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This summer, Rocky View County is going head-to-head in a battle against pests and invasive weed species.

"Weed inspectors will be throughout the County this summer inspecting private, public, and municipal property to help stop the spread of regulated weeds listed as noxious and prohibited noxious under Alberta’s Weed Control Act."

These weeds can create significant economic, ecological and environmental problems by crowding out native plants, lowering biodiversity, harming soil and water quality, and disrupting agricultural production.

Former Estevan Bruins hockey player Mason Strutt’s court case was adjourned to July 29 during proceedings Wednesday in Moose Jaw Provincial Court. 

Strutt did not appear in person. Estevan lawyer Kathryn Gilliss appeared by phone on his behalf. 

No calls for assault, fights, or intoxicated patrons for the Swift Current Municipal RCMP at Frontier Days, but 13 impaired drivers were taken off the roadway.

Four of the impaired drivers have been charged criminally, with three being impaired by alcohol. Nine others were handed roadside suspensions for impaired driving, with five impaired by drugs and four impaired by alcohol.

The Saskatchewan NDP brought nearly their full, 27-member provincial caucus to Moose Jaw on Thursday for a day of economic strategy and festival atmosphere — pairing political meetings with a walk through the city's annual Sidewalk Days street festival.

Party leader Carla Beck said the visit wasn’t just about a photo op — it was about recognizing Moose Jaw’s position in Saskatchewan’s economic future and taking seriously the concerns local residents have raised over the past year.

Dates have been set for the disciplinary hearing for former Moose Jaw Police Service Supt. Taylor Mickleborough. 

According to the Ministry of Justice website, the matter between Mickleborough, the Chief of Police and the Moose Jaw Police Service is set for the following dates: 

The hot and humid air moving through Manitoba brought some intense thunderstorms overnight Friday, and the weather systems aren't done yet. 

"We had pretty strong wind gusts [last night]," says Dan Fulton, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (EC). "The highest I saw was 115 km/h, but there were quite a few stations that reported over the 90-115 km/h range."

The areas of Manitoba that saw the most precipitation and winds were the southern areas near the U.S.A. border from west to east. 

The Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) has released its monthly statistics for June, and Airdrie has a few interesting trends.

Due to a sharp decline in detached activity, sales in June fell to 164 units, according to CREB.

"The pullback in sales was met with 324 new listings, causing the sales-to-new listings ratio to drop to 51 per cent, the lowest ratio reported in June since 2018."

The growing gap between sales and new listings led to more inventory, pushing the months of supply above three for the first time since 2020.

For the second time this week, a series of severe thunderstorms rumbled across the region early Friday morning, with Warnings again issued for the Morden, Winkler, Altona, Emerson and Vita regions.

Severe thunderstorms rolled through parts of southwestern Manitoba Thursday night and early Friday morning, with Tornado Warnings issued for more than an hour for two locations.

The 600 residents of Lynn Lake in northern Manitoba are being told to leave town for the second time this year due to wildfires.

Town officials say a fire is threatening Manitoba Hydro transmission lines and, if those lines are damaged, the community could be without power for a month.

The town is offering transportation for evacuees and a reception centre has been set up in Brandon, about 1,100 kilometres by road to the south.