NEWS–JUNE 11

-Wildfire officials had warned us that the season was far from over, and thousands of people found that out this weekend, as residents of Edson were told to leave as a fire got within 1.5km of the town’s southern boundary.
People may be out of their homes til at least Wednesday, if not longer.

The rest of Yellowhead County is on evacuation-alert.

-Residents of the Sweathouse region of the MD of Greenview are also out of their homes, along with those from the Fort Chipewyan region and parts of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation.

-Alerts are still in effect for some parts of Woodlands Country, some parts of Brazeau County and some parts of Grande Prairie County.

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-Edmonton police are blaming speed for a rollover that left three people dead and three in the hospital early Saturday morning.

Police say the car they were in had been speeding around Ellerslie Road and 17th Street when it rolled several times.

Two men and a woman died at the scene, while two other men were left critical and another woman in serious, but stable condition.

Police are hoping to speak with anyone who may have footage of the incident.

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-There’s been no ID at this point, but RCMP have confirmed a body was pulled from the North Saskatchewan River yesterday, south of Smoky Lake.

Mounties say it was discovered near Highway 855, near the Smoky Lake Bridge.

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-A contractor died in a fall last week at an industrial facility in Fort McMurray.
Officials with “Chemtrade” say it happened Thursday, while the victim was working on a maintenance building.
No other details have been released.

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-The van the Alberta Animal Rescue Society uses to transport animals has been recovered, after it was stolen Saturday morning.

But it can’t be used, because the catalytic converter was chopped off.

Officials say thieves broke into their building and made off with the van, a computer, tablet, credit card, gift cards and cash.

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-Seems there have been a lot of accidental calls to 911 in Strathcona County this year.

In fact, almost 26-percent of the 911 calls received in the first five months of this year have been accidental, with pocket dials, hang-ups and wrong numbers.

The head of the Emergency Operations Centre says if you just hang up, their operators will call you back to make sure you’re okay, which can take time away from true emergencies.

She says if the call is accidental, you won’t be in trouble, but stay on the line to let the operator know everything is fine.

And if you have an old phone without a data plan, don’t give it to your kids to play with, because it can still call 911.

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-Today would have been Anne Frank’s 94th birthday.
To mark the event, Grade 6 students from the Talmud Torah School in Edmonton are heading to Light Horse Park in Old Strathcona this afternoon to learn about Frank and the role the Canadian military had in liberating the Netherlands in World War 2.
They’ll be placing flowers at the base of Frank’s statue in the park.

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-The Riders beat the Elks yesterday at Commonwealth Stadium in the Elks’ regular season opener. Score was 17-13. The Elks haven’t won a home game since October of 2019.

-A big comeback win for the Jays yesterday afternoon as they’d been trailing the Twins for most of the game. Then in the 8th inning, Cavan Biggio hit a three-run homer to help them beat Minnesota 7-6.

-Edmonton Riverhawks edged the Cowlitz Black Bears 2-1 yesterday.

-Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, BC won the Canadian Open yesterday, making him the first Canadian to do so in 69 years. He sank a 72-foot eagle putt on the 4th playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood of England.

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TODAY:

-Jays have today off, but start a three-game series against Baltimore tomorrow.

-Edmonton Riverhawks home-opener is tomorrow at ReMax Field, against the Kamloops NorthPaws.

-Miami Heat take on the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the NBA final tonight at 630. Nuggets are leading 3-games to 1.

-Edmonton Stingers meet the Winnipeg Sea Bears in Winnipeg tonight.

-Tickets are now on sale for the Ponoka Stampede, which is happening June 26th through July 2nd. You can find them at ponokastampede.com.

-The deadline to sign up for the Gene Zwozdesky Memorial Charity Golf Classic on Friday is this Wednesday. It’s a fundraiser for the Ukrainian Foundation for College Education and the Ukrainian Resource Development Centre.

Give George a call at 780-435-5842.

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NEWS–JUNE 11

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