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The Alberta government and the Alberta Cancer Foundation have partnered with 19 to Zero to help bring mobile lung health units to rural communities across the province.

According to a news release, the screening program will receive $1.5 million to help increase early detection and treatment.

The funds will be matched by the Alberta Cancer Foundation.

Canfax data for the week ending September 20th highlights the activity in the Prairie Auction Marts.

In Manitoba, the average feeder steer prices ranged from $278.69 per hundred weight for the 901+ category to $467 per hundred weight for the 400 to 500 pound animals.

Feeder heifers prices averaged $276.83 per hundred weight for the 901+ weights to $386 per hundred weight for the 401 to 500 pound heifers.

D1, D2 cows averaged $170.93 per hundred weight, with D3's $159.75 per hundred weight, and Bulls $216.53 per hundred weight.

The Liberal minority government has survived a vote of non-confidence in the House of Commons by a count of 211-120.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre put forward the motion asking MPs to declare they did not have confidence in the prime minister or his government.

Poilievre failed to get the support of other opposition parties to bring the government down.

The Bloc Québécois and the NDP voted against the motion.

If the non-confidence motion had passed it would have defeated the government and very likely triggered an immediate election campaign.

At least two Canadians have died in the escalating violence in Lebanon, which has members of Parliament discussing a possible evacuation of Canadian citizens from the country.

"We are devastated by the loss of two Canadians, but the entire Lebanese people are (also) suffering right now — women, children, innocents," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

"This is a horrific situation," he told reporters on Parliament Hill, repeating his earlier calls for both Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate.

A Calgary couple is celebrating after winning $1 million.

Michelle and Alan Hill won the money in a Lotto Max draw on Tuesday (July 23).

The couple bought the ticket from 7-Eleven at 166 Crowfoot Way NW in Calgary.

“I was at work at my desk when I finally checked an older ticket,” Alan said. “I scanned it at my desk, and I had my buddy at work double-check because I thought I was doing it wrong.” 

“I checked it on the app, probably a lot,” he chuckled. “I couldn’t believe it.”

The Alberta government has announced that the province will create municipal and regional policing committees.

According to the province, the Police Amendment Act was passed in 2022 and will ensure municipalities have a role in province-wide policing priorities.

Strathmore Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) are gearing up to host its Alberta Culture Days festival this weekend.

The town will celebrate the event on Saturday (Sept. 28) with food vendors, live music, and other activities in Kinsmen Park. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams seized more than half a million dollars in drugs, and cash after searching two Calgary homes.

According to a news release, five handguns were also taken.

Twenty-eight-year-old Huan Cao is facing multiple drug and weapons charges.

The organized crime team with ALERT says they searched the two homes in August with help from the Calgary Police Service and RCMP.

Tonight is the night! Get your steps on with some local square dancing. 

Square dancing has been a hot spot for Strathmore residents for years.

Over the summer, the event took place at the Pavillion at Kinsmen Park, and Claudia Littlefair, organizer of the program says many new people were able to attend.

"We had probably between 15 to 35 people during the summer came out, so lots of new people were able to try it out."

It's the last time you can get in for free as you will have to make a $35 donation going forward.

The federal Liberals are creating a new agency to beef up Canada's ability to handle rapidly spreading infectious diseases and protect from future pandemics.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the agency is meant to preserve the "top-gun team" of public servants that helped steer Canadians through COVID-19.

Health Emergency Readiness Canada is being tasked with boosting Canada's life-sciences sector and ensuring Canadians get faster access to vaccines, medical therapies and diagnostics by accelerating the transition from research to commercialization.