MEET CHOKDEE - ALPINE VIEW RESCUED PAWS

ChokDee is a 14 week old pup, he has the best and sweetest personality.

He is a mix unknown we are seeing husky traits and rotti/kelpi markings. His sister is Oakley!

ChokDee has an eye symblepharon which is congenital or historical from injury unknown as he was rescued from the fires. He also has an eye with microphthalmic from birth (small eye), which has no affects to him.

MEET NORA - ALPINE VIEW RESCUED PAWS

This 8 month old sweet girl has learned to love humans. She spent much of her youth already as a stray and warms up fast.

Nora is doing great at walking and better at house manners.

Nora: happy, playful and talkative pup. Loves getting into trouble. Loves other dogs and will follow their lead. Sleeps in her crate and gets very excited at dinner time but eats well in her crate too. She would do well in an active family although she gets a bit carsick. She likes to be petted while laying on the bed. She’s a dogs dog though overall.

Historic Cheadle home lost in fire

One of the oldest homes in Cheadle was lost to a fire.

The fire was on Monday (Sept. 8) afternoon at the corner of Railway Avenue and Styl Street, with firefighters and RCMP responding to the scene.

According to the homeowner, the fire had spread quickly. Despite this, everybody made it out of the home safely.

The homeowner also thanked the public for helping the home's residents following the blaze.

An update will be provided once more information is released. 

Residents asked to showcase local businesses through annual campaign

Local businesses serve as the Heart of Our Community, and now residents are given the chance to nominate their favourites.

The fourth quadrant of the Heart of Our Community campaign began on Sept. 1 and runs until Nov. 30, with residents being able to nominate a local business that deserves recognition for its service in the community.

Canola Industry says federal support falls short given China trade crisis

Canada’s canola industry is expressing deep frustration over the federal government’s newly announced support package, saying it fails to meet the urgent needs of farmers and the broader value chain affected by the ongoing closure of the Chinese market.

While industry leaders welcomed the government’s attention to agriculture, they say the measures announced on Friday do not reflect the scale of the crisis.

Alberta urges teachers back to bargaining, union says old offer not good enough

While the Alberta government is urging teachers to get back to the bargaining table to get out of an ongoing stalemate, their union says the province needs to move beyond reiterating a deal that teachers have already rejected.

Finance Minister Nate Horner is encouraging teachers to take a closer look at the latest offer, which he says shows respect for teachers.

"We've never left the table," Horner said in an interview Monday.

"We think this is a fair deal. We think this is a good deal."

Ottawa drafting public registry of AI projects as tech spreads through government

The federal government says it plans to launch a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence.

"We are seeing a lot more activity across departments and agencies," Stephen Burt, the government’s chief data officer, told The Canadian Press.