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The Southern family has another medal to add to their achievements.

Spruce Meadows co-founder Margaret Southern was recently awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal, with the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, The Honourable Salma Lakhani, calling Southern "that anchor that grounds us."

"Mrs. Southern, you and your family are really that anchor that grounds us, in a world that has lost its mooring," Lakhani explained in a media release. "Thank you so much for everything that you have done, and your family continues to do."

After more than a decade on the court, Okotoks Paralympian Zak Madell has announced his retirement from wheelchair rugby.

The 30-year-old athlete’s 13-year career began in 2011, after he attended a prospect camp where he caught the attention of Duncan Campbell, the co-inventor of wheelchair rugby.

At just 18 years old, Madell competed at the 2012 London Paralympics, helping Team Canada secure a silver medal in his debut appearance.

The Diamond Valley Fire Rescue has released their stats, showing how they have spent their time this year.

As of now, halfway through the year, they have responded to 255 calls, whereas all of 2024, they responded to 498 calls.

Of those 255 calls, 58 were for fires (22.7 per cent), 100 were medical (39.2 per cent), 36 were for rescue services (14.1 percent), and there were 61 calls for alarms and other calls (23.9 per cent).

The Okotoks Dawgs keep finding ways to win, including beating the Brooks Bombers back-to-back over the weekend.

Their record is now 23 and 10 as they hold a 2 and a half game lead over the Lethbridge Bulls and the Sylvan Lake Gulls for first place in the WCBL West division.

The Dawgs dropped the Bombers 5-1 on Saturday and 13-3 on Sunday.

Interestingly enough, the Dawgs host the Bulls on Tuesday night at Seaman Stadium, and then they host the Gulls on Wednesday this week.

Tickets are still available.

The Calgary Police are looking for information on a woman who has been missing from SW Calgary for a month.

31-year-old Deeanna was reported missing from the southeast Calgary community of Copperfield last month, but a new piece of information has led the police to believe she was last seen in Shawnessy Town Centre.

After the police pursued new developments in the investigation, they believe Deeanna was last seen on Friday, June 6 at roughly 9 p.m. near the Value Village in the Shawnessy Town Centre shopping plaza at 305 Shawville Blvd. S.W.

The Town of Nanton is a top 40 finalist in the 2025 ParticipACTION Community Challenge.  

The challenge is a national physical activity and sport initiative aimed at encouraging individuals and families to get active throughout the month of June.  

The premiers of Alberta and Ontario are set to meet in Calgary today to sign two memorandums of understanding.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she and Ontario Premier Doug Ford will sign agreements on energy priorities, trade and interprovincial co-operation.

The pair were together at a roundtable in Calgary on Sunday, with Ford tweeting that they discussed how to build new pipelines, as well as rail lines to export Canadian critical minerals and energy.

Smith also bumped into Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday.

In early June, Alberta Fish and Wildlife were patrolling a section of the Highwood River near Longview, which led to three people being arrested and charged.

Not only is the Highwood River closed to sportfishing from Nov. 1 to June 15, but there is also a bait ban, which is in place to help protect bull trout and other sensitive species.

While Fish and Wildlife were patrolling the river, three men and one youth were observed fishing in a closed area, who were also using "set" lines, which are usually associated with bait fishing.

Steer Wrestler Scott Guenthner from Provost, Alberta, is going to the Championship finals this Sunday at the Calgary Stampede.

Guenthner had a time of 4.7 seconds on the final day in Pool A to finish in second place on Sunday, but more importantly, he finished first overall.

That means he's going to the Steer Wrestling finals on Sunday. 

Two other Albertans also qualified for Championship Sunday.

Ladies Breakaway Roping standout Shelby Boisjoli-Meged from Langdon finished in first place yesterday, and overall, so she's moving on to the finals.

The track was wet and a bit slow on the Rangeland Derby on Sunday night, and several penalties slowed down some of the drivers' rankings.

Defending Champion High River's Jason Glass took out a barrel, costing him 5 seconds and pushing him from 3rd down into 13th place in the aggregate.

Glass also suffered a 5-second penalty in last year's Calgary Stampede, but also set a new track record and was able to overcome his penalty and went on to win it all.