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Farmers in Manitoba are being called upon to aid critical research aimed at improving wheat production amid changing climate conditions. 

The University of Manitoba's "Mani Wheat Project," led by Dr. Cristina Rosell’s food science group, is gathering wheat samples from farmers to study the effects of pre-harvest sprouting, a significant issue caused by excessive rain and humidity before harvest.

The Town of Diamond Valley is cautioning residents of potential malware coming from Town mail addresses.

A Facebook post from Monday (Oct. 21) afternoon states that some Town of Diamond Valley mail addresses have been affected by a malware "spam attack," and that some residents might receive suspicious emails.

As a result, locals are urged not to open attachments or click links from Town email addresses for the time being.

Shrek is one of the most beloved movie characters. Although the movies came out in the early 2000's, they're still popular amongst kids and kids a heart! 

Next month, Shrek the Musical will be gracing the stage at the Highwood Memorial Centre. I had a chance to speak with Director (of Shrek The Musical), Miranda Scott, more about the production.

The Carstar Okotoks Bisons find themselves tied for first spot in the HJHL's Southern Division after coming away with two wins over the weekend.

On Friday, the Herd was in Cochrane to face the Generals and took the game convincingly with a 6-1 win on the road.

Sam Callahan opened the scoring in the first period with Zephyr Laplante getting the assist. Henry Pahl tied the game up at one apiece 30 seconds later for the Generals' only goal of the game.

This year's Avenue of Trees will be a little different than years prior.

The annual event from the Sheep River Health Trust (SRHT) sees local businesses and organizations designing and decorating trees to be auctioned off and donated to families in need.

In its 12th year, however, the format is being shaken up.

Executive Director of SRHT, Andrea Mitchell, says that rather than having everyone decorate around 20 trees within the span of a week, there'll be fewer trees and more of an emphasis on designs.

The High River Flyers were in a good mood this weekend after discovering that the Bob Snodgrass Recreational Complex (BSRC) ice will be ready for their home opener on November 1.

The mood continued to shine as they came away with a point against the Medicine Hat Cubs who were at the top of the Southern Division in the HJHL. The Flyers pushed their only game of the weekend to overtime and fell just short in a 6-5 hockey game.

Kaiden Fulton made the start in net for High River, stopping 34 shots in the contest.

A portion of Southern Alberta can expect upwards of 15 cm of snow today.

An area extending from west of Nanton down to the M.D. of Pincher Creek is under a snowfall warning.

The area includes Highway 22 west of Nanton, Bellevue, Lundbreck, Pincher Creek, parts of Highway 6 and Highway 3.

Between 10 and 15 cm of snowfall is expected, beginning this morning, but it will taper off throughout the evening.

The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadian staff.

British Columbia's redrawn political landscape won't be settled for about a week, with manual recounts triggered in two key ridings after a nail-biting provincial election that has yet to produce a clear winner.

Elections BC said Sunday the recounts will take place from Oct. 26 to 28 in Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Surrey City Centre, where NDP candidates lead B.C. Conservatives by fewer than 100 votes.

With winter quickly approaching, and for those who live in High River, it's time to find a new place to park the RV.

Seasonal parking restrictions for recreational vehicles (RVs) will be taking effect in High River at the end of the month.

As of October 30, the parking restrictions will be put in place, and High River residents will no longer be allowed to park their RVs on the frontage of their property.

High River's Land Use Bylaw describes a frontage as the space between a building's façade and the curb.