Strathmore

Pinnacle Medical Centres in Strathmore is closing.

"We want to express our deepest gratitude to the Strathmore community for your continued support throughout the years," the organization said.

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The reason for the July 1 shutdown has not been provided. However, StrathmoreNow has reached out to the company for more details.

Drumheller Fire & Rescue is asking residents to display their home’s street address for easier access by crew members during an emergency.

"It’s also a good idea to display it at the rear of your yard in case emergency services are approaching from the rear," said the organization.

Staff said it is the responsibility of residents to ensure their addresses are visible and not covered by vegetation.

Crews also asked residents to post addresses at the back of homes for added safety.

With a federal election looming, Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is launching Vote for Grain, a national campaign to engage grain farmers in the federal election and ensure their voices are heard.

A representative for the Canadian Red Cross says the situation on the ground in Myanmar is "still very dire and tragic" days after a massive earthquake that has killed more than 1,700 people.

Canadian Red Cross operations lead Chiran Livera said teams of staff and volunteers made up of both international and local Red Cross workers were in Myanmar when the quake hit on Friday, and they have been able to distribute help, including water and shelter kits, from warehouses stationed around the country.

Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North America are at risk of extinction.

Affordability measures dominated the promises on the federal election trail on Saturday, with the NDP focused on capping the price of some food items and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offering more tax writeoffs to some trades workers.

The first week of the federal election drew to a close with both Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh paying a visit to the national capital.

Calgary resident Laszlo Kovacs is now a millionaire.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said Kovacs. “I was jumping up and down inside.”

According to a release from the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, Kovacs held onto his ticket for several months during the cold winter.

“I’m glad I kept the receipt,” he joked. “It helped me remember all the details months later.”

Kovacs isn't planning anything big for his new prize winnings.

“I was raised to save my money,” he explained. “I may go on a trip though; I would love to go to Croatia.”

Can you imagine the weight of 18 tonnes of truck and 20 tonnes of excavator? 

To put this immense amount into perspective, the combined weight of the machinery is equivalent to about 22 cars. Picturing this number, however, was likely far from Sean Rickards' mind as he found himself crushed between the two pieces of equipment. 

“I was broken within a millimetre of my life,” he said afterwards.  

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be campaigning in Nepean today, the Ottawa riding where he is seeking election.

Carney, who has not yet served as an MP, is expected to meet with volunteers in the riding at 10 a.m.

Carney has faced questions about his decision to run in Nepean, which became vacant only after the Liberal party ousted MP Chandra Arya as its candidate three days before the election was called.

Back in 2000, as the World's Largest Dinosaur (WLD) was being built in Drumheller, summer student Heather Bitz watched the construction.

A quarter of a century later, Bitz now serves as the executive director of the Drumheller & District Chamber of Commerce. Just earlier this week, the chamber announced that the WLD would be closing down by the end of 2029.