Strathmore

A road in Chestermere will be closed for the next 10 days due to utility work.

According to the city, ATCO will install shallow utility lines on the road connecting Waterford Drive and Dawson Drive.

"As a result, this road will be closed to public access," wrote the city on its website.

The work begins Monday, Apr. 7, and will run until Apr. 17.

Over the weekend, players and families of the Agra Risk Wheatland Kings were honoured at their annual awards banquet.

The Strathmore Family Centre Arena hosted more than 130 families and players.

The event featured speeches from the coaching staff and athletes.

Awards were presented to several players:

Three people have been arrested following a yearlong drug trafficking investigation by Drumheller RCMP.

According to police, the investigation began in April 2024, targeting people suspected of selling drugs in Drumheller and the surrounding area.

"Through coordinated efforts with other RCMP units, including Alberta Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit, Red Deer ALERT and Strathmore GIS, police were able to disrupt a network involved in trafficking-controlled substances," wrote RCMP in a news release.

The StrathmoreNow online auction is coming soon.

Residents can start bidding on hundreds of items starting on April 9.

From gift cards to hotel stays and everyday essentials, there's something for everyone.

The auction closes April 16.

You can register now by clicking here.

With just three weeks to go until election day, Canada's federal party leaders are back on the road today.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to make an announcement in Toronto today following weekend campaign stops on the East Coast, where he announced plans to impose national rent control and to get every Canadian access to a family doctor in the next five years.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is wrapping up a campaign sweep on the West Coast today before flying to Edmonton for a rally.

Cereals Canada has released a series of sustainability reports for Canadian non-durum wheat, durum wheat, barley, and oats to demonstrate how the cereals value chain is meeting the challenge of sustainable cereal production.

“Canada is a global leader in the production of high-quality, nutritious, and sustainable cereal grains,” said Mark Walker, vice-president of markets and trade. “These reports confirm that Canadian farmers grow some of the most sustainable crops in the world.”

Protesters rallied in several cities across the country on Sunday to demonstrate against Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty, as backlash to an American president who appears bent on upending the global order gains momentum.

Despite softer-than-expected tariffs against Canada last week and a more cordial tone from the White House over the past week, the echo from Trump's repeated remarks about making Canada the 51st state continues to ring in Canadians' ears.

The NDP promised to protect tenants through national rent control while the Conservatives focused their campaign trail message on addictions treatment Sunday.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Halifax in the morning that his party would tie federal housing funding for provinces and municipalities to tenant protection policies like rent control.

The NDP says housing and rent prices in Canada have doubled since 2015 and the average asking rent hit $2,109 per month in January.

Police say they've charged a 31-year-old Ottawa man with several offences following an incident that placed an area of Parliament Hill under lockdown on Saturday.

Ottawa police said in a media statement Sunday that a man entered East Block in downtown Ottawa at 2:40 p.m. Saturday and started issuing threats to those inside.

Security officials isolated the man in a security screening area while police evacuated the building, which mostly houses offices for senators and their staff.

Police said the man surrendered peacefully after hours of negotiations.

Chestermere is planning to celebrate parents who welcomed a child in 2024.

"Any families located within Chestermere are welcome to apply. The City of Chestermere, through the Parks Department, subsidizes the cost of the trees, making this an excellent and affordable opportunity for families to participate," the city said in a release.

The birth forest planting event will take place on May 8 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Westmere Environmental Reserve.