Temperatures in Strathmore expected above 20-degrees all week

It's expected to be a warm and sunny week in Strathmore, according to our forecast.

Monday, May 5, will be the coldest day of the week, with clear skies and a high of 16 C. The following night is predicted to reach a low of -3 C.

Following Monday, the lowest daytime high throughout the week will be 20 C, expected on Tuesday and Friday. Temperatures will be dropping to the single digits overnight, but none are expected to reach below freezing.

Alberta NDP votes to allow opting out of federal party membership

Alberta’s New Democratic Party has voted overwhelmingly to cut traditional membership ties with its federal counterpart.

Delegates in Edmonton voted Saturday to allow provincial members to opt out of joining the federal NDP, a move Leader Naheed Nenshi campaigned on last year.

In adopting the measure, the party is shedding what many considered a political albatross.

Nenshi told reporters the party's longtime practice of automatically signing up members to the federal party was a sticking point that scared some potential voters and members away.

Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump

Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump — and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief — when he meets with the U.S. president Tuesday in Washington.

After months of Trump's annexation threats, the newly elected prime minister will be tasked with a delicate balancing act — showing strength while maintaining Canada's place in a critical North American trade pact the president's tariffs have sought to upend.

Carney says he won't make a pact with NDP, confirms King Charles to launch Parliament

King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month in a show of support for Canadian sovereignty, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

The news came in his first press conference since leading the Liberals to a fourth straight mandate in Monday's election, where he laid out the priorities for his first few months, promising to "embark on the biggest transformation of our economy since the end of the Second World War." 

Three quarters of Canadians say misinformation affected the federal election: poll

More than three quarters of Canadians believe misinformation had an impact on the outcome of the federal election, a new poll suggests.

The Leger poll, which sampled more than 1,500 Canadian adults from April 29 to May 1, suggests that 19 per cent of people think false information or misinformation had a major impact on the election.

Almost a third (32 per cent) said it had a moderate impact, while 26 per cent said it had a minor impact on the election's outcome.

Only nine per cent of Canadians said misinformation had no impact on the election at all.

Paint the Strathmore ice rink for Mother's Day

The Town of Strathmore is teaming up with the Agra Risk Wheatland Kings for a special Mother's Day event.

On Sunday, May 11, the final public skate of the season will take place at the Strathmore Family Centre arena. Following the skate, residents will be able to paint the ice surface of the arena.

"Let’s send the season off in style and paint the rink together," wrote the Agra Risk Wheatland Kings via Facebook.

Although skates are not required during painting, it is mandatory for residents to bring their own helmets.

Three events going on in the area this weekend (May 2 - 4)

There are a few events going on in Strathmore and the surrounding area this weekend.

1. Hype for Hospice 

The Wheatland & Area Hospice Society is hosting Hype for Hospice on Sunday, May 4, in Strathmore.

The event begins at 11 a.m. in Kinsmen Park and features face painting, singing, and the chance to meet Olympic medalist Jessica Sevick.

Liberals lose one seat in Quebec after validation process

The federal riding of Terrebonne in Quebec has gone from the Liberals' win column back to the Bloc Québécois after a postelection vote validation process.

Bloc candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, who had represented the riding since 2021, said in a social media post that she came out with a lead of 44 votes and that a judicial recount will take place.

"For someone to be officially elected, you have to wait until the end of this process," Sinclair-Desgagné wrote in French. "I hope to have the honour of representing Terrebonne again in the coming years."