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The HTA Knights had a bye week but that didn't stop the junior squad from taking on the Bonnyville Voyageurs senior squad in a 21-10 victory.

Ezra Kornelsen picked up the first touchdown for the HTA JV team, followed by Daniel Bowers getting across the endzone for the second touchdown in favour of the Knights. Quarterback Brenden Petersen found Malik Robbins for the third and final touchdown for the Knights.

The Knights put up a total of 248 yards with 130 of them coming through the air. The other 118 yards came from rushing.

The Foothills Falcons got back in the win column after beating the Catholic Central High Cougars on Friday night (Oct. 4) with a 17-7 win at home.

Quarterback Emerson Liepert would get the Falcons on the board with a three-yard rush for a touchdown in the first quarter.

The Falcons have two games left in the season, they will have a bye week this weekend, then they will host the Strathmore Spartans on Friday (Oct. 18), and play their final game in Lethbridge to face their Collegiate Institute on October 25 at 6:00 p.m.

A recent internal audit at Alberta Health Services (AHS) has revealed an issue with referrals being delayed.

The audit was completed in late September and showed that some patient referrals to external healthcare providers in the AHS Central Zone were not processed correctly, causing a delay in care in some cases.

Upon further investigation, they determined that the issue was occurring outside of the Central Zone, with patients in all five AHS zones having been impacted.

The provincial government is helping to recognize those who have stood out in the sports community.

The Alberta Sport Recognition Awards program is a provincial award that acknowledges the outstanding achievements and the commitments to the sport community in the province.

Federal political parties appear to be locked in a game of chicken in an increasingly precarious Parliament over a debate that has stalled almost all business in the House of Commons.

The Conservatives have vowed the debate will continue until the Liberals hand over unredacted documents to the RCMP about a green-tech foundation that was found to have misspent government money.

The debate has now stretched into its second week.

A newly released document shows federal cabinet ministers were warned in May 2022 that hostile states were targeting Canada's strategic interests, the integrity of Canadian institutions and democratic processes, and the ability of the public to exercise Charter-protected rights and freedoms.

The document is a summary of one of four memorandums to cabinet, generally considered closely held confidences, that were provided to a federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference as part of its terms of reference. 

The Federal government has announced over $6.8 million over five years for the Organic Science Cluster is geared to research and advancing sustainable practices. 

Allison Squires is president of the Canadian Organic Growers says the organic sector is unique in that it encompasses everything from aquaculture to cranberries to horticulture and field crops.

She says this pot of money will go towards projects in all these different areas, out of the 14 projects two are based in the prairies.

The Sait Trojans were welcomed to the Viking Rentals Centre with a great turnout of young ladies in attendance watching the Trojans down the Medicine Hat Rattlers 1-0 on Sunday (Oct. 6).

The Trojans came to Okotoks to play in part with their Women's Hockey Showdown Exhibition series.

Kaylin Schellenberg who has been on the Trojans since the 2018-2019 season played in her first game of the 2024-2025 season, picking up a shutout with 24 saves. The final shot count was 36-24 in favour of the Trojans.

There was no shortage of Foothills-area athletes at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) held in Edmonton from October 2-5.

One highlight was Longview's Bradi Whiteside taking the All Around Cowgirl title after strong showings in both barrel racing and breakaway roping, taking $66,215.15 from both events combined.

Here's the breakdown of the performances from the athletes representing the Foothills and surrounding areas:

Barrel Racing

Bradi Whiteside landed in the top five in three of the rounds, taking the day money in the third.

The Carstar Okotoks Bisons continue to stampede through their opponents, having strung together four wins in a row after coming away with two wins on the weekend.

The Herd started their first road trip of the season when they headed to Didsbury to take on the Mountainview Colts on Friday (Oct. 4).