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Okotoks Fire & Rescue responded to a fire just south of town on Friday, July 11.

The fire broke out shortly before 8 p.m. on Range Road 293, off 32nd Street.

A black plume of smoke from the blaze was visible across Okotoks.

"It came in as a structure fire," said Okotoks Fire Chief Trevor Brice. Crews arrived on the scene in about 10 minutes.

The annual pace of inflation accelerated to 1.9 per cent in June as consumers were paying more at car dealerships, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The June price hike is up from 1.7 per cent in May and was largely in line with economists’ expectations.

StatCan said gasoline prices were nearly unchanged in June as higher crude oil prices and geopolitical conflicts ratcheted up pressure at the pumps. Motorists saw a steeper monthly decline in prices this time last year, which the agency said led to a rise in headline inflation.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to convene the Incident Response Group in Ottawa today to discuss the ongoing wildfire situation across the country.

Carney also convened the group of ministers and senior officials a little over a month ago in response to an earlier wave of wildfires, which peaked in May and June, then receded, and have now flared up again.

More than 6,000 people are currently out of their homes in Manitoba, and the communities of Lynn Lake and Snow Lake ordered residents to flee for the second time in just weeks.

As we enter the heart of July and the back half of the 2025 growing season, producers are looking to protect their crops to help ensure they don’t lose any yield come harvest time. That’s especially the case for canola, as plants start heading towards full bloom and will start forming pods and seeds.  

The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in his blind trust to avoid any possible conflicts of interest.

Carney set up the blind trust after he was sworn in as prime minister in March and the details of how it works were made public on Friday.

They show that the prime minister has set up screens to avoid potential conflicts related to his previous interests in Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Corporation and Stripe Inc.

But Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre believes that's not enough.

A public alert has been issued by Alberta Health Services (AHS) due to potential measles exposures in Okotoks, Calgary, and Banff.

AHS was notified of two people with confirmed measles cases who were in public settings while infectious during the second week of July.

The locations and exposure times include:

Update:

The boil water advisory that was issued for the Hamlet of Granum has been lifted. 

The water has been tested, and is deemed safe for consumption.

Residents no longer have to boil water. 

Original story:

The boil water advisory for the Hamlet of Granum remained in effect until Wednesday, July 16. 

The advisory was issued following a power outage on Sunday night.  

Don Seaman, who lent his name to Seaman Stadium, home of the Okotoks Dawgs, died on July 9, just weeks before what would have been his 100th birthday.

While many in Okotoks know his name from the stadium and Don Seaman Way, he will also be remembered as a pioneer in Alberta’s oil and gas sector and as a generous entrepreneur.

Born in Rouleau, Saskatchewan, Seaman was the youngest of four siblings, all of whom earned degrees from the University of Saskatchewan. Don and his brothers, Doc and BJ, each graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.

The Friends of the Bar U are asking the public for help bringing home a painting that was recently sold in error.

The painting, Bison on the Western Range, was created by local artist Corrie Buwalda and depicts the land as it may have looked before the ranch was established.

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) is investigating a fatal collision in the city's deep south over the weekend.

At around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 14, police responded to a single-vehicle crash on 194 Avenue S.W., between the communities of Silverado and Walden.

According to CPS, a 2004 BMW 320i was travelling eastbound at a high rate of speed.

Investigators believe the vehicle began to rotate while crossing a bridge over railway tracks, then crossed a median and struck a light pole.