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A 36-year-old woman facing charges in Cochrane and several other southern Alberta communities has been arrested after allegedly tampering with her electronic monitoring device and going unlawfully at large.

On July 10, the Southern Alberta RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU) located and arrested Chaylee Eagle Plume Bruised Head, a resident of the Blood Tribe First Nation, at a home in Lethbridge. A warrant had been issued after she allegedly removed her court-ordered monitoring device while out on bail.

Heavy rain is coming to Strathmore.

Environment Canada (EC) issued a Rainfall Warning for Wheatland County, including near Lyalta and Carseland, on Monday (July 14).

"Heavy rain has developed near Calgary and will expand towards Pincher Creek this morning. Total rainfall amounts of 50 to 80 millimetres are expected," wrote EC.

The rain is expected to taper off in Calgary on Monday evening, while Pincher Creek is expected to see the rain end on Tuesday morning.

JULY 12 REPORT: 

Warrants Executed 

• On Friday July 11th at 4:55pm, Police conducted a traffic stop in the 1400 block of 13th St. The passenger in the vehicle was found to have an Endorsed Warrant for her arrest for Failing to Comply with her Probation Order. The 27yr old female was arrested and then released on an Appearance Notice with a Court date set in August. 

Parks Canada is warning visitors to Banff National Park that berry season is now underway — and with it comes increased bear activity near trails, roads and campgrounds.

An Alberta Emergency Alert went out for the Hamlet of Granum on Sunday night.

The M.D. of Willow Creek shared the information about a water boil advisory via social media.

Due to a power outage on Sunday night, the advisory was issued at 11:05 p.m.

You're asked to boil all drinking water until further notice.

They shared some follow-up actions for residents to take.

Action to take:

A bear closure is in effect for the Rawson Lake trail and Sarrail Ridge route in Kananaskis Country, after a grizzly bear with cubs bluff charged a group of hikers.

The closure began on July 11 and will remain in place until further notice to protect both the bears and the public.

Discover Humboldt awaits a report from RCMP communications on a collision that took place on Highway 20 north of Highway 5 on Friday in Humboldt.  

Eyewitnesses state that a vehicle travelled at high speed down the Main Street corridor. Traffic cam footage shows the excessive speed at a crosswalk as the northbound vehicle narrowly avoided a collision at the corner of Main and 5th Avenue.  

Southwest Sask Pride was able to host a well-attended and supported pride march around downtown Swift Current on Saturday.

The various members and supporters took to Central Avenue North and made a lap around the main strip from the North Railway Street West intersection to the Chaplin Street East intersection. Pride also had a booth at Market Square, offering various pins and baubles showing support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. 

They may be chasing different dreams, but these two brothers share one destination—Team Saskatchewan at the Canada Cup. Competing in separate sports, their paths may have diverged, but their pride in their roots remains united. 

Easton Gosselin will be a member of Team Saskatchewan this week in Antigonish, Nova Scotia competing in the Football Canada Cup. 

Later this month, his brother Carson will be travelling to Nova Scotia as part of Saskatchewan’s entry into the Volleyball version of the Canada Cup. 

Humboldt will not only be represented by a player at the Football Canada Cup this week, but will be present on the officiating crew 

Stephen Gray will be in Antigonish, Nova Scotia as part of the officiating crew throughout the week.  

He said the selection process for officials began in March when an application was sent to the registered officials. Along with a letter of recommendation, Gray sent in his application and found out in mid-April that he was selected as part of the officiating crew.