Okotoks

Ottawa is giving no sign that it intends to amend existing legislation on medical assistance in dying — something a UN committee called for earlier this spring.

The federal minister responsible for disabilities spoke at a hearing of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities last week, about two months after the committee called on Canada to repeal the 2021 law that expanded eligibility for assisted dying to those whose deaths were not reasonably foreseeable.

The Boulton Creek Campground recently had a furry visitor.

Recently, a black bear accessed and damaged an unoccupied tent at the Boulton Creek Campground.

The tent had food in it that attracted the bear, but it is not certain if the bear was able to get any of the food from the tent.

Due to the bear entering the tent, Boulton Creek Campground Loop A is closed until further notice, and a Bear Warning has been issued for the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Campgrounds, due to their proximity to the Boulton Creek Campground.

Have you spotted the truck yet? Because... WOW.

Let us introduce you to the head-turner herself: the 2025 RAM 1500 Big Horn, courtesy of Your Alberta RAM Dealers. And yes, she's a stunner, valued at a whopping $83,000!

We’re talking serious power and serious perks:

We're getting so much rain this weekend, Environment Canada issued a Special Weather Statement on Thursday morning at 4:40.

They say the Foothills area is expected to receive between 50 and 100 mm of rain by Sunday afternoon; however, closer to the Rockies, you can expect between 100 and 200 mm.

The rain will start tomorrow, and the temperature's expected to drop by Friday afternoon.

The average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year from the Liberal government's planned income tax cut, the parliamentary budget officer said in an analysis released on Wednesday.

But some seniors and single Canadians are expected to save less, prompting criticism from Conservatives who argue the tax cut doesn't go far enough.

Almost one in four Canadians were directly affected by extreme weather events over the past year, a new poll suggests.

The Leger poll — released as Canada copes with its second-worst wildfire season on record — says 23 per cent of Canadians who responded said they were personally affected by extreme weather events like heat waves, floods, fires and tornadoes over the last 12 months.

The 12th annual Together We Make a Difference event returns today (June 19) to support local health and wellness initiatives through the Sheep River Health Trust.

From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Eagle 100.9 and the Sheep River Health Trust will be collecting donations to support nine Foothills-area health services, programs and initiatives.

This year's recipients are:

• Helping Families Handle Cancer - Care Program

• Foothills Family Medical Centre - 2 Portable Blood Pressure Machines/2 Liquid Nitrogen Guns

The Taber RCMP is searching for missing 42-year-old Leila Martin.   

She was last seen on June 15, possibly travelling to Bow Island.  

There is concern for her well-being.  

Martin is described as:     

• 5 feet 5 inches tall and 125 lbs.  

An Okotoks resident woke up to a surprise on Monday morning when a doe had given birth to two fawns in her backyard.  

Jennifer Wilson explained that she had seen the doe a couple of times last week around her yard, so when she saw her again, she didn’t think anything of it.  

The Town of Okotoks is hosting a pipe ceremony as part of National Indigenous Peoples Day this weekend.

This is the fourth year they are hosting this ceremony, which will take place at the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Residential Schools Survivors Memorial site behind Bow Valley College in Okotoks.

According to the Indigenous Relations Advisor for the Town of Okotoks, Desmond Jackson, this pipe ceremony will honour and celebrate National Indigenous Peoples' History Month.