Strathmore

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Donald Trump's suggestion that he will impose sweeping tariffs on Canada on Feb. 1 is "nothing new," and insists Canada has plans ready for several possible scenarios.

LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly stepped out of a cabinet meeting in Montebello, Que. to deliver a statement to reassure Canadians after the newly installed U.S. president signed a stack of unrelated executive orders Monday evening.

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move ahead with with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports on Feb. 1. 

He delivered the deadline on Monday evening at the White House as he signed a stack of unrelated executive orders. 

"We are thinking in terms of 25 per cent on Mexico and Canada because they are allowing vast number of people, Canada is a very bad abuser also, vast numbers of people to come in and fentanyl to come in," he told reporters Monday night.

A new poll suggests more than a third of Canadians say they have no choice but to seek health information online because they don’t have access to a doctor, further highlighting challenges posed by an ongoing physician shortage. 

The online survey by the Canadian Medical Association and Abacus Data conducted last November found that 37 per cent of respondents used medical advice they found online because they couldn’t access a doctor or a medical professional for help. 

Expansion of technology in recent years has played a critical role in the success of the small local farm and the Ag industry as a whole.  

Manitoba Agriculture Minister, Ron Kostyshyn, says our province's economy relies on that progress and noted the opportunities for growth, innovation, and sustainability in the industry. 

Starting on Tuesday (Jan. 21) crews will be at Cambridge Glen Drive between Centennial Drive and Sagewood Care Centre.

According to the town, workers will be pruning trees until Friday (Jan. 24).

Signs along the area say residents may be towed or ticketed if they leave their vehicles where workers are.

The closure will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

The Village of Standard reopened Clover Farm, its only grocery store, earlier this month.

Back in 2018, the local Co-op grocery store had closed down, leaving residents without a place to purchase groceries. 

"A group of about 30 local people got together and purchased the building from Co-op, calling themselves The Broadway Group," said Ross Collins, vice-president of the organization.

"There was a lot of concerned locals who didn't want to be without a store in Standard."

It was a weekend full of highs and lows for the Agra Risk Wheatland Kings.

The Kings were defeated by the Medicine Hat Cubs 8-5 on Friday (Jan. 17). However, the club crushed the High River Flyers 8-0 on Sunday evening.

Cody Holdaway, general manager of the Kings says the group watched tape to see what went wrong against the Cubs.

"We know our mistakes, we know what we need to fix, and that was displayed on Sunday afternoon when we dominated the Flyers 8-0."

The winter season has the Strathmore Overnight Shelter operating near full capacity.

According to Elisabeth Karp, executive director of the shelter, they usually see an increase during the colder months.

"We changed our capacity. We were allowed 20 to begin with, but now we're allowed a total of 30 beds and around 40 people in to feed them and stuff like that."

The shelter increased its capacity after installing a series of bunk beds and received a grant allowing them to be open 24 hours a day.

The Alberta government released the most popular baby names from 2024 with Olivia and Noah taking the top spots once again. 

This is the sixth consecutive year that the name Noah has secured first place for boys, and the twelfth year Olivia has been the most common name for girls says a news release from the province.

Charlotte, Amelia, Emma, and Sophia ranked among the top five most popular names for baby girls, while Oliver, Henry, Theodore, and Liam were the top choices for baby boys. 

The Town of Strathmore has a way for residents to keep track of their waste carts.

The winter storm over the weekend brought 90 km/h winds to the area, which led to several residents losing track and misplacing their carts.

To help keep track of waste carts, the town has created a way for residents to register their carts with the town.

"Keeping an accurate log of waste carts helps locate carts when they are lost, stolen, or take a windy adventure down the street," wrote the town on social media.