Strathmore

One unique addition to this year's Strathmore Stampede is the inclusion of Real Canadian Wrestling (RCW).

The local wrestling group, led by Strathmore resident Steve Wilde, will be performing Stampede Smackdown at the Strathmore Family Centre gold arena on Aug. 3.

"It's going to be a different level of wrestling at the show," said Wilde. "I won't say it's going to an uncensored event, but there is going to be a heightened level of wrestling and different types of matches."

Strathmore's local sushi shop, Happy Burp, is getting a new home.

Since opening, the store has been located alongside Bubble Tea Brewers just off Highway 1 on the west side of town.

However, a social media post shows that Happy Burp will be moving to 80A Archie Klaiber Trail, next to Stacked Pancake House.

"We will be closing temporarily starting [Friday] in preparation for our new location," wrote Happy Burp on social media. "We will announce our soft opening once everything is ready."

A definitive soft opening date was not given.

 AgraCity - a generic crop input supplier - sending out an important notice yesterday to its clients thanking them for their patience while they work through their operational restructuring after experiencing cash flow problems.

AgraCity owes product to a number of farmers and is attempting to reimburse growers for crop inputs they bought but did not receive.

The company announced they have restarted their packaging and product fulfillment operations and will be making products available to customers soon.

 Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn says Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation will provide support measures through its AgriInsurance program, improving cash flow for livestock producers needing to secure additional feed.

MASC will be applying a quality adjustment factor to reduce yield appraisals by 40 per cent for drought-stricken cereal crops that are converted to livestock feed. 

A new agreement will open up more opportunities for moving products from Manitoba and Saskatchewan to the world.

This week, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will create a northern trade corridor through the Port of Churchill.

Moe says Saskatchewan remains committed to strengthening trade across Canada by supporting and developing new transportation corridors

A lawyer for one of two leaders of the Freedom Convoy facing sentencing told an Ottawa court Wednesday her client should not be left with a criminal record.

Crown prosecutor Siobhain Wetscher said Wednesday she is seeking stiff sentences for convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber because of the broad community harm caused by the three-week 2022 protest in Ottawa's downtown core.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wrapped three days of meetings with his fellow premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday with a message he admitted he wouldn't have sent over the past decade.

"We can be proud of the work our federal government is doing, in fairness," Moe said.

Moe has been one of the federal Liberal government's most vocal critics in recent years — and criticism of Ottawa is usually guaranteed when provincial leaders gather.

Gas prices in Strathmore have been fluctuating throughout the year.

As of Wednesday (July 23), gas prices have dropped below the levels seen following the April 1 carbon tax removal. 

According to GasBuddy.com, the lowest price in Strathmore is at the Petro-Canada station, where regular fuel is selling for 127.8 cents per litre. 

The Fas Gas is slightly higher at 127.9 cents per litre, matching the prices at Co-op, Husky, Shell, Mobil, Esso, and Hi Ho stations. 

We are playing Quesada or Nada on the 104.5 More Country morning show tomorrow morning.

Keesyn Glawson will drop a Spanish word and the definition, and you have to text in guessing if that definition matches the word in a 'true-or-false' format.

If you get the answer right, you could win a $50 gift card to Quesada Burritos & Tacos!

Listen for the cue to text at 7:50 a.m. 

Manitoba is continuing to work on growing the agri-food sector. 

Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced over $6 million in funding from the province and the federal government to increase food processing opportunities.

The announcement was made at Maple Leaf Foods in Brandon, one of the recipients of the funding. 

Maple Leaf's President of Pork Operations Dennis Organ says the investment will help modernize the Brandon pork facility with state-of-the-art equipment, improving reliability, efficiency and production quality.