Strathmore

Fresh off his CCMA Award win, Jade Eagleson joins us this weekend as our guest of honour! We'll discuss touring with Cody Johnson, the CCMA Awards, his upcoming Grand Ole Opry debut, and his latest single with Jake Worthington. And we'll look back on this week in 2018 with a #1 from Gord Bamford. 

Tune in to The Canadian Country Showcase on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon, months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further.

She is also expressing concern that attacks like exploding pagers are only making the situation worse.

"My message to Canadians who even think of going to Lebanon is don't go, and I've been saying that for months," she told reporters Friday in Toronto.

Saturday (Sept. 21) marks World Alzheimer's Day, with a Calgary-based group commemorating the event by spreading awareness about the disease.

Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia, and according to Alzheimer Calgary, affects over 600,000 Canadians.

"We have an aging population, and the number one factor of developing dementia is age," said Megan Williams, communications specialist with Alzheimer Calgary. "Challenging the stigma is really about understanding that people living with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, it's still them."

Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and the McGill University Health Centre have filed motions to dismiss their lawsuit.

Glenn Landry's mother, Catherine Elizabeth Harter, was among the hundreds of people to receive experimental treatments under the MK-ULTRA program, funded by the Canadian government and the CIA between the 1940s and 1960s at Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute, which was affiliated with McGill University.

In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Métis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two years at an Indian Hospital in Edmonton in the 1940s for tuberculosis treatment, suffering abuse and isolation as a child.

"After the surgery … they took it upon themselves … that they should take my pajama bottoms off to prevent me from walking around," MacDonald, a renowned carver who died in 2021, said in a video clip taken from a documentary released that same year. 

The Calgary Stampede will welcome over 35 youth 4-H clubs from across Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the city this weekend.

The 27th annual 4-H Rodeo will run at the Nutrien Western Event Centre.

On Saturday (Sept. 21) eager participants ranging in age from nine to 20 years old will expand their rodeo skills through a series of clinics taught by industry experts.

Siksika Nation has announced a new initiative to address homelessness and supportive housing in the community.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on Thursday (Sept. 19) at the Siksika Support Centre between the nation and Inn from the Cold, a Calgary non-profit that provides programs on homelessness prevention, emergency family shelter, and more.

The Agra Risk Wheatland Kings went 3-1 in the preseason and will kick off their regular season on Friday against the Mountain View Colts.

Puck drop for the game goes at 8 p.m. at the Didsbury Memorial Complex Arena.

Cody Holdaway, general manager of the Kings says the tone in the office and locker room is a lot different compared to last year.

"I think the boys are doing to surprise people tonight and I think the Kings are going to be a force to be reckoned with this year."

Farmers now have 63 per cent of the provincial crop in the bin, up from the five and ten-year averages of 43 and 38 per cent.

Harvest progress varies from 80 per cent complete in the South to 73 per cent in the Central Region, while the other areas are now 50 per cent complete.

The Strathmore Overnight Shelter was looking for a letter of support from the town at a recent council meeting.

The support letter asked Strathmore Town Council to approve operating hours at the overnight shelter to 24 hours a day while expanding the number of client beds. The letter was presented by Elizabeth Karp, executive director of the shelter.