Strathmore

Summer has just begun, and for a lot of kids, the next school year will be different.

The former Grade 6 students at Wheatland Elementary are getting ready for their first year of junior high school at the end of the summer.

Hannah Henry, the local teacher of the class, has some words of advice.

Chestermere focused on health by hosting the Chestermere Moves event. 

The City of Chestermere partnered with Harmony Health and Fitness at John Peake Memorial Park on Saturday (July 5) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The inaugural event included local wellness vendors, outdoor activities, and food trucks. Participants also took part in fitness classes under the gazebo, led by various instructors throughout the day. 

The event featured a variety of classes, including dance, barre, kickboxing, and yoga. 

Hundreds of residents attended the Strathmore Ag Grounds over the weekend to enjoy a unique collection of vehicles and a delicious food selection.

The Zegil Automotive and Transmission and Pure Country Meats fifth annual car show took place on Saturday (July 5). Despite the day starting cloudy with a bit of rain, the sky cleared up as the event went on.

The premiers of Alberta and Ontario are set to meet in Calgary today to sign two memorandums of understanding.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she and Ontario Premier Doug Ford will sign agreements on energy priorities, trade and interprovincial co-operation.

The pair were together at a roundtable in Calgary on Sunday, with Ford tweeting that they discussed how to build new pipelines, as well as rail lines to export Canadian critical minerals and energy.

Smith also bumped into Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday.

Gleichen RCMP located a missing woman over the weekend.

On Sunday (July 6), it was announced that 25-year-old Camille Wolfleg was last seen on Thursday in Siksika Nation.

While she was missing, there was concern for her well-being.

Later on Sunday, it was announced that police had found Wolfleg safe.

Officers thanked the public for their assistance.

Steer Wrestler Scott Guenthner from Provost, Alberta, is going to the Championship finals this Sunday at the Calgary Stampede.

Guenthner had a time of 4.7 seconds on the final day in Pool A to finish in second place on Sunday, but more importantly, he finished first overall.

That means he's going to the Steer Wrestling finals on Sunday. 

Two other Albertans also qualified for Championship Sunday.

Ladies Breakaway Roping standout Shelby Boisjoli-Meged from Langdon finished in first place yesterday, and overall, so she's moving on to the finals.

The track was wet and a bit slow on the Rangeland Derby on Sunday night, and several penalties slowed down some of the drivers' rankings.

Defending Champion High River's Jason Glass took out a barrel, costing him 5 seconds and pushing him from 3rd down into 13th place in the aggregate.

Glass also suffered a 5-second penalty in last year's Calgary Stampede, but also set a new track record and was able to overcome his penalty and went on to win it all.

Canada's new prime minister, best known as a buttoned-down banker, donned a cowboy hat and toured the stables Friday evening at the Calgary Stampede.

Over an hour-long tour winding through the rodeo grounds, Mark Carney crawled into a tank, snacked at food stations and posed for dozens of selfies, marking his first visit to the Stampede as prime minister.

A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is dismissing moves by the federal government and Canada's premiers to break down internal trade barriers as little more than "political theatre."

It lands just ahead of the country’s internal trade ministers meeting in Quebec City this week, where they are expected to talk about their next steps as they rush to remove rules hampering cross-provincial trade.

Canada’s top soldier is looking forward to a boost in military spending that includes a pay raise for military personnel at a time when uncertainty on the world stage is high.

NATO leaders — including Canada — have approved a plan to dramatically increase defence spending across the Western alliance to five per cent of gross domestic product over the next decade.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the move to five per cent of GDP — 3.5 per cent for core military spending and 1.5 per cent for defence-related infrastructure — will take place over the next 10 years.