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Nanton is about to get a taste of Hollywood.

A feature film will be shooting scenes in town on June 10 and 11, according to a Facebook post shared by the Town of Nanton on Monday morning (June 2). 

Filming will take place:

• On 19 Avenue (between 24 Street and Highway 533) from 2 p.m. on June 10 until 3 a.m. on June 11.

• On both the northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 2 (between 15 Street and 28 Street) from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. on June 11.

It's Seniors' Week throughout Alberta this week, and the Town of Okotoks has numerous activities for Seniors to enjoy.

Today (June 2), the Town is hosting a Seniors' Celebration Pancake Breakfast at Viking Rentals Centre from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is live entertainment, line dancing, craft activities, door prizes, and a professional photo booth.

Mission Thrift is hosting an open house at 11:00 a.m. and 2 p.m., and the Town of Okotoks is hosting a Bird Watching Walk from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

June is Pride awareness month, and the Town of High River raised a Pride flag in support on Monday morning.

Mayor Craig Snodgrass raised the flag and proclaimed it Pride Month with a few dozen supporters on hand, cheering.

Angie joined her Uncle Charlie Brown on the 99.7 Sun Country Morning Show to not only update you on what to expect for the weather this week but also to wish her uncle a happy birthday.

"Well, the week is looking pretty good. Showers ending early this morning and then a mix of sun and cloud with a low risk of a thundershower this afternoon, with a high of 17 today. 

Tuesday, a mix of sun and cloud with a low chance of a shower in the afternoon.

Wednesday, sunny and a high of 21. Thursday, sunny and a high of 24.

Friday, sunny and a high of 27. 

The Okotoks Dawgs picked up their first win of the WCBL season on Sunday afternoon.

The 2 p.m. game time versus the Lethbridge Bulls filled the stands, and the Dawgs came through with a 10-7 win.

The Dawgs scored six runs in the 5th inning and held on for the win.

The team is now 1-2 early in the season, with plenty of baseball action waiting to be had.

They hit the mound on the road tonight as they tangle with the Bombers in Brooks at 7, then the club returns home tomorrow to face down the Lethbridge Bulls again.

Jason Glass from High River had an outstanding first chuckwagon event of the season.

However, he wasn't able to put the cherry on top after winning the aggregate on Saturday night and winning the Ralph Vigen Memorial Award.

He won the award for having the top aggregate score after four nights of racing.

He finished with a time of 5:07.21 and qualified for the final four $40,000 Dash for Cash on Sunday.

It was Obrey Motowylo taking the buckle, $20,000 and bragging rights for winning his third Grande Prairie Stompede championship.

Canada's premiers are heading into to a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saskatoon Monday armed with their wish lists for major "nation-building" projects that could buttress the economy in the face of a U.S. trade war.

Carney asked the premiers to each pass on five suggestions for national infrastructure projects, and Monday's meeting will aim to identify the ones that will make the final cut to be fast tracked using legislation Ottawa may introduce as early as this week.

Canada Post has rejected a request from the union representing about 55,000 of its workers to send their ongoing labour dispute to binding arbitration.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers made the request in a statement Saturday, saying it was inviting Canada Post to a fair, final and binding arbitration process to resolve negotiations that have dragged on for months without producing a new collective agreement. 

The Okotoks Dawgs had their 2025 Home Opener last night (Saturday, May 31) against the Energy City Cactus Rats.

Before the first pitch was thrown, the Dawgs gave legendary Don Seaman a salute.

The salute was topped off with a tribute video to Don Seaman and all of the Dawgs teams gathered together and tipped their caps to the principal donor of the Seaman Stadium complex.

There was also a banner unveiling of their 2024 Championship Banner.

The game began slow, with neither team scoring until the sixth inning.

As Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argues the government's plan to speed up key infrastructure projects doesn't go far enough, some Indigenous leaders are accusing Ottawa of not giving them enough time to weigh in.

The government is developing a bill to fast-track what it calls nation-building projects with a streamlined regulatory approval process as a substitute for reviews under the Impact Assessment Act, also known as C-69.