pretty good. 

According to GasBuddy.com, here are the cheapest places to get gas in the area:

Fort Saskatchewan:

• Fas Gas, Shell, Safeway, Co-op, and 7-Eleven: $1.25 per litre.
• No Frills: $1.26 per litre.
• Esso and Husky: $1.28 per litre.

Sherwood Park:

A Sherwood Park actor played a part in a movie that won an Oscar over the weekend. 

18-year-old Kate Hallett starred as 'Autje' in 2022's Women Talking directed by Sarah Polley, who was awarded the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay on Sunday (Mar. 12) night. 

"I am just thrilled that this a recognition that our whole film is getting," said Polley. "This feels like it's for this amazing collective group of people who brought a lot of their lived experience to this film." 

The RCMP has given an update on what happened in Ardrossan on Sunday (Mar. 12) morning. 

Just after 8 a.m. that morning the RCMP sent out a release about a heavy police presence and for people to avoid the area while police responded to an incident. 

About an hour later, an update was released saying the incident had been resolved. 

Corporal Troy Savinkoff says police were responding to reports of a suspected armed break-and-enter at a residence. 

Farm Credit Canada's Farmland Values Report shows the average national value of cultivated farmland increased by 12.8 per cent in 2022. 

Farmland values saw the highest increase since 2014 and follow gains of 8.3 per cent in 2021, and 5.4 per cent in 2020.

FCC's chief economist J.P. Gervais says it's all about supply and demand as higher farm revenues are driving the demand for farmland.

Stats show that receipts of grains, oilseeds and pulses increased 18.3 per cent in 2022, and are projected to grow 9.4 per cent in 2023.

The pedestrian bridge under the new Highway 15 bridge is expected to be completed soon. 

The traffic side of the bridge was finished back in October, while work on the pedestrian bridge underneath continued until cold weather and snow delayed construction. 

At the moment, Alberta Transportation says there is only minor work left to do. 

"Some minor items on the [pedestrian] bridge will be completed by the end of July 2023," said Ashfaq Khan with Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors.