-There was a deadly collision on Highway 44 near Slave Lake last night.

     RCMP haven’t released many details, just that it happened near Highway 2 and Township Road 684…

     They’re still looking for a red semi that had been pulling a flatbed loaded with industrial equipment, as they want to speak with the driver.

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-A couple and their dog were killed in a grizzly attack in Banff National Park Friday night.
Parks Canada says it had received an alert from a GPS device west of Ya-Ha Tinda Ranch, but the weather kept a team that specializes in wildlife attacks, from reaching the area by chopper.
Since they were forced to travel by ground, they didn’t get there til 1am, and that’s when they found the victims.
They say they also found an aggressive grizzly, and decided to euthanize the animal.

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-RCMP in Morinville and Fort Saskatchewan are investigating a series of break-ins they believe involve the same suspects.
So far, fuel, a generator, a truck, tools and tidy tanks have been stolen.

    One business was actually hit twice last month.
Businesses in Fort Saskatchewan, Lamont County and Sturgeon County were robbed.

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-RCMP arrested a 20-year old man from Fort Saskatchewan last week, after the vehicle he was driving was clocked doing 197km an hour on Highway 15.
Mounties say this happened near the Old Fort Trail Thursday evening.

    The man was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

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-Edmonton police are hoping to get some tips from the public, after vandals went on a spree in the southeast part of the city early yesterday morning.
Officers say they were told a couple of youths had been spray-painting vehicles, fences, signs and other property around 16th Avenue and Knottwood Road West.
One of the suspects had apparently been wearing a onesie that looked like a sheep.
People who live in the area or who may have been driving around, are asked to check their security camera footage.

-If you’ve got a mortgage, the Bank of Canada says the next few years could see what they’re calling “sharp payment increases” for those with variable and fixed rates.

       Those on variables have seen their payments jump by about 49-percent, while those on fixed rates could see theirs go up by 25-percent.

-A Fort Kent resident says he would love to see greenhouses in every school in the Lakeland.

     Bernard Chartrand says it’s important that kids understand the basics of where our food comes from, and he says hands-on experience by working in an on-site greenhouse, could be just the ticket.

     The long time farmer says if schools could grow their own food, it would reduce child hunger, and have them understand the benefits of proper nutrition, in addition to understanding the concept of farming and producing what you eat.

-The people at Rig Hand Distillery say they had a fantastic turn out for the Western Canadian Chainsaw Carving championship this weekend….

    The overall champion was Sam Bowser from Scotland, who’s no stranger to these events.

      Rig Hand owner Geoff Stewart says the auction bids following the “fast carves” yesterday, were the highest he’s ever seen, and the winning bidders got to take those carvings home.

      The money goes to support the carvers financially.

       Now it’s a matter of having to rake up the sawdust and wood chips, and once there’s snow on the ground, he says they’re going to have a huge bonfire.

     And it’s very possible the championship will return next year.

-Jets face the Flames at 7.

-Habs take on the Leafs at 5.

-Sens play the Penguins at 4.