Strathmore

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is releasing an update with April stats on federally reportable diseases.

As of April 30th, there have been 17 cases of avian influenza, with three in British Columbia, one in Alberta, three in Saskatchewan, and two in Manitoba.

The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, the Honourable Bernadette McIntyre, and her husband, Mr. Rich McIntyre had a private audience with King Charles today at Buckingham Palace.

Their Honours presented the King with lentil and chickpea snacks from the Three Farmers company of Saskatoon. Saskatchewan is a major producer of pulse crops.

A jar of Savoury Dill Pickle Mustard from Gravelbourg Mustard. The province is the world’s largest exporter of mustard seed.

Alberta's Agriculture Financial Services Corporation put together the first crop report of the season. 

Manglai a product coordinator with AFSC, says provincially there's now 23 per cent of the 2025 crop is now in the ground, thawhich t's well ahead of the 5-year average of 12 per cent, and the 10-year average of 14 per cent.

"Regionally - the South leads with 50 per cent of all crops seeded, followed by the Central Region at 22 per cent, the Peace Region at 10 per cent, the North West at 8 per cent, and the North East at 6 per cent."

The ice rinks at the Strathmore Family Centre are officially closed for the season.

The Gold Arena was shut down following the final public skate on Mother's Day, which ended with residents being able to paint the rink surface.

The event was free to attend for those who brought in a donation to the Wheatland County Food Bank. 

The Alberta RCMP Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU) arrested two suspects in connection to a series of break and enters in southern Alberta. 

Police became aware of the break and enters in April, which targeted cannabis dispensaries, convenience stores, liquor stores, and other rural businesses.

"The suspects also began targeting houses in Banff to steal bikes and homes in Chestermere targeting open garages and vehicles," wrote SAD CRU.

According to RCMP, the suspects were allegedly using stolen vehicles to commit the break-ins.

Production is expected to recover by 70 million tonnes due to favourable conditions, while demand will rise by 45 million tonnes

SASKATOON — The global grain outlook for 2025-26 is incredibly balanced, says an analyst.

The International Grains Council (IGC) is forecasting 2.373 billion tonnes of production and an identical 2.373 billion tonnes of demand.

“We’re looking at quite a finely balanced fundamental picture for grains,” Helen Plant, senior analyst for the United Kingdom’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, said in a recent webinar.

A portion of West Chestermere Drive will be closed later this month.

According to the City of Chestermere, the road will be closed from May 26 to May 28 as crews complete "essential utility work".

A detour route going through Marina Drive will be marked as crews begin work on the road.

Meet Shelby

Shelby is a 13 year old female shepherd mix.

She is spayed and will be vaccinated to be updated asap.

She enjoys long naps, quiet days, humans, and possibly a dog friend matched appropriately. Cats may want to say hi to her, but she has not experienced cat interactions so u tested.

She does have some joint swelling and we will be making sure she starts on some vitamins and supplements asap.

Quinn is a 9.5 week old total heartbreaker! He is a lab mix (mom was Sugar lab mix- who knows who dad was)

This boy is soft, good natured, playful and ready to steal your heart!

He is doing great with house manners, crate trained, and sleeps almost all night! Learning leash work.

He is accepting applications for adoption!

Adoption form here - ADOPTION APPLICATION

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Keith Currie says Canadian agriculture is at a critical juncture, with the recent dramatic rise of trade uncertainty, high costs, and more frequent extreme weather events.

He notes during the recent election, the CFA made the priorities of Canadian farmers very clear: farmers need to see a focus on competitiveness, resiliency, and maintaining rule-based trade.