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Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister at a ceremony at Rideau Hall Friday after the formal resignation of Justin Trudeau.

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, who will preside over the event, announced late Wednesday the swearing-in ceremony for Carney and his new cabinet will take place at 11 a.m. ET in the Rideau Hall ballroom. 

Carney, who was selected as Liberal leader Sunday in a landslide vote, has promised a "seamless" and "quick" transition.

Heavy fog has developed in Strathmore.

"If visibility is reduced while driving, turn on your lights and maintain a safe following distance. If visibility is reduced while driving, slow down, watch for taillights ahead, and be prepared to stop," said Environment and Climate Change Canada in a news release.

The fog is expected to dissipate by later Thursday morning.

The junior varsity boys' basketball team at Strathmore High School will host an end-of-season tournament this weekend.

Eight 3A teams from across the region will compete in the tournament, with Strathmore’s first game set against Canmore on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

"We're all relatively similarly sized schools," said Strathmore High coach Andy Miciak. "It's kind of the culmination of the year for junior varsity basketball, and the winners will receive the zone banner to display in the gym."

A new poll suggests that 40 per cent of Canadians are worried about losing their jobs as many businesses scale back hiring plans in response to the trade war with the United States.

The Leger poll, which sampled more than 1,500 Canadian adults from March 7 to March 10, suggests that more than half of workers in Ontario were concerned about job security, the highest in the country, while just under one in four in Atlantic Canada said they were worried.

A major foreign-policy summit is underway in Quebec today, with the Liberals welcoming foreign ministers from the U.S., Europe and Japan.

The Group of Seven ministerial meeting is taking place in the Charlevoix region, just as Canada seeks support against damaging American tariffs.

The leaders are set to discuss the functioning of the G7 today, as well as geopolitical challenges ranging from Haiti to Sudan.

Ukraine is expected to loom large over the meetings, with Kyiv saying it would be willing to accept a ceasefire if Russia agrees to certain conditions.

The recent decision by the US administration to impose tariffs on Canadian and Mexican agri-food imports has raised concerns across North America.

Michael Harvey, Executive Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), says the tariffs will negatively affect consumers and businesses in all three countries. 

The RCMP's Wanted Wednesday initiative is focusing on a woman known to frequent Strathmore.

The post mentioned that Jan-Anne August is wanted by Mounties for several crimes.

She's also known to frequent other areas like Calgary, Kneehill County, and the County of Newell.

RCMP have previously told StrathmoreNow that the crimes in the posts are typically not made available to the public.

August is still wanted by police after she was featured in a post back in November 2024.

The Bank of Canada lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday as the tariff battle with the United States starts to weigh on the Canadian economy.

The policy rate stands at 2.75 per cent after the central bank’s seventh consecutive rate cut.

The move was widely expected by economists.

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said in prepared remarks Wednesday that signs of stability in inflation and momentum in the Canadian economy driven by previous rate cuts are at risk amid the trade war with the U.S.