-Big cabinet shuffle in Ottawa this morning as the Prime Minister changed things up.

The changes to the Ministry are as follows:

Anita Anand becomes President of the Treasury Board
Marie-Claude Bibeau becomes Minister of National Revenue
Bill Blair becomes Minister of National Defence
Randy Boissonnault becomes Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages
Jean-Yves Duclos becomes Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Sean Fraser becomes Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Karina Gould becomes Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mark Holland becomes Minister of Health
Ahmed Hussen becomes Minister of International Development
Gudie Hutchings becomes Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Kamal Khera becomes Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities
Dominic LeBlanc becomes Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
Diane Lebouthillier becomes Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Lawrence MacAulay becomes Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Marc Miller becomes Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Mary Ng becomes Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development
Seamus O’Regan Jr. becomes Minister of Labour and Seniors
Ginette Petitpas Taylor becomes Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
Carla Qualtrough becomes Minister of Sport and Physical Activity
Pablo Rodriguez becomes Minister of Transport and will continue to serve as Quebec Lieutenant
Harjit S. Sajjan becomes President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada
Pascale St-Onge becomes Minister of Canadian Heritage
Jonathan Wilkinson becomes Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

The Prime Minister also welcomed the following new members to the Ministry:

Gary Anandasangaree becomes Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
Terry Beech becomes Minister of Citizens’ Services
Soraya Martinez Ferrada becomes Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Ya’ara Saks becomes Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health
Jenna Sudds becomes Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
Rechie Valdez becomes Minister of Small Business
Arif Virani becomes Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

These new ministers will work with all members of Cabinet to deliver real, positive change for Canadians from coast to coast to coast. They join the following ministers remaining in their portfolio:

Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

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-Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange say if any medical clinic is not complying with the Canada Health Act, appropriate action will be taken.
They say Albertans don’t pay out-of-pocket for insured health services, and that won’t change.

-Their news release came not long after Health Canada said if the Alberta government doesn’t stop a Calgary medical clinic from charging membership fees, the province will be at risk of losing federal health transfer-payments.

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-The cleanup continues after straight-line winds roared through Westlock Monday night.
Several trees and power lines were knocked down, while a number of homes and businesses were damaged.

-People in Pickardville didn’t have power until late yesterday morning.

-Evansburg’s main street was flooded. Several businesses had to remain closed yesterday so they could clean things up.

-The storm also cancelled the annual pilgrimage at Lac Ste. Anne, as the campsite area was hit by high winds and heavy rain.
About 10-thousand people were affected.

-Environment Canada has confirmed a tornado touched down near Wildwood, while huge hail stones fell south of Edson.
There have been no reports of anyone being hurt.

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-Residents of Northern Valley who recently went to what they were told was a public consultation about a proposed wind turbine project, were not happy when their questions went unanswered.
Elemental Energy had called the meeting, which happened July 18th in Elk Point, to talk about wind turbines they want to set up on farm land in that area.
But a group that’s opposed to the idea says the reps wouldn’t answer questions in a public-forum format, as they said they weren’t prepared to conduct it in that way.
When residents finally agreed to ask questions individually, the reps told them they didn’t know the answer, or they didn’t bring the information with them.

Wind Concerns recorded and published a video of the consultation.

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-RCMP have charged a 43-year-old man, after the body of a 40-year-old Beaumont woman who’d been reported missing was found Monday.
Treasa Lynn Oberly had last been seen July 14th, and now her boyfriend has been charged with 2nd degree murder.
Kenneth Skelly is due in court August 3rd.

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UPDATE: RCMP SAY GLYNN HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.

-Lac La Biche RCMP are still on the hunt for a man who’s considered armed and dangerous.
Yesterday, members of the Kikino Metis Settlement were told to “shelter-in-place” while police searched the area, but the suspect wasn’t found.
RCMP say they’re looking for 39-year old Patrick Glynn.

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-Lac La Biche RCMP would like to speak to a man they say may have information, after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in Lac La Biche late Monday night.
The victim died at the scene.
Witnesses say the man police want to speak with, left before RCMP got to the scene.

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-The bodies of a man and two children whose vehicles were swept away by massive flooding in Nova Scotia last Saturday have been found.
But there’s still no sign of a youth who’d been with the man when it happened..
Nova Scotia was hit with more than 250mm of rain in just a few hours.

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-A 19-year old Wetaskiwin resident is facing charges in connection with an incident involving speeding motorcycles last Wednesday night.

RCMP say three bikes had been speeding south on 56th Street when one of their officers came upon them from the opposite direction.

The bike out front took off, while the other two stopped.

But the officer says that lead rider then came back to the scene several times to taunt and make rude gestures.

The officer managed to get a plate number off the bike, and identified the rider as a Wetaskiwin man.

19-year old Ethan Halliday was arrested later that day and charged with flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, driving while unauthorized and driving an uninsured vehicle.

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-The city of Leduc has issued a number of charges under the Animal Licencing and Control Bylaw because residents say three large dogs keep getting out of their yard and attacking people.

There have been three reported incidents, with some people suffering bite wounds.

People who live near the dogs’ home think they’ve been jumping the fence.

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-Not one, but two tickets matched all the numbers in last night’s massive Lotto Max draw.

And one of them was bought in Edmonton!!!

The other was sold in BC, which means it’s a case of 35-million dollars each.

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SPORTS:

-The Jays had a 7-3 lead going into the bottom of the ninth last night, but gave up four runs, and then L-A scored again in the 10th. 8-7 win for the Dodgers.

-Edmonton Riverhawks shut out the Port Angeles Lefties 2-nothing last night