Strathmore

This 8 month old sweet girl has learned to love humans. She spent much of her youth already as a stray and warms up fast.

Nora is doing great at walking and better at house manners.

Nora: happy, playful and talkative pup. Loves getting into trouble. Loves other dogs and will follow their lead. Sleeps in her crate and gets very excited at dinner time but eats well in her crate too. She would do well in an active family although she gets a bit carsick. She likes to be petted while laying on the bed. She’s a dogs dog though overall.

One of the oldest homes in Cheadle was lost to a fire.

The fire was on Monday (Sept. 8) afternoon at the corner of Railway Avenue and Styl Street, with firefighters and RCMP responding to the scene.

According to the homeowner, the fire had spread quickly. Despite this, everybody made it out of the home safely.

The homeowner also thanked the public for helping the home's residents following the blaze.

An update will be provided once more information is released. 

Local businesses serve as the Heart of Our Community, and now residents are given the chance to nominate their favourites.

The fourth quadrant of the Heart of Our Community campaign began on Sept. 1 and runs until Nov. 30, with residents being able to nominate a local business that deserves recognition for its service in the community.

Canada’s canola industry is expressing deep frustration over the federal government’s newly announced support package, saying it fails to meet the urgent needs of farmers and the broader value chain affected by the ongoing closure of the Chinese market.

While industry leaders welcomed the government’s attention to agriculture, they say the measures announced on Friday do not reflect the scale of the crisis.

While the Alberta government is urging teachers to get back to the bargaining table to get out of an ongoing stalemate, their union says the province needs to move beyond reiterating a deal that teachers have already rejected.

Finance Minister Nate Horner is encouraging teachers to take a closer look at the latest offer, which he says shows respect for teachers.

"We've never left the table," Horner said in an interview Monday.

"We think this is a fair deal. We think this is a good deal."

The federal government says it plans to launch a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence.

"We are seeing a lot more activity across departments and agencies," Stephen Burt, the government’s chief data officer, told The Canadian Press.

The federal government says it has found almost 500 ways to streamline regulations and cut costs following a 60-day red tape review exercise.

Departments and agencies have published reports identifying measures to make them more efficient and eliminate complicated or redundant regulations or processes.

Examples include a Canada Border Services Agency proposal to end the rule requiring that travellers arriving in Canada only on their way to another country, be examined by the agency before making their way to their departing flight.

Strathmore RCMP issued a shelter in place for Langdon on Monday (Sept. 8).

The shelter in place was released at around 4:13 p.m. specifically for residents along Boulder Creek Drive as officers dealt with an incident involving firearms.

At 5:32 p.m., police provided an update saying that the shelter in place had ended, and that police had one suspect in custody.

Police will be giving an update with further details on Tuesday.

A night of fun had Strathmore families on the edge of their seats. 

The Strathmore Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) hosted its second annual Community Connection Night on Sept. 5. 

With hamburgers, food trucks, and local vendors, families enjoyed the warm weather and lined Kinsmen Park with lawn chairs, blankets, and popcorn to watch an outdoor movie. 

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government says it will fight hard to defend a court challenge to its school pronoun law.

“Alberta’s government will vigorously defend our position in court,” Heather Jenkins, press secretary to Justice Minister Mickey Amery, said in a statement after two LGBTQ+ advocacy groups officially filed the court challenge last week.

Jenkins stressed the legislation was introduced to strengthen ties between parents and their child’s education.