Strathmore

President-elect Donald Trump's promise to slap an across-the-board tariff of at least 10 per cent on all imports including from Canada is unlikely to apply to Canadian oil, energy experts are predicting.

The threat of the tariff is causing a lot of concern north of the border, where the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said such a tariff could take a $30-billion bite out of the Canadian economy.

A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government says Indigenous people removed from their communities and placed in group homes beginning in the 1950s suffered physical, sexual and psychological abuse that "was commonplace, condoned and, arguably, encouraged."

The Federal Court lawsuit filed this month in Vancouver says Indigenous children across the country were forcibly removed from their homes and taken "to live with strangers — sometimes hundreds of kilometres from their families and Indigenous communities."

Canada's Public Health Agency has confirmed that a British Columbia teenager hospitalized last Friday is the country's first ever human case of domestically acquired avian flu.

The agency said in a statement Wednesday that testing at Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg confirms the teen did contract the H5N1 avian flu, the same strain related to viruses found in B.C. flocks in an ongoing outbreak at poultry farms.

Community Futures Wild Rose has unveiled the Heart of Our Community campaign.

Starting on Sunday (Dec. 1) local businesses, residents, and organizations from Strathmore, Wheatland County, Rockyford, Standard, Hussar, Gleichen, and Bassano can be nominated for the work they do in the community.

According to Amber Link, board chair of Community Futures, after going on walks to several businesses, many organizations say they are facing hardships as people continue to buy online instead of shopping locally.

The Animal Care Centre of Strathmore has provided residents with tips to recognize pain in pets.

"Nobody knows your pet as well as you do," wrote the centre in a release. "Owners can sense when things aren’t right."

One sign of pain in a pet is changes in behaviour. Animals acting withdrawn and unusually aggressive are signs of pain, including if they begin to hide or act restless at night.

Limping, stiffness, and a reluctance to jump and play are also a sign of pain, as well as reduced appetite and weight loss.

A new commemorative coin is on display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller.

According to the museum, the Royal Canadian Mint has released the Regaliceratops peterhewsi dinosaur in coin form.

A skull of the Regaliceratops peterhewsi was discovered overlooking the Oldman River by staff with the Royal Tyrrell Museum.

"Regaliceratops (“royal horned face”) refers to the crown-like projections around its head, and peterhewsi honours the geologist who found this dinosaur in 2005," wrote the museum on its Facebook page.

New Blood, a Strathmore High School production that follows the story of Chief Vincent Yellow Old Woman, will be featured in a documentary film of the same name.

The documentary is written and directed by Adam Solway, a Blackfoot filmmaker from Siksika Nation. The story is about Indigenous elders, youth, and how Indigenous people are moving forward against what they experienced in residential schools.

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is currently hosting its annual 2024 district meetings across Manitoba. They began in Arborg on Tuesday, November 12, and will wrap up in Swan River on Thursday, December 19.  

Jill Verwey, President of KAP says organizing and hosting the meetings is a requirement and part of their grassroots policy. 

The 4th annual Hospice Harvest Wrap-Up is coming up on November 29.

The event will be put on by the Wheatland & Area Hospice Society, as they fight to build a hospice care centre in Strathmore.

"This is the fourth year we've done it, and we just wanted to bring more awareness to the Farming for Hospice. That with the music and kind of tying it all together, this seemed just like an awesome thing to get involved with," explained country musician Drew Gregory who will be performing at the event.

Gregory will bring out some well-known songs and a few new tunes.

Here are a few fun events taking place in Strathmore this weekend.

Pistil & Stems Floral Boutique:

There will be a few nights of food, drinks, and giveaways as part of the Pistil & Stems Floral Boutique. Residents can preorder their Christmas greens and floral arrangements to receive 10 per cent off. The event runs on Friday (Nov. 15) from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday (Nov. 16) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Real Canadian Wrestling Strathmania: