Strathmore

Halloween is over and residents of Strathmore and Wheatland County are getting ready to ring in the holiday season with the annual Santa Clause Parade.

The parade will be hit the streets of downtown Strathmore on November 30.

"We're working on a few surprises and will have more information to share soon, but in the meantime, make sure to sign your float up for the Santa Claus Parade," wrote the Town of Strathmore on its Facebook page.

The festivities will begin at 5 p.m. with road closures in effect starting at 4 p.m.

Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become one of the most decorated and influential people to work in Indigenous justice and advocacy.

A former judge and senator, one of Sinclair's biggest roles was chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools. 

He died Monday morning in a Winnipeg hospital, said his son Niigaan Sinclair. He was 73.

Sinclair was a father of five and a grandfather.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces' premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million.

It follows Poilievre's own pledge last week that if he becomes prime minister, he will axe the federal sales tax on new homes sold for under $1 million.

The Conservatives estimated that measure would reduce the cost of an $800,000 home by $40,000 and spur construction of another 30,000 homes per year.

The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m.

The BC Maritime Employers Association has said the lockout is meant to "facilitate a safe and orderly wind-down of operations" in light of "escalating and unpredictable strike action."

Last week, it said the move was being done "defensively" after International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 had issued a 72-hour strike notice for job action, which also starts at 8 a.m.

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) attended the 33rd Annual Tri-National Agricultural Accord meetings from October 21-23 in Arlington, VA, to reinforce its strong support for the North American agri-food trading system.

“The strength of CAFTA’s delegation underscores our firm commitment to the North American agri-food trading framework, particularly as we approach the 2026 CUSMA Review,” said CAFTA president Greg Northey. “With the U.S. Presidential election on the horizon, it is critical to hear directly from our U.S. and Mexican partners.”

Francine Cunningham is a Strathmore-based author who was recently featured in a new Indigenous horror anthology book.

Cunningham has been a professional writer for over 10 years, winning awards for her short fiction and children's stories.

Her work has been included in Zegaajimo: Indigenous Horror Fiction, which is set to be released on November 9.

Among the millions glued to their TV sets Tuesday night watching U.S. election results will be a group of people in Montreal with a particular connection to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris — her high school classmates. 

Kamala Harris lived in Canada

Long before she became an American vice-president and presidential candidate, Harris spent several years in Montreal and attended Westmount High School from 1978 to 1981.

While she doesn't talk much about that time, one of her former classmates believes her high school years helped shaped who she would become. 

Canada's spy service tracked the flow of its intelligence reports across government and studied how other agencies handled them as part of an investigation into leaks of classified information about foreign interference, a newly released memo shows. 

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service described the "tireless efforts" in the memo prepared for staff who were keen for an update on the probe into unauthorized disclosures to the media. 

Residents in Strathmore have been picking up poppies to wear in honour of veterans as Remembrance Day inches closer.

According to Donovan Arnaud, president of the Royal Canadian Legion in Strathmore, the poppy is a natural flower that grows in Flanders in Belgium.

"They used the poppy as a physical symbol of what I referred to as ground zero for the entire World War I."

Arnaud says the Commonwealth and the United States viewed Flanders and the poppy as a sign of sacrifice in war.