Strathmore

A 6-year-old girl who had been missing from her community in north-central British Columbia since Thursday has been found safe. 

Resources from across the province were enlisted in the search to find the child who lives in a small community not far from Burns Lake.

The girl, who is on the autism spectrum and non-verbal, was found on Sunday night around 6 p.m.

A video posted to Facebook show a woman appearing to embrace the child, who was covered in several layers of clothing and blankets

Stage 4 outdoor water restrictions have been lifted in Strathmore. 

The City of Calgary made the announcement on Sunday (Sept. 22).

"We know these last few months have been challenging, but we want to thank you for all of your efforts during this time," says the town in a Facebook post.

According to the town, despite restrictions being removed, the Aquatic Centre remains closed for annual maintenance.

Staff with the city say the feeder main has been filled, the water has been tested, and the main has been reconnected to the city's distribution system.

Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged "atrocious," "racist" and "horrible" behaviour detailed by a fellow officer, including text chats that bragged about "Tasering unarmed black people," court documents say. 

A schedule from the RCMP shows Constables Philip Dick, Ian Solven and Mersad Mesbah are slated to appear next February for code of conduct hearings over allegations including discrimination, harassment and discrediting the police force.

None of the allegations have been proven. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to be in New York this week for the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future amid increasing geopolitical instability around the world.

"Canada will have a leading role in making the world fairer and more prosperous," Trudeau said in a news release last week. "I look forward to working with other leaders to accelerate progress on our shared priorities and build a better future for everyone."

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Business Excellence Awards.

The gala will be hosted by the Strathmore Wheatland Chamber of Commerce.

Nominations were opened this past week and over 50 people put in a selection the first night alone.

Cody Holdaway, secretary of the chamber explains how the nomination process works.

"All you have to do is put the business, what category, and then tell the chamber what you love about that business."

Fresh off his CCMA Award win, Jade Eagleson joins us this weekend as our guest of honour! We'll discuss touring with Cody Johnson, the CCMA Awards, his upcoming Grand Ole Opry debut, and his latest single with Jake Worthington. And we'll look back on this week in 2018 with a #1 from Gord Bamford. 

Tune in to The Canadian Country Showcase on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon, months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further.

She is also expressing concern that attacks like exploding pagers are only making the situation worse.

"My message to Canadians who even think of going to Lebanon is don't go, and I've been saying that for months," she told reporters Friday in Toronto.

Saturday (Sept. 21) marks World Alzheimer's Day, with a Calgary-based group commemorating the event by spreading awareness about the disease.

Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia, and according to Alzheimer Calgary, affects over 600,000 Canadians.

"We have an aging population, and the number one factor of developing dementia is age," said Megan Williams, communications specialist with Alzheimer Calgary. "Challenging the stigma is really about understanding that people living with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, it's still them."

Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and the McGill University Health Centre have filed motions to dismiss their lawsuit.

Glenn Landry's mother, Catherine Elizabeth Harter, was among the hundreds of people to receive experimental treatments under the MK-ULTRA program, funded by the Canadian government and the CIA between the 1940s and 1960s at Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute, which was affiliated with McGill University.

In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Métis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two years at an Indian Hospital in Edmonton in the 1940s for tuberculosis treatment, suffering abuse and isolation as a child.

"After the surgery … they took it upon themselves … that they should take my pajama bottoms off to prevent me from walking around," MacDonald, a renowned carver who died in 2021, said in a video clip taken from a documentary released that same year.