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Some railway crossings will be closed today and tomorrow in Foothills County.

Canadian Pacific Railway will be closing the at-grade rail crossing at 250th Ave and 16th St West today (Nov. 7) so they can complete some crossing improvements.

Tomorrow (Nov. 8), Canadian Pacific will also be closing the at-grade rail crossing at 274th Ave and Meridian St. for crossing improvements.

The work at both sites, on both days, will occur between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., which will also cause a road closure at each location.

The Alberta government has introduced Bill 31, the Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, which will make changes to several pieces of legislation.

This Amendment Act will make changes to the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, the Public's Right to Know Act, the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, and the Alberta Evidence Act.

"Alberta's population is on the rise. And with that comes a necessity to ensure that Albertans have fair representation in the legislative assembly," Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Mickey Amery stated at a media conference.

Harvest season in Alberta has essentially wrapped up and it's been a good one, especially in the Foothills and southern Alberta, according to the province.

Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, RJ Sigurdson, issued a media statement congratulating and thanking Alberta farmers and ranchers.

The Town of Okotoks has proclaimed that the third week of November will officially be recognized as "Métis Week" in Okotoks every year.

Métis Week this year will be from November 10 to 16, which also includes Louis Riel Day on November 16, and this week will acknowledge and celebrate the Métis people, their culture, history, and achievements.

On Sunday, November 10, the Métis Nation flag will be raised at the Okotoks Municipal Centre, which will mark the beginning of Métis Week in Canada.

The Oilfields Food Banks shelves are in need of replenishing, especially with Christmas just around the corner, so the Diamond Valley Fire Rescue have stepped up.

Diamond Valley firefighters will be knocking on doors in Turner Valley, the Village of Longview, and Black Diamond in just over a week.

The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal’s Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sold over a decade ago when maintenance costs got too high. 

After years of rising rents, a forced move and general instability, its members are happy to have somewhere to meet. But president Darlene Harrison says one question keeps coming back: “When are we going to have our own home again?”

Stories passed down from elders tell how First Nations from afar would paddle their canoes to bathe in the hot springs on the territory of the Sts'ailes First Nation.

They believed the water contained medicine, said Sts'ailes Grand Chief William Charlie.

“Our people have been using it for tens of thousands of years," he said of the springs he called Qwólts, meaning boiling medicine water.

The Chief Executive Officer for Cereals Canada says a significant funding announcement will enable them to continue supporting markets around the world.

Dean Dias says they have received $7.3 million in funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. He notes this substantial investment includes $6.6 million over three years from the AgriMarketing Program and $674,000 over five years from the AgriScience Program. 

The federal government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok's Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform, but stopped short of ordering people to stay off the app.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the government's "wind up" demand Wednesday, saying it is meant to address "risks" related to ByteDance Ltd.’s establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc.

The Highwood Mustangs Senior Girls volleyball playoffs continued on Monday (Nov. 4) but suffered a 3-1 defeat to the Strathcona-Tweedsmuir Spartans (STS).

The Mustangs came into the match as the fourth seed, whereas STS was coming in as the first seed.