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Federal party leaders are spending their first full day on the campaign trail talking about taxes, transfers and the trades.

Poilievre talks tax cuts

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising a middle-class tax cut, following a Liberal pledge that involves a smaller reduction to the same tax rate.

Tariffs are beginning to add up in Canada, and Alberta is no exception.

Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, R.J. Sigurdson, says the threat of these tariffs has caused the agriculture industry to be tossed many challenges.

The federal government has already responded to the tariffs placed on Canada by the United States with an immediate 25 per cent tariff on $30 billion worth of American imports, and they will be implementing an additional $125 billion on April 2.

The High River Community Cancer Center has teamed up with Wellspring Alberta again on their wellness speaker series.

The series covers many aspects of dealing with cancer and often features cancer survivors giving talks.

Carissa Boleziuk, an RN and High River Patient Navigator at the centre is excited for the return of the Healing Journey series.

Boleziuk said the initial diagnosis can be very difficult for some patients so, is grateful this program tackles that.

In the news this weekend I saw a crazy picture of the side of a diesel tanker ripped open spilling fuel on the road and this happened because the driver of the tanker decided to ignore the pilot vehicle. Thankfully no one was injured but it got me thinking...

What is something you have seen someone do while driving that made you stop and wonder, "What in the world were they thinking?"

Send your responses to (403) 938-0652 or joelle.reimer@goldenwest.ca

The current MP for the Foothills riding, Conservative incumbent John Barlow, is once again looking to secure the Foothills riding seat in parliament.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a date for the spring election of Monday, April 28.

Barlow's team was well-prepared with lawn signs and whatnot, ready to go and were already handing them out.

Barlow represents the CPC, the Conservative Party of Canada, and has been an MP since a by-election in 2014.

He's also the Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Agri-Food, and Food Security.

The Okotoks Oilers of the BCHL, are in a very tight race to make the playoffs.

With only two games left in the regular season, they're only three points up on the Spruce Grove Saints for the final playoff spot in the Interior Conference.

Over the weekend the Green and Gold lost a pair of home games at the Viking Rentals Centre.

Friday night saw the Oil lose to the West Kelowna Warriors 5-2 and then on Saturday, they were handed a 4-0 shutout loss at the hands of the Penticton Vees.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld.

The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed and housed thousands of passengers — most of them Americans — when flights were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Carney's chief opponents, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, will campaign in the seat-rich Greater Toronto Area.

AAFC Researchers at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre want to turn Canadian agriculture’s value chains into value circles.  

Dr. Emma Stephens and a team of data analysts are taking the most comprehensive look yet at Canada’s entire agriculture and agri-food industry, from the field, to processing and exports, to the end use by consumers.

"What that means is looking for additional value-added opportunities within our agri-food value chain through co-products and current waste byproducts to find additional ag-based resources," she explained.

The Foothills Country Hospice is gearing up for one of its biggest events of the year.

The 9th annual "Hike for Hospice Hustle" is coming up on May 4, and there are a few options for prospective hikers.

All walks and runs start and end at the Arts & Learning Campus with 2k and 5k walks, and 5k and 10k runs.

Both walking routes will follow paved paths, which will be friendly for wheelchairs and strollers as well as dogs.

Runners and walkers can register individually or as part of a group.

The Carstar Okotoks Bisons have sustained a second loss in the HJHL championship final.

They hosted the Sylvan Lake Wranglers on Friday, March 23, in game 2 of the best-of-five series, following a 4-2 loss in game 1.

Despite 38 shots on goal from the Bisons compared to 26 from the visiting Wranglers, Sylvan Lake took a 5-0 shutout, leaving them one win away from the league title.

The first period saw the Wranglers putting away a goal just before the five-minute mark, ending the period with a power play goal with just five seconds left.