-Edmonton police have issued a warning about a convicted violent sexual offender who’s recently been released from prison.
Police believe 49 year old Michael Cardinal will commit another violent offence, although he is being watched by police and has to abide by several conditions.

-He must live at a residence approved by his Supervisor and must not change that address until he has received written approval from his Supervisor.

-He must abide by a curfew of 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily unless a varied time is approved in writing by his Supervisor.

-He must not consume alcohol, illegal drugs or intoxicating substances.

Anyone with any information about any potential breaches of these conditions by Cardinal can contact the EPS at 780-423-4567.

He’s attacked girls and women in the past, with their ages ranging between 15 and 82.
He’s described as 6 foot 2 and 275 pounds with brown eyes and grey hair.  (photo courtesy of EPS)

Members of the public are advised that the intent of this process is to enable citizens to take suitable precautionary measures. Releasing this information is NOT intended to encourage people to engage in any form of vigilante action, which itself could constitute a criminal offence.

This information is released under the authority of the FOIP Act, RSA 2000, C. F-25.

The information in this release is that which was verifiable prior to the release time indicated. Continued investigation and review could result in additional information or clarification.

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-Some good news for Alberta farmers who’ve been affected by wildfire and drought, as the AgriStability program has been re-opened for those needing to sign up for help.
Applications will be open til September 29th, because the province and feds determined many more farmers have been hit by wildfires and drought since the first deadline in late April.
AgriStability helps with large declines in farm income due to production loss and input costs.
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-There’s word the feds might push the provinces into commiting to its target of 2035 to “green” their power grids, if they want new tax credits and grants for electricity projects.
The feds have been demanding that power generation be zero-emission within that time-frame, something Alberta and Saskatchewan have already said they can’t do.
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are also far behind.

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-Most of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are under a “special weather statement”, as a low-pressure system packed with heavy rain is moving in tonight, and is supposed to last through Wednesday.
They’re expecting more than 50mm of rain.
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-Thousands of scouts are being evacuated from a jamboree along the west coast of South Korea because a typhoon is on the way.
Scouts from 158 countries are there, including about 4-hundred Canadians.
Most of the jamboree-goers are headed to Seoul.
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-Haying in the 30’s in Mallaig was a huge success this past weekend, as a lot of people turned out for the event.
It was set up years ago to help raise money to help rural people undergoing cancer treatment, and there were so many people on hand this weekend that organizers are still counting the donations.
Last we heard, they had about 328-thousand dollars, and all of that money goes towards helping rural patients and their families.

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-Investigators are trying to find the cause of a fire at some storage lockers on 111th Avenue and 154th Street late Saturday night.
No one was hurt, but the blaze was bad enough that it wasn’t til Sunday afternoon that it was completely extinguished.

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-No one’s been hurt, but a lot of people are stuck on the top of Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park, after some kind of power outage rendered the Banff Gondola out of order.
They’ve been stuck since yesterday, and now Parks Canada and other experts are doing what they can to get people back to the base by having them hike more than 5km down the mountain.
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-Anyone needing help from the obstetric department at the Bonnyville Health Centre should be aware of a closure this week.
It’s going to be shut down from 7am Friday til 5pm Sunday because there aren’t enough doctors.
Other services at the Bonnyville Health Centre will still be available.

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-A gofundme has been set up to help a woman in Westlock County who lost both her husband and her home this year.
Sue Familton’s home south of Vimy was destroyed by fire last month, just weeks after her husband died of cancer in May.
It’s believed the fire started in the garage, and while Sue was able to get her mother inlaw and their pets safely out of the building, the house and her vehicle were destroyed.
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-Lake Louise was so busy at times this long weekend that RCMP and Parks Canada issued a notice at one point that unless they were a resident or had a hotel reservation, they would not be allowed in.
That was late Sunday afternoon.
And while the restriction was lifted late that same night, officials say it’s very possible it could happen again.
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-The Jays are within half a game of the Houston Astros, after beating the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 yesterday. The Astros are second in the A-L wildcard standings.
The Jays and Guardians play again just after 5 this afternoon.

-It was a great season for the Edmonton Riverhawks.
They didn’t make the playoffs, but they did break a West Coast League attendance record, as more than 104-thousand fans were in the stands during the season.