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A few local hockey players are looking to earn a spot on the Team Alberta U16 roster this fall.  

The Alberta Cup Hockey Tournament was held in Red Deer on April 24.  

Team Alberta Red took gold with local players Hudson Pineda on defence, and Nolan Ilsley and Max Mullen as forwards.   

There is a chance Foothills County could see some thunderstorms this afternoon.

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada Scientist Christy Climenhaga, this isn't an organized system coming through, like a cold front, but just generally unstable weather.

Ag in Motion showcases the latest advancements in agricultural technology and equipment, and brings together farmers, industry leaders and ag experts from across Canada. 

The show takes place every July near Langham, Saskatchewan, and is Western Canada’s largest outdoor farm expo. Find out more information about this three-day farm show here or visit the Ag in Motion news feed on The Western Producer's website.

Police seized three loaded handguns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and roughly $320,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamine from a home in south Calgary last month.

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) organized crime unit executed a search warrant at an apartment in the Seton neighbourhood on May 22, with help from the Calgary Police Service.

The following items were seized:

Testing ground and surface water sources can help determine if there are contaminants present that can affect animal health and production. In Saskatchewan, common contaminants include sulfate, sodium, nitrate, and iron. Stagnant surface water sources that experience nutrient-loading may be susceptible to blue-green algae, which can produce toxins that are unsafe for livestock.

The Prairie Pest Monitoring Network report shows flea beetle activity is getting started across the prairies. The warm weather seems to have brought them out of overwintering locations. So far it seems crucifer flea beetles are more prevalent than the striped flea beetles.

The Calgary Police are continuing to investigate a suspicious death from the weekend.

They had responded to a report of a dead person in Auburn Bay Circle SE on Saturday (May 31), and they began investigating the circumstances around his death.

An autopsy was completed on Monday, June 2, but the death remains undetermined, pending further testing.

A financial group from High River is now in partnership with the Calgary Stampeders.

The Western Financial Group entered a multi-year strategic partnership with the Calgary Stampeders.

Western Financial Group is headquartered in High River, and through this partnership they will be a home and away jersey sponsor with the Stampeders, as well as an on-field and in-arena advertiser, where they will be prominently featured across McMahon Stadium.

CAPI report says data strategies in agriculture need to be a 10-year national priority

Digital agriculture should be a national strategic priority with focused funding in the next federal-provincial-territorial policy agreement to help drive farmer-level adoption, says a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute.

CAPI collaborated with EMILI, a non-profit Manitoba organization focused on digital agriculture proving and adoption.

A former Prime Minister once quipped from the campaign trail that “an election is no time to talk about serious issues”. When it comes to providing opportunities for Canadians, however, policy matters far more than partisan politics. We have had a federal election, and a Cabinet has been appointed. We now need the government to have a laser-like focus on the fundamentals of good policy.