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Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre announced the official opposition shadow cabinet on Tuesday, May 21.

Many MPs retained their roles from previous shadow cabinets, including Foothills MP John Barlow, who was reappointed as Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Security.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has named 73 MPs to his party's leadership team and critic roles ahead of next week's return to the House of Commons.

He has named 48 Conservative members of Parliament to critic roles, while another 14 will become associate critics.

Most of them are returning MPs, though some have been shuffled to new positions left by people who were not re-elected on April 28. 

Canadians could soon find out if there will be another labour disruption at the national postal operator.

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has said it is reviewing a set of proposals for urban workers, along with rural and suburban carriers.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a 72-hour strike notice on Tuesday, and the deadline is Friday at midnight.

Canada Post says the new offers address several concerns, and it is offering a wage increase of 13.59 per cent over four years.

Top economic officials from the G7 were locked in a full day of closed-door discussions Wednesday to examine pressing topics, including the global economy and the war in Ukraine. 

The meeting between the group's finance ministers and central bank governors in Banff, Alta., is a prelude to the G7 leaders summit in June in nearby Kananaskis. 

It comes in the wake of the U.S. imposing global tariffs that have resulted in many countries reconsidering their trading relationships. 

A Frost Advisory has been issued for Foothills County.

The alert was issued just after 4 p.m., with Environment Canada citing an expected overnight temperature drop to zero or below.

The advisory is in effect for:

The Government of Alberta is investing over $188 million annually into programs and services to address gender-based violence.

One of those programs is the Escaping Abuse Benefit, which provides support to help cover basic expenses and transportation, as well as expenses associated with legal advice and healthcare services.

Among the key initiatives is the Escaping Abuse Benefit, which provides emergency support to cover basic expenses, transportation, and costs related to legal advice and healthcare services.

The Town of Nanton will be completing maintenance to underground infrastructure next week.  

The town is rehabilitating sewer pipes using the touchless, Cured-In-Place Pipe (CIPP) method, designed to minimize road disruptions. 

Work is scheduled for:  

May 26  

20th Street - 26 Ave. to near 2512   

Farmers have been experiencing rain delays as they work to complete their seeding operations.

Oilseed Specialist Sonia Wilson reports that recent rain events in Manitoba over the past eight days have brought much-needed precipitation to many areas. However, she remains hopeful that producers will soon be able to return to the fields.

The High River RCMP are investigating a series of vehicle break-and-enters in Montrose.  

Police received five reports of vehicle thefts and one report of a stolen vehicle in the Montrose community on May 13, in the early morning.  

When Brendan Bond, a High River resident, walked out of his house to drive his children to school Tuesday morning, his truck was gone.  

Canada Post has issued a new set of offers to the union representing postal workers as the clock ticks down to a possible strike.

The Crown corporation confirmed Wednesday it has filed a new set of proposals for workers in the urban bargaining unit and the rural and suburban units.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said its negotiating team was set to examine the proposals this afternoon.

The new offers come days after the union issued a strike notice that could see postal workers back on the picket line on Friday.