Strathmore

It was a successful past week of hockey for staff with the City of Chestermere.

Participants took part in a 3-on-3 tournament to help fundraise for the United Way from Feb. 5-6.

"Representatives from City Hall, Community Operations, and Community Safety participated and successfully raised a total of $4,764. Thanks to all our staff who participated and to the families who came out to support, and to Mayor Dean who acted as referee," added the city in a news release.

Staff with the city said they're grateful to be able to give back to the community.

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by The Canadian Press editors.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2025.

The appointment of singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie to the Order of Canada has been terminated by the Governor General.

The move was announced in the Canada Gazette, the federal government newspaper.

It says the appointment was terminated by an ordinance signed by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Jan. 3.

The move comes after a CBC report in 2023 questioned Sainte-Marie's Indigenous heritage, saying it found a birth certificate that indicated she was born in 1941 in Massachusetts.

A federal unit that tracks suspected foreign interference has uncovered a "co-ordinated and malicious" effort — possibly launched by China — against Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland.

Rapid Response Mechanism Canada, based at Global Affairs Canada, is monitoring cyberspace for signs of state-sponsored information manipulation on behalf of the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force. 

The government recently announced the task force, which is usually active during election campaigns, would operate during the Liberal leadership contest.

Donald Trump is not joking when he says he'd like to make Canada the 51st state, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, adding that the U.S. president's annexation plans are related to Canada's supply of critical minerals.

Trudeau made the remarks to more than 100 business, labour and industry leaders who were invited to an economic summit in Toronto hosted by the government and its advisory council on Canada-U.S. relations.

Strathmore is hosting the U18 Female Hockey Alberta Provincial Championship for the first time.

The tournament will take place at the Strathmore Family Centre Arena from March 20 to 23 and will feature eight teams from across the province.

"The Wheatland Wranglers came to fruition last year. This is its second year," said Jodi Vanderlaan, manager of the team. "It coincides with Strathmore Minor Hockey but is a different division."

The City of Chestermere will begin more upgrade work on the Rainbow Road Bridge next week.

According to the city, contractors will return to the bridge on Monday (Feb. 10) and will complete instream rip rap and pier removal by Tuesday.

Work will begin at 7 a.m. and last until 7 p.m. on both days.

The Agra Risk Wheatland Kings are battling for an important playoff position this weekend.

The Kings will take on the Medicine Hat Cubs on Friday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. with a chance to take second place in the division and home-ice advantage for the second round.

In order to do that the Kings will have to beat the Cubs on Friday night and hope Medicine Hat loses on Sunday, Feb. 9 against the Coaldale Copperheads.

The Kings will also play the Copperheads on Saturday, Feb. 8 and securing a second win would help increase their chances.

Sacha joins Courtney Fielder on the Canadian Country Showcase this weekend! She'll take us behind the scenes of her 2024 hit "Hey Mom, I Made It" and introduce her brand-new single, "Til I Don't." Plus, we’re throwing it back to this week in 2019 with a #1 hit you won’t want to miss.

Tune in to the Canadian Country Showcase every Saturday at 12 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m., exclusively on the Golden West Country Network.

On Friday, we had our last Jeep Wrangle Winter Word of the Day in preparation for the end of the contest, which wraps up on Saturday (Feb. 8) at 11:59 p.m.

The last Jeep Wrangle Winter Word of the Day is winner, so make sure you text winner to 403-902-1111.

You can also come down to Furfest at the Strathmore Civic Centre on Saturday as staff with 104.5 More Country and StrathmoreNow will be there from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. asking residents to scan our QR code to enter to win the Jeep.

We will announce the winner on February 20.