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ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) - If you’re heading to the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction this year, you can find all kinds of entertainment on the midway. That includes a potentially record-setting event on Tuesday night. The Honky Tonk Hoedown will try to break the record for the world’s largest square dance. The Hoedown is at the Grandstand with doors at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. with Bob Wagner & Friends. Once enough dancers arrive, they will attempt to break the record! They need more than 1,600 dancers. It’s a fundraiser for NOFA-VT, the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont. The Water Wheel Foundation organized the event to raise the money for NOFA-VT. GIANT SAND SCULPTUREThat’s not the only fun you can find at the fair! Our Tia Trudgeon dug up the details on a giant sand sculpture that’s being worked on live for fairgoers to watch. You can find it in the Expo North Building, which is filled with displays. Sculptor Dan Belcher started working on the piece a week ago. Now, his friend Greg Grady has joined the effort to sculpt the 43 tons of sand. They expect to wrap up work on the piece Wednesday.

ABC7 On Your SideThe whistleblower claims that after making the Eaton Fire allegations, OEM leadership treated him with hostility. A senior employee in Los Angeles County's OEM has filed a lawsuit, alleging he faced retaliation after blowing the whistle on the county's response during the Eaton Fire. Tuesday, October 20, 2026 5:46AMLOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A senior employee in Los Angeles County's Office of Emergency Management has filed a lawsuit, alleging he faced retaliation after blowing the whistle on the county's response during the Eaton Fire. The employee, Nicholas Vaquero, previously spoke with ABC7 On Your Side Investigates back in March. Vaquero served as the Emergency Operations Center director during part of the county's response to the wildfires that erupted on Jan. 7, 2025. A current OEM employee is alleging a now-former colleague, who had a crucial role as the Eaton Fire raged the first night, was, at times, asleep on the job. During that interview, Vaquero alleged that a now-retired Office of Emergency Management supervisor was seen sleeping while on the overnight shift as Altadena burned.

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Calgary·BreakingIt’s the question that has consumed months of political discourse in Alberta — whether residents want to remain in Canada, or whether they want to hold a second referendum to leave. Albertans have their answer: to remain in Canada. Results for other questions tied to immigration, Constitution still to comeJoel Dryden · CBC News · Posted: Oct 20, 2026 1:14 AM EDT | Last Updated: 17 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Supporters cheer at a Forever Canadian rally in Calgary, Oct. 15. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)It’s the question that has consumed months of political discourse in Alberta — whether residents want to remain in Canada, or whether they want to hold a second referendum to leave. Albertans have their answer. The CBC News Decision Desk is now projecting a "remain" win in the Alberta referendum. Ten questions were put to Albertans as a part of this referendum, one of which was the question tied to independence. Results on that question were anticipated after 10 p