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Local racing enthusiasts, southwest residents, and families can enjoy a fun final weekend of stock car racing coming up this weekend in Swift Current.

The Swift Current Stock Car Racing Association will host the event at the Kinetic Exhbition Park's dirt track beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Friday and at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Terry Fehr, vice president of the Swift Current Stock Car Racing Association, is looking forward to wrapping up another great season with fast cars and fun for the whole family.

The Airdrie and District Community Foundation (ADCF) has reached its 10-year goal three years early.

The foundation now has a permanent principal fund of over $1 million dollars.

A registered charity, The Airdrie and District Community Foundation allows people and organizations to donate tax-deductible funds to a lasting financial legacy that will benefit Airdrie for years to come. Those who donate have the option to pick where their funds go. Each year, the foundation only donates the interest of all that is donated.

Bill C-379 was defeated on September 18 in its second reading in the House of Common; Yeas: 149, Nays: 170, Paired: 2.

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Members of Parliament from across the country gathered Wednesday for their regular weekly caucus meeting. Portage-Lisgar MP Branden Leslie noted it was nice to get back to the office. He mentioned the day was set for a vote in Parliament on one of his colleague's pieces of legislation, Bill C-379, aimed at ensuring repeat offenders remain behind bars.

The southern part of Saskatchewan has seen massive storms come through this week, impacting many areas with severe conditions.

The current system is expected to pick back up later this evening and even persist into Thursday.

Christy Climenhaga, a scientist with Environment Canada, details just how much the southeast saw overnight.

Zoocasa has released a new blog post showcasing the affordability of property taxes for 25 municipalities around Alberta.

How does Cochrane stack up?

Canmore, Chestermere and Calgary locked in the top three spots.

Cochrane has ranked as the fourth most affordable.

Moose Jaw Police Service
Sept 17th, 2024 – Sept 18th, 2024
0700 hours – 0700 hours
Total calls: 74

It's been a very busy week for Manitoba Hydro crews, with multiple rounds of severe weather Monday night into Tuesday morning leading to extensive outages across the region.

A spokesperson says, at its peak around 6am, more than 2,500 customers in the Red River Valley were without power. The outages were related to the storm activity that had rumbled through the area early Tuesday morning.

Crews made repairs safely, and had the power back on across most of the region by noon. Smaller outages were dealt with until about 10pm last night.  

Four siblings from Calgary became $1 million richer after winning the August 16 Lotto Max draw.

Theresa Lowe, Eliza Poon, Christina Louie, and Joseph Wong have been playing the lottery together for over a decade.

The siblings were stunned to discover that they had won.

“We had a hard time believing we won until we got a call from the lottery office confirming our win,” said Lowe. “And even after that, we were still in disbelief.”

They started by purchasing lottery tickets at the store before switching to Subscription Spot so they wouldn't miss a draw.

With fall right around the corner, MacGregor and the Heartland Recreation Commission gave residents another reason to appreciate the warm weather.

The weekend kicked off with their annual Fall Fest on September 14. Karla Gurke, recreation director and facility manager of the Heartland Recreation Commission, says attendance was low to start, but that quickly changed.

With a newly-upgraded runway at Moosomin Airport the local community can look forward to better healthcare access along with other benefits.

Making the announcement that the project was completed was Minister of Highways Lori Carr who called the new upgrade a great boon for the region.