Strathmore

Inflation finally hit the Bank of Canada's two per cent target in August after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth, raising the odds of larger interest rate cuts in the coming months.

Canada's annual inflation rate fell from 2.5 per cent in July to reach the lowest level since February 2021.

The slowdown can be attributed in part to lower gasoline prices, Statistics Canada said Tuesday in its consumer price index report.

A heavy police incident in Strathmore on Tuesday (Sept. 17) has ended.

Traffic was shut down through Strathcona Gate to Strathford Crescent as officers with rifles were seen throughout the streets and back alleys.

Police were on the scene for several hours before the incident ended. According to police, there was no risk to the public.

The second suspect in the murder of a Rocky View County employee had his first court appearance on Monday (Sept. 16) in Edmonton.

Elijah Blake Strawberry's case was postponed, with his next appearance set for an Airdrie courtroom on September 26.

Strawberry was arrested last Friday in O'Chiese First Nation near Red Deer.

Staff from the Chestermere Professional Firefighters Association are looking for help for an upcoming food drive.

Donation bags will be dropped off on doorsteps in Chestermere on September 21 and September 22.

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Strathmore RCMP warned the public earlier on Tuesday to stay away from Strathford Blvd.

There was a heavy police presence in the area.

Just over an hour after the incident began, police announced that the incident had ended.

Traffic was shut down through Strathcona Gate to Strathford Crescent.

Staff with RCMP say due to the nature of the incident, no more details will be released.

Stage 4 outdoor water restrictions may be ending earlier than expected.

The City of Calgary has been providing daily updates on the progress of repairs at the Bearspaw South Feeder Main.

According to a post from the city's Facebook page, water restrictions are expected to be lifted on September 21 or September 22, just a few days ahead of schedule.

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank has once again received federal government funding with a grant for $100 million over the next four years.

Split into $25 million per year, that will go towards their programs which help Candian-produced food go to hungry mouths internationally.

Andy Harrington, the executive director of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, says he's happy to be able to help more people over the next four years.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suffered another devastating byelection blow with the loss of a second Liberal stronghold, this one to the Bloc Québécois in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.

Voters went to the polls Monday in the Montreal riding as well as in Winnipeg's Elmwood—Transcona, where the NDP retained its long-held seat after a tough race against the Conservatives.

Trudeau already faced calls from party faithful to resign as leader after unexpectedly losing Toronto—St. Paul’s to the Conservatives in a byelection this past June.

Members of Parliament will hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons Monday evening on a string of recent deaths of First Nations people during interactions with Canadian police forces.

Six First Nations people have died in the last two weeks at the hands of police officers, which NDP MP Lori Idlout characterizes as a "disturbing pattern."

She wrote a letter to House Speaker Greg Fergus calling for the emergency debate, lambasting what she called a lack of media coverage of the deaths and inaction by the government to pass legislation on First Nations policing.

Downtown Strathmore was filled with runners looking to raise funds for cancer research on Sunday (Sept. 15).

Strathmore's 27th annual Terry Fox Run began at Kinsmen Park in the afternoon, with runners racing around Kinsmen Lake before heading up north and running around Gray's Lake. In total, the run was about five kilometres. 

According to organizer Diana Baird, the run has already raised over $2,800 towards cancer research. Baird also claims that over $1,000 of the funds came from a local man named Garner Keeling.