Okotoks

Local students are set to cast their vote in a mock federal election.   

Student Vote Canada is an election program aimed at bringing democracy to life in classrooms across the country.  

The 2025 Agricultural Water Management Fund is now accepting applications. This fund aims to support agricultural producers and local governments in developing effective water management projects.

Naomi Paley, Manager of Drainage Extension at the Water Security Agency, explains that qualified applicants can receive up to $95,000 per project through a cost-sharing approach across three funding streams:

Filming is now underway for one of Alberta's premier series.

Billy the Kid Season 3 is currently being shot in Calgary and the surrounding area.

According to ACTRA Alberta, filming started near the end of March and will take place until the middle of July.

In its announcement of the show's third season, MGM+ shared what is to come in what is to be the show's final season.

Someone in the province won big during the April 18 Lotto Max draw.  

According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, the $1 million winning ticket was purchased somewhere in rural Alberta and is currently unclaimed.  

The winning numbers are: 9, 24, 30, 31, 36, 42 and 44.  

The winner or winners have one year to claim their prize. 

Okotoks Fire & Rescue had their hands full over the Easter long weekend, responding to eight outdoor fires in and around Okotoks.

Of those eight, four were within town limits, and a few are under investigation.

One of them was set in a public washroom near the Laurie Boyd Bridge, and it's one of several currently under investigation.

The mother of a Calgary murder suspect has testified her son was having hallucinations and was in fear of animalistic creatures months before a young woman was stabbed to death on a downtown street.

Michael Adenyi, 29, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of fitness instructor Vanessa Ladouceur. The 30-year-old was walking to work on the morning of March 18, 2022, when she was attacked.

Health officials in Alberta are reporting 29 new cases of measles, bringing the province's total to 118 since early March.

The government says many of the new cases are in Alberta's south and central zones, seven are in the north and one is in Edmonton.

Alberta Health Services says people may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease at three medical clinics in the Edmonton area earlier this month.

Cattle market analyst Anne Wasko from Gateway Livestock says that's largely due to tariff uncertainties leading up to April 2nd. 

She notes despite that cattle prices in Western Canada have remained strong, hitting record highs across all classes of cattle with slaughter cow prices hitting another high last week.

The waning days of the federal election campaign saw voters turn out in record numbers for advance polls and party leaders attempt to poke holes in each others' platforms.

Elections Canada said in a news release Tuesday that the four days of advance polling between Friday and Monday set a new record for turnout, with 7.3 million people casting ballots early.

That's up 25 per cent from the 5.8 million people who took part in advance voting in the 2021 federal election.

Following a comprehensive investigation by Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation’s inspection and investigation section, the FALG program was suspended in February for Alberta’s largest cattle financing co-operative, alleging a number of financial mismanagement and regulatory issues.
 
As negotiations continue to reinstate the Feeders Association Loan Guarantee program to the Picture Butte Feeder Co-operative, the provincial cattle feeders association is making its feelings known.