-Some of the big grocery chains rolled out discount stickers on some foods yesterday, not long after the feds announced they had secured commitments from the companies to stabilize prices.
Industry Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne says discounts, prize freezing and price-matching will be among the offers.
It comes after the feds had told grocers to find a way to stabilize prices by Thanksgiving or the government would step in.
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-Speaking of this weekend’s holiday, most things on the menu are costing more, as food prices jumped by another 6.9-percent in August.
Experts say that’s why many families are now doing potluck dinners, with each person bringing something for the feast.
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-There’s been a recall of Compliments brand Buffalo Chicken meatballs.
There’s nothing wrong with them, it’s just that they have soy in them, and it’s not listed on the box.
It could be an issue for people with soy allergies.
They’ve got a “best before” date of January 18th of next year.
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-Close to 70 nurses from other countries are coming to practice in central and northern Alberta.
Alberta Health Services say they’ll be arriving in groups over the next few months, and will be dispersed to sites with the greatest staffing needs, which is mostly in rural Alberta.
Hospitals, community health centres and long-term care facilities will benefit from their arrival.
Following that, seventy more nurses are expected to arrive over the next six months, and even more, over the next two years.
They’ve all been assessed to make sure they have skills and experience to work as RN’s in Alberta.
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-The latest Canadian job survey is out and 64-thousand jobs were added last month.
As a result, the unemployment rate stayed where it was, at about 5.5-percent.
Most of the job-gains were in part-time work, in warehousing, transportation and educational-services.
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-Wetaskiwin RCMP were dealing with an issue last night that forced them to shut down Highway 2 at Township Road 470.
They didn’t get into details, as they simply said it was a “high risk police operation.”
One man was arrested.
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-Edmonton police are investigating the suspicious death of a man downtown yesterday morning.
Police say he died in front of a business around 106th Avenue and 97th Street, but no other details have been released.
The medical examiner may have more information later today.
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-A 35-year old woman from Peerless Lake died this week, following a roll-over on Highway 754, east of Highway 88 on Wednesday.
RCMP say the woman died at the scene, and they’re still looking into the cause of the crash.
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-A woman was critically injured, after falling out of a speeding vehicle near Brooks on Wednesday.
RCMP say they haven’t been able to speak to the victim because of her injuries, so they aren’t sure what led to the incident.
They did find the vehicle, which had been abandoned on the west side of Brooks.
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That’s following a deal between the city, the province and the team, as Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen says the province will put money towards infrastructure improvements for an events centre and entertainment district.
It’ll be at Commonwealth Stadium December 9th, so work to build the 65-foot jump will start October 30th, after the Heritage Classic hockey game.
And there’s going to be something new this year, as an urban rail-jam will built into the stands.
The Edmonton stop is the first on the “Shred the North” series of snowboard events.
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-No one knows where it came from, but there was more than pennies from heaven floating around part of southeast Calgary on Tuesday.
People were running around picking up cash, as there were a number of 20-dollar bills in the street.
Police managed to grab about 5-thousand dollars worth.
And while they don’t know if it’s related, they also found drugs in the same region.
Now they’re trying to find the rightful owner of the money.
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-The Wild Rose School Division has an online survey, where residents of Breton can have their say on how to go about modernizing the local high school.
School officials want to know if the building should be fully vacated during the work, or if it should happen in phases.
Susan Wright-Amendt says not many people are enthused about emptying out the building for 18 to 24 months and forcing their kids to ride the bus to and from Warburg everyday. She says it looks okay on paper, but in reality, it would mean about an hour trip each way.
If you would like to indicate your preference regarding whether or not the school division should fully vacate or use phasing during construction, please complete this one question survey.
At 12:00 noon on Friday, October 13 the survey will be closed and any written comments received will be forwarded to the Board of Trustees. This information will be helpful to the Board in making this important decision at their October 17 public board meeting at the Drayton Valley Community Outreach School. This agenda item is scheduled for 1:00pm.
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-There’s a new dinosaur at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller.
It’s the skull of a Triceratops, which had been found a few years ago along Callum Creek, south of Calgary.
It’s about 2-metres long, which they say means it wasn’t a full grown dinosaur, but they say it’s one of the best preserved in Canada.
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-Leafs beat Detroit 4-3 in overtime last night.
-Sens shut out the Jets 3-nothing.
-Blackfalds Bulldogs beat the Whitecourt Wolverines 5-2.
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