UPDATE:

Edmonton police say the suspect turned himself in to them early this morning.

They will not be releasing his name or details until formal charges have been laid.

-Edmonton police are hoping the public can help them identify a male suspect in a sexual assault on a 13 year old girl.
They were called to the Terwillegar Rec Centre Tuesday afternoon, after a young teenager says a man attacked her when she went into a family change room stall.
The suspect is described as an Asian male with a slim build, black hair with a heavy amount of blonde, and he had been dropped off by a mid-sized silver SUV.

“We are confident that someone out there knows who this suspect is,” says Det. Kevin Chung with the EPS’ Child Protection Section. “A stranger attack like this, in a populated recreation centre is incredibly concerning and we encourage anyone who knows more about this incident or the male suspect to contact police immediately.”

The girl is now receiving support from the Zebra Child and Youth Advocacy Centre.

Investigators are asking anyone who may know the identity of the suspect to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/250. 

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-Olds RCMP say a 50-year old Red Deer man died in a collision between two semis last night on Highway 791 and Highway 27.
Mounties say the man had been driving one of the rigs, and it appears the truck went through a stop sign at the intersection.
The man died at the scene, while the other driver had minor injuries.

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A 19-year old suspect is going to appear in court this afternoon, after four children and two adults were found dead in a home in south Ottawa last night.
Sri Lanka’s High Commission says the father survived, but is in serious condition, while his wife and children all died.
A family acquaintance who’d been staying with them, was the other adult killed.
Police say the youngest victim was just months old.

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-Bail has been denied for one of the men charged in connection with those extortion schemes involving home builders in the Edmonton region.
Police say one of their officers saw someone fire several shots at a home in the Laurel neighbourhood on October 19th last year.
Five people have since been arrested in the extortion case.
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-The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation has filed a lawsuit against Alberta’s Energy Regulator and the government, because of seepage from the Kearl Mine north of Fort McMurray.
The First Nation alleges they acted in bad faith, because they didn’t tell anyone about toxic tailings for at least a year after the leaks.

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-While Alberta is going to be using drones to check on crop damage by wildlife, drones and other robots are going to be deployed in the orchards of Kelowna this year, to promote precision farming.
They’ll be used to monitor apple, pear and cherry trees to determine plant health, soil moisture and bugs.
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-Analysts say Alberta’s energy sector is in for a record year of crude oil production.
This comes as the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion is expected to triple capacity of the line.
Experts say it will help stabilize the price of Western Canada Select.

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-Alberta is asking thousands of water licence users to move their licence online to save time, cut red tape and help the province during a drought.
Some licences are still reporting through older electronic and paper-based systems, so if you had one issued before November of 2021, the government would like you to switch them to the online system by the end of this year.
They say it makes for easier tracking of how much water is available during a severe drought.

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-A gardener from the County of Minburn says switching to a mulch and no-till approach has allowed her to “set it and forget it” when it comes to her garden.
Kim Ross with Rossdale Farm also says she hasn’t watered her garden in three years, even though the County of Minburn has been in a drought all that time.
Ross says you have to plant in a certain way, but once you’ve mastered that, you can relax and watch your veggies thrive without too much intervention.
She does teach classes. Just head to rossdalefarm.ca.

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TODAY/TONIGHT:

-Alberta’s Brendan Bottcher had a resounding win against BC this morning at the Brier, as they beat them 9-4.

Manitoba’s Reid Carruthers beat the Yukon 6-4 as well.

In the afternoon draw at 1pm, Alberta’s Aaron Sluchinski will take on Team Canada’s Brad Gushue..

-Jays take on the Tigers at 4:05 this afternoon.

-Oilers face the BlueJackets at 5.
-Flames meet the Lightning at 5.
-Habs take on the Hurricanes at 5.
-Leafs face the Bruins at 5.
-Canucks play the Golden Knights at 8.
-Sens are up against the Kings at 8:30.