Strathmore

The Strathmore Venom Lacrosse Club has kicked off its regular season.

On April 14, the club announced that its U13 to U17 teams had begun their season.

The junior team’s first game is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, against the Calgary Wranglers at 6 p.m. at the Brentwood Sportsplex.

The Venom have 13 teams on their roster, ranging from U7 to the junior league.

Game times can be found on the Venom's website.

The City of Chestermere will clean up the area for Pitch-In Week.

The week-long event runs from April 20 to 26 and aims to help clean the city and remove litter from local streets.

City council is inviting residents to join them for a community-wide cleanup following their regular council meeting on April 22.

"If you require supplies, you may stop by City Hall, beginning Earth Day, to pick up gloves and a bag," wrote the city via social media.

Alberta's transportation minister is calling on the province's two major cities to remove bike lanes from key roadways, prompting critics to say the government is overstepping and making an issue out of nothing.

Devin Dreeshen says he's trying to avoid clashes with the government's goal of expanding road networks, as he blames bike lanes for traffic congestion and obstructing work to build the infrastructure needed for Alberta's growing population.

Hype for Hospice will return to Strathmore on May 4.

The event will also feature a firetruck pull.

Ally Brigley, a private singing and music teacher, is helping kids prepare to perform at the event.

"I have a few students, and some piano students as well. They are going to be singing and playing at Hype for Hospice. There's a beautiful outdoor stage, so I'm going to bring a portable keyboard, and they've been practicing for a couple of months."

The students will perform a variety of songs throughout the day.

With the federal election just days away, farmers and ranchers had the opportunity to hear directly from political parties about their agricultural policies.  With the federal election just days away, farmers and ranchers had the opportunity to hear directly from political parties about their agricultural policies.  The Canadian Federation of Agriculture held their National Agriculture Leaders Debate last week. The debate on Thursday featured representatives from the Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Green, and Bloc Québécois parties. 

An online safety presentation will be held in Strathmore on May 1.

The event will be hosted by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) and the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit.

The presentation will teach residents how to protect themselves and their children online.

Ann Horn, chair of the Strathmore Municipal Library, explains that parents don’t always know what their children see online.

An outspoken member of Alberta's legislature, booted from the United Conservative Party caucus, is airing more detailed allegations of what he calls government deception over a health-care contract scandal.

Peter Guthrie resigned as infrastructure minister in February and is accusing Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange of deliberately misleading a Jan. 30 cabinet committee meeting over procurement issues.

"I didn't step down because nothing happened," he said.

The Alberta government has announced the appointment of a new interim chief medical officer of health, days after the previous one's contract expired.

Officials say Dr. Sunil Sookram is to serve in the role on a temporary basis as arrangements are finalized for a "longer-term appointment."

Sookram is currently the facility medical director and chief of medical staff at Strathcona Community Hospital in Sherwood Park, east of Edmonton.

The Agra Risk Wheatland Kings are seeking new hockey talent.

"The path to greatness starts here. We’re setting the gold standard in Junior B, and we’re looking for players who want to be part of something bigger," said the Kings in a statement.

Registration is now open for spring camp, which will be held from May 3 to 4.

The team is looking for players born between 2005 and 2009.

The Conservatives and NDP spent the weekend hunting votes in British Columbia — a key late-campaign battleground that one pollster says may offer Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre his best shot at victory.

Both Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh addressed Canadians' cost-of-living concerns at campaign events in B.C. on Sunday.

Singh was asked if he was advocating strategic voting to shore up the party's flagging support against possible Conservative inroads in the region.