Strathmore

Environment Canada (EC) has issued a heat warning for Wheatland County, including Strathmore, Lyalta, and Carseland.

"Daytime high temperatures ranging between 29 and 33 degrees Celsius are expected this week. Overnight lows will vary greatly, ranging between 10 and 16 degrees Celsius depending on location." wrote EC.

Residents are asked to take precautions to protect themselves from the heat, including:

An Alberta cabinet minister is promising to follow the rules following an unusual late-night tour of the legislature last week for controversial American Christian singer Sean Feucht.

Family Services Minister Searle Turton says he led Feucht and others through the domed building late Friday after the singer held a concert on the legislature grounds.

Feucht later posted a short video on social media of a "worship session," with him and others singing in the building's rotunda.

Alberta's parks minister says a fisher is expected to recover after being attacked by a grizzly bear in the province's south.

Todd Loewen says the attack took place over the weekend near Milk River, 300 kilometres south of Calgary, close to the U.S. border.

Loewen says there were cubs with the grizzly when the attack took place, so the bear may have been acting defensively.

He says details are still being gathered, but that there have not been any sightings of the grizzly since the mauling.

The issue of trade and tariffs is on the mind of everyone involved in agriculture.

President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), Keith Currie says there was a lot of uneasiness - especially in the agriculture sector -  back in January when President Trump first started talking about tariffs, but then we didn't know exactly what that would involve.  

We asked our readers to let us know their highlight of the summer in Strathmore.

We had a poll on our homepage asking about people's favourite part of the summer, with a total of 52 people responding to the poll.

Leading the poll with 32 votes (61.54 per cent) was the Strathmore Stampede, one of the largest rodeos in Canada. 

Brooks RCMP have given an update on the crash that happened on Highway 1.

The crash was on Monday (Aug. 25) morning near Range Road 131. According to police, they discovered a damaged, abandoned vehicle as they arrived at the scene. On the side of the road was a dead body.

"Initial investigation has determined that the deceased hit an animal and was checking his vehicle when he was hit by another vehicle," wrote Brooks RCMP. "The vehicle which hit him did not remain on scene."

This year, municipal candidates in Calgary and Edmonton face a decision they've never had to make: whether to join a political party.

But the choice represents more than the embrace or rejection of a new political system. It's a decision that will affect the flow of money into their campaigns.

Manitoba Agriculture warns of poor water quality risk for livestock during dry summer

Manitoba livestock producers are being advised to closely monitor water quality for their animals as dry summer conditions can concentrate harmful substances in watering sources.

The farmland market in Saskatchewan may be tilting toward the buyer.

It’s not there yet because sellers still have the upper hand, but real estate agents in the province say more land may soon come up for sale, thus tipping the scales in favour of buyers.

As of August 2025, 265 farmland properties were posted on the MLS system in Saskatchewan. That’s down drastically from 2020, when the number of farms for sale was close to 500.

The Strathmore Lions Splash Park, located in Kinsmen Park, will be closing in less than a week.

According to the Town of Strathmore's website, the splash park is expected to close for the season on Monday (Sept. 1).

"The water park may close without warning in periods of inclement weather," wrote the town, adding that the closing date may be changed due to local weather conditions.