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Officers who responded to an Israel-Palestine protest in Calgary have been cleared of wrongdoing after a teen was forced to the ground and concussed.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, or ASIRT, says police arrested the 13-year-old at the downtown protest in November 2023 for assault after spitting at an officer.

It says the teen was part of a group of people who broke away from the main protest and gathered at city hall, blocking an intersection.

A nasty standoff between the Alberta government and its 51,000 teachers – with each side accusing the other of lying — is set to turn into an all-out advertising war.

Finance Minister Nate Horner’s office confirmed Wednesday it plans to release an advertising campaign to push its side in the dispute, countering a campaign by the Alberta Teachers’ Association that has been ongoing for weeks.

“The government must now correct the false narrative the ATA has created,” Horner says in a statement.

The Langdon Community Association is looking to fill two vacant board positions.

In a Facebook post published on Wednesday (Sept. 17), the association announced it is seeking two Langdon residents to serve as events director and capital project lead. 

The events director would be responsible for organizing community events, including budgeting, planning, advertising and gathering event feedback. The role also oversees event volunteers. 

The capital project lead would coordinate projects and manage board-approved projects and budgets, and lead project meetings. 

Rainbow Road in Chestermere remains under ongoing construction, with lane closures expected to last until mid-October.

The City of Chestermere has advised residents of lane closures along Rainbow Road, between West Merganser Drive and Chestermere Boulevard, from Friday (Sept. 19) to Oct. 17. 

The work will take place in three phases, with different lanes closed throughout the project to allow traffic to continue flowing. Two-way traffic will remain open.

Drivers are reminded to follow posted signage and exercise caution around flaggers. 

A man dressed head to toe in yellow jogged along the highway pushing a yellow cart, nearly halfway through a walk across Canada to honour the health-care system that once saved his leg, and his life. 

The cart holds a sign, reading: "RUNNING ACROSS CANADA HEALTH CARING.CONQUER HEALTH TRAUMA."

The Conservatives are pushing for a "three strikes" law to deny bail to repeat offenders and tougher sanctions for domestic violence.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made crime a central focus of his election campaign in the spring, and on Thursday he brought that message to the House of Commons.

The Conservatives brought forward a motion calling on the government to introduce what they call a "three-strikes-and-you're-out" law to prevent people convicted of three "serious" offences from getting bail, probation, parole or house arrest.

Tomorrow morning (Sept. 19), you can win a $50 gift card to Calgary Co-op.

Morning show host Keesyn Glawson will describe a mystery grocery item, and the first caller to guess it right will win!

Listen to 104.5 More Country at 7:50 a.m. to play.

Strathmore RCMP responded to a serious crash on Highway 9 earlier this week.

The crash was on Wednesday (Sept. 18) at around 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 566.

StrathmoreNow has reached out to the Alberta RCMP for more information and will provide an update once more details become available. 

Each brushstroke reveals a layer of history, embedded in colour. 

The quiet hamlet of Rosebud will once again have its landscape memorialized in paint as artists gather for the Rosebud Art Collective's seventh annual Fall Paint Out, running from Friday (Sept. 19) through Sunday. 

Over the three-day event, artists will spread out across the Rosebud area to paint scenes from life, from wheatfields to historic buildings, before showcasing their work at a pop-up gallery on Sunday afternoon. The exhibit opens to the public at 2 p.m. in the Rosebud Community Hall.

Brooks RCMP have found a missing woman.

On Wednesday (Sept. 17), police announced that they had located 35-year-old Keshia Perry safe.

Perry was announced as missing earlier this week after her family became concerned for her well-being.

Brooks RCMP thanked the public for their assistance in finding her.