Strathmore

A provincial baseball tournament is coming to town this weekend.

The U11 Strathmore Reds will be hosting the tournament, which kicks off on Friday (Aug. 1) at 3 p.m. and takes place at the Hillview Diamond.

Here is a full schedule of all the games:

An audit of Alberta medical clinics charging membership fees found no significant cases of patients paying out of pocket for covered medical treatment but paying members are likely getting more thorough care.

The province launched the audit in 2023 in response to concerns over a Calgary medical clinic switching to a membership model and planning to charge annual fees of about $5,000 for families and $2,000 for an adult.

A teenager is dead after a crash near Drumheller.

The crash was on Thursday (July 31) at around 12:46 p.m. on Highway 27 east of the Morrin Bridge. When officers arrived, they discovered a lone man who was dead on the scene.

"The incident resulted in the shutdown of the highway for several hours while police investigated," wrote RCMP in a news release.

Police identified the body as that of a 17-year-old boy from Saskatchewan. Officers added that there were no other people or vehicles involved in the crash.

Siksika Nation is moving forward with plans for a new west regional wastewater system. 

Nation administration revealed the planning study for the project on July 23. Siksika's engineering services department is partnering with ISL Engineering and Land Services to conduct the study. 

The project aims to improve and upgrade wastewater infrastructure serving the west side of the Nation, extending service to the townsite. Approximately 700 homes on the west side will benefit from the addition.  

The Strathmore Stampede long weekend kicks off today.

Before the Stampede begins, several pancake breakfasts are going on across town. This includes

• 8:00 a.m. - Strathmore Legion
• 9:00 a.m. - Strathmore Ford
• 10:00 a.m. - Legacy Farms

As for the Stampede itself, here is the full schedule:

Gleichen RCMP have located a missing teen.

On Thursday (July 31), police announced that 15-year-old AJ First Rider was missing and had last been seen on July 20 in Siksika Nation.

However, officers announced later that evening that First Rider was found safe.

RCMP thanked the public for their assistance.

Unionized workers at Canada Post are entering their final day to vote on the Crown corporation's latest contract offer.

Voting is set to wrap up today at 5 p.m., with results expected to be shared shortly after.

The offer includes wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years but also adds part-time workers that Canada Post has said are necessary to keep the postal service afloat.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has urged the roughly 55,000 postal service workers it represents to reject the proposal.

Canada was hit with 35 per cent tariffs on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to increase the duties if Ottawa didn't make a trade deal.

The White House has said the tariffs would not affect goods compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, commonly known as CUSMA.

Prime Minister Mark Carney had tempered expectations of an agreement by Friday, saying Ottawa will only agree to a deal "if there's one on the table that is in the best interests of Canadians."

Gleichen RCMP is looking for a 15-year-old girl.

According to police, AJ First Rider was last seen on July 20 in Siksika Nation. 

However, on Thursday night, it was announced that First Rider was located safe.

Police thanked the public for their assistance.

Tomorrow morning (August 1), 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.