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Nanton RCMP needs the public's help in locating a missing 24-year-old who was last seen in the town on Saturday (Jan. 18).

Kayla Michelle Lagman is described as:

High River will host another film crew this week.

Crews from JB Paramount Productions will be in town filming for an upcoming series, with parking restrictions and traffic disruptions expected.

According to a post from the Town of High River, parking restrictions will be in place on several downtown streets on Friday, January 24, including on 3 Avenue SW and 4 Avenue SW.

They'll be filming for several hours, during which time traffic disruptions are also expected.

The Okotoks Oilers have announced a new date for their game, which was postponed in November.

Due to poor weather, the game between the Oilers and the Blackfalds Bulldogs was postponed on November 23 and has now been changed to Wednesday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. The game will be played in Blackfalds.

With the change, the Oilers will have a busy week in March, playing five games in eight nights. 

Citizen-led crime prevention groups are known to help create safer and stronger communities in Alberta.

On top of that, the Alberta RCMP says that while policing is a critical part of public safety, law enforcement by itself is not able to address the complex challenges some communities may encounter.

Because of that, the Alberta RCMP is encouraging Albertans to join a local citizen-led crime prevention group.

Wild Rose Community Connections has been serving the Foothills area for 26 years.

Based in High River they offer many programs across the Foothills, from Okotoks to Claresholm to Diamond Valley.

Their programs cover four key groups: Food Connexx, Dad Connexx, Senior Connexx, and Family Connexx.

Executive Director Marianne Dixon says their Good Food Box is a big hit with families looking to save money.

Canada's annual inflation rate ticked lower in December, thanks in part to Ottawa's temporary GST tax break, but economists still see interest rate cuts on the horizon as potential tariffs loom.

Statistics Canada said Tuesday the annual inflation reading for December came in at 1.8 per cent, down from 1.9 per cent in November. 

The report noted restaurant food purchases and alcohol bought from stores contributed the most to the deceleration — items which were subject to the tax reprieve, along with children's clothes and toys, among others.

The Canadian Country Showcase, hosted by Courtney Fielder, airs every weekend on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM. Courtney engages in conversations with emerging country music artists and the established stars we’ve come to love, celebrating their milestones and new releases.

The Town of Diamond Valley will be a bit noisy today (Jan. 21).

As part of some testing being conducted, the Diamond Valley Fire Rescue will be doing sound mapping of all the equipment at Station 3, which is on the Black Diamond side of town.

As part of this testing, the fire department will be turning on the vehicle sirens and blowing air horns.

The testing is scheduled to begin around 11 a.m. and is expected to last between 1 and 2 hours, with the loudest noise occurring for less than 20 minutes.

An order from Alberta's Energy Minister has returned Alberta to its 1976 coal policy.

A Ministerial Order from January 16 rescinds three previous orders, including a 2022 order to refuse all new coal exploration applications and suspend all approvals.