Strathmore

The Agra Risk Wheatland Kings have announced when their preseason begins for the 2025/26 season.

According to a social media post made on Tuesday (June 24), the Kings announced that they'll be returning Sept. 5 for a game against the Airdrie Techmation Thunder. The Kings have their first home game set for the following day against the Thunder at the Strathmore Family Centre.

Last season was historic for the Kings, with them breaking the franchise record for total wins in a season, while also making it further into the playoffs than ever before.

The Calgary Stampede is nine days away!

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Listen for the trivia question of the day between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. during the 104.5 More Country morning show with Keesyn Glawson. 

If you have the answer, call or text 403-902-1111 to win tickets to Nashville North on July 5, Cowboy Up on July 12, and much more.

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The Strathmore Bottle Depot is under new management. 

The local organization welcomed its new manager, Sundeep Bhullar, on May 13. The depot has been operating for 25 years. 

"We heard that the owners were selling, so we jumped on the opportunity," said Bhullar.  

Bhullar previously ran multiple bottle depot locations in Calgary and has been active in the industry for 18 years. 

Whether Alberta should withhold social services from immigrants is among the issues Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is tabling for debate this summer when she travels the province to consult citizens on potential referendum questions.

The tour is part of what Smith has dubbed the "Alberta Next" panel. At a news conference Tuesday, she announced details of its work and named its 15 members.

At the same time, six online surveys were launched on the panel's website, which are to help inform what questions the government puts to a referendum next year.

May inflation figures showed marginal improvements in some of the Bank of Canada's closely watched price figures — a step in the right direction, some economists say, but likely not enough to convince the central bank to cut interest rates.

The annual pace of inflation held steady at 1.7 per cent last month as cooling shelter costs helped tame price pressures, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The Liberal government will table a bill this fall introducing stricter bail conditions and sentencing for some crimes, particularly those involving organized crime, human trafficking, home invasion and car theft, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said in an interview.

"It's perhaps obvious, given the tenor around the criminal justice system, that reforms are in order," Fraser told The Canadian Press.

Premier Danielle Smith says she'll be spending the summer touring the province with business leaders, backbenchers and an academic to find ways to protect Alberta from what she calls federal mistreatment and overreach.

She says Ottawa is to blame for decades of lost investment and resource revenue and that Alberta can't be held back any longer.

The premier is to lead the Alberta Next panel, which also includes three United Conservative Party legislature members, Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz, a retired judge and a physician.

The Canadian Meat Council is warning that the Liberal government’s legislation to ease the movement of goods and services within Canada could actually undermine red meat exports.

Lauren Martin, senior director of public affairs for the organization, says the bill is raising questions about whether it could lead the federal government to recognize provincial rules for inspecting meat processing facilities as equal to federal standards.

A pancake breakfast is returning to Strathmore for Canada Day.

The Strathmore Fire Department is hosting its annual festive breakfast at the fire hall on Tuesday (July 1) from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

After paying $5, Strathmore residents can enjoy pancakes, eggs, sausages, coffee, and juice with the community. 

The event will also feature local talent Melissa Matheson performing live music. 

Due to the weekend rain, the National Indigenous Peoples Day event had a last-minute change in venue.

The event, which would have been held at Kinsmen Park, was moved to the Strathmore Civic Centre on Saturday (June 21).

The event featured traditional stew and bannock for residents to taste while learning more about Indigenous culture in Canada.