Strathmore

The Battle River-Crowfoot by-election is in full swing with candidates out door-knocking and putting up signs.

Currently, over 150 candidates have put their names on the ballot, and independent candidate Bonnie Critchley is just one of those names.

Critchley has a background serving in the military for 22 years. She moved to Beaver County during COVID, and during that time, she got married and bought a house.

"My family's been in this area for almost 20 years now. The whole family is military. I'm fifth generation, that I know of." 

Strathmore Seed is helping the Wheatland County Food Bank one drive at a time.

The Holes for Hunger golf tournament was held at the Strathmore Golf Club earlier this month, with every dollar raised going towards the food bank.

Kim Grant, team lead of finance at Strathmore Seed, said this was the second year that the group had hosted the charity fundraiser.

"We had an excellent year. We had 104 golfers and 21 major sponsors," said Grant. "It was an amazing turnout in support of the event. It was a good day with good weather, so everything went fairly smoothly."

What do StrathmoreNow love most about the upcoming Strathmore Stampede?

We asked our readers to share their favourite activities at the annual rodeo through a poll on our website, with 83 votes coming through.

Leading the poll with 55 votes (66.27 per cent) was the famous chuckwagon races, followed by the running with the bulls, which received 18 votes (21.69 per cent).

New Beef Cattle Research Council chair at the U of M to focus on best environmental practices and economic viability

A new beef-focused research chair will soon begin work at the University of Manitoba.

The 10-year role has been named the BCRC Chair in Beef Cattle Economic Sustainability.

“I believe this is the fourth chair position that we’ve developed,” said Craig Lehr, chair of the BCRC’s producer council.

Now that the British government has vowed to lower its voting age to 16 by the next general election, one Canadian senator says it's past time for Canada to do the same.

The U.K. announced last week that it would lower its voting age from 18 to 16 in a bid to strengthen British democracy and restore trust in politics.

Sen. Marilou McPhedran said the issue has been her "top parliamentary priority" since she joined the Red Chamber. She said lowering the voting age to 16 would be good for democracy and that the only arguments against it are "based on stereotypes."

Conservative Agriculture Critic John Barlow is warning that the Liberal's Clean Fuel Standard will hit Canadians hard at the gas pump and the grocery store.

Citing a recent Department of Agriculture briefing, Barlow said the policy will raise fuel prices by 13 cents per litre for gasoline and 16 cents per litre for diesel by 2030. He criticized the government for downplaying the impact on consumers.

The man accused of ramming an SUV into a crowd and killing 11 people at the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival is set to appear in court today, with a judge determining if he's fit to stand trial.

RJ Aquino, the chair of festival organizer Filipino BC, says the court proceedings could prove "traumatizing" for victims and members of the Filipino community.

He says many have expressed anger and frustration since the April 26 attack and still find it difficult to cope with the tragedy almost three months later.

The volume and severity of police-reported crime in Canada decreased four per cent last year after three annual increases in a row, the national statistics agency said Tuesday.

Statistics Canada said non-violent crime had a significant effect on the decline in the overall crime severity index in 2024.

The non-violent crime severity index — which includes such crimes as property and drug offences — dropped six per cent last year, following a nine per cent increase from 2021 to 2023.

Panelists agree that maintaining access under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement should be priority among other trade noise

Canadian trade negotiators should be cautious and be prepared to weather further abrupt policy changes from U.S. president Donald Trump.

A panel on trade and politics at the Seeds Canada conference in Quebec City heard that Canada’s ability to delay trade negotiations could be valuable in finding a way to a successful renegotiation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

Wheatland County's efforts to address its growing seniors housing crisis have hit a setback, as the province once again denied funding for a new lodge and hospice facility.

The Wheatland Housing Management Board (WHMB) announced Thursday (July 17) that its group was not chosen as a recipient for funding through the Affordable Housing Partnership Program (AHPP). 

WHMB has been seeking financial support from the program for three years. 

"We've applied two other times, and we weren't picked," said Glenn Koester, chair of WHMB.