Strathmore

Superfans are the lifeblood of sports teams, energizing the crowd, and ensuring the players are hyped.

Jayme Minor is one of them.

His passion for the team started when he was younger and his dad would take him to games.

"Theoren Fleury was my favourite player back then," said Minor.

He remembers 2004 when the Flames were in the Stanley Cup final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The team allowed fans to come inside to watch the game at the Saddledome on the big screen.

That's when the trumpet made an appearance.

Property owners will see a significant increase in their property tax bills this year.

According to the Town of Strathmore, it's due to a rise in the provincial education property tax requisition in the 2025 Alberta Budget.

"The budget, released by Finance Minister Nate Horner on February 27, increases Strathmore’s total school tax requisition by 22 per cent, from $5,953,657 million in 2024 to $7,251,997 million in 2025," said a release from the town.

Alberta is reporting 16 more cases of measles, bringing the provincial total to 74 since the beginning of March.

The government says the new cases were reported in Alberta's central and southern zones.

Nearly all cases are in school-aged children, with 18 cases being reported in children under the age of five.

The province says 64 of the total cases have passed the point where the highly contagious disease could be transmitted to others.

Rocky View Schools is looking ahead to accommodate growing student populations.

The division has secured approval for seven new school projects over the past 15 months.

“This significant number of new school projects is good news for RVS after years of steady enrolment increases in our schools, particularly in Airdrie, Cochrane and Chestermere,” said Board Chair, Fiona Gilbert.

“These new schools will provide crucial new student spaces while improving the learning and working environments for students and staff in these communities.”

Two Golden Hills School Division students have received provincial recognition for their cultural and leadership advocacy.

Caleb Sitting Eagle and Trinity Pretty Youngman were named winners of the Alberta School Board Association's (ASBA) 2025 Honouring Spirit Award: Indigenous Student Award.

"This prestigious award recognizes twelve students annually from across Alberta," the school division said in a release.

Sitting Eagle was selected as the southern Alberta grade 7-9 southern Alberta winner.

Canadians got a break on inflation in March as gas prices fell and a slowdown in travel to the United States helped cool airfare costs, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The annual rate of inflation slowed to 2.3 per cent last month, down from 2.6 per cent in February. A poll provided by LSEG Data & Analytics ahead of Tuesday’s release had expected yearly inflation to hold steady month-to-month.

StatCan said gas prices fell 1.6 per cent year-over-year in March, coming off a hike of 5.1 per cent in February.

Scotia Place is progressing well, according to the City of Calgary.

"With excavation nearing completion, rebar being installed, and concrete being poured, Scotia Place has officially marked the start of below-ground and foundation construction," said a City of Calgary release.

The facility will be the future home of the Calgary Flames, along with the Calgary Hitmen, and Calgary Wranglers.

The City of Chestermere will close its municipal building to the public on Wednesday, April 16.

Staff say the facility will be shut down from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to accommodate an all-staff meeting.

The building will reopen after the meeting.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says hiring lawyers to funnel requests from the auditor general isn't meant to obstruct an investigation into multimillion-dollar health contracts -- it's about helping get to the truth.

The government has instructed public servants to contact a lawyer to co-ordinate if auditor general Doug Wylie requests an interview as part of his probe.

The Opposition NDP’s leader in the legislature, Christina Gray, said Monday the policy suggests a coverup is afoot, and challenged the premier to lift what the NDP calls a "gag order."