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Federal, Provincial and Territorial Agriculture Ministers spent time talking about ways to improve the Business Risk Management programs during their annual conference last week in Whitehorse.

A press release from the event noted that FPT Ministers of Agriculture discussed several areas of interest for Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector. 

Farmers are scouting fields on a regular basis for signs of insect damage or disease.

Insect activity varies from area to area and province to province with producers reporting issues with wireworms, grasshoppers, aphids, the pea leaf weevil and more.

Dr  Meghan Vankosky, a research scientist in field crop entamology with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says it definitely proving to be a very interesting growing season.

They've just wrapped up the annual phermone trap monitoring program for bertha armyworm in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Calgary’s new arena and events centre finally has a name and an idea of how it will look. 

On Monday, The City of Calgary, Calgary Sports & Entertainment Corporation (CSEC), and the Government of Alberta revealed the design for Calgary’s new event centre which will be known as Scotia Place. 

The total cost of the project is pegged at $1.22 billion and features an NHL-sized arena, indoor rink, and indoor and outdoor plazas.  

The 2024 WCBL All-Star game and Home Run Derby were first-class at Seaman Stadium on Saturday (July 20). Fans came out in numbers with 6,064 fans enjoying the experience. 

Fans, players, and coaches all had a great time and were full of smiles as the day was all about the love of baseball.

Israeli police say a Canadian citizen was killed Monday after threatening local security officials with a knife near the border with the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military says the man drove to the entrance of the town of Netiv HaAsara, just 300 metres north of the Gaza border. The military says the man left his vehicle with a knife and approached the local security patrol, who opened fire and killed him.

There were no other injuries, the military said, providing a photo of a kitchen knife with a black handle. The rescue service Zaka also said nobody was injured. 

Another major food delivery service has opened its doors to food lovers in High River. 

Starting Monday, 13 new cities in Canada have been added to SkipTheDishes, including High River and Strathmore. 

"Supporting our ambition to deliver more of what Canadians want, we are thrilled to be bringing Skip's unparalleled convenience to even more doorsteps across the country", said Loraine Nyokong, Head of Local Partnerships at SkipTheDishes. 

Those who live in Stavely are asked to forego having campfires for the time being.

Due to the hot and dry conditions we have been experiencing, on top of the forecasted high temperatures coming up, the Town of Stavely is now under a Fire Ban.

The Fire Ban took effect on Friday, July 19th, with this Fire Ban, all burning of any kind is prohibited.

Residents of Diamond Valley are being advised that they may hear some loud noises this week until Thursday, July 25th.

TC Energy will be performing routine pipeline infrastructure maintenance near Diamond Valley this week, and anyone who lives in the area may hear a loud sustained noise, otherwise known as a "blowdown."

Crews will be releasing natural gas from the system so they can complete their work on the depressurized facilities, which will create that loud roaring noise.

U.S. President Joe Biden is stepping aside as the Democratic candidate in that country's November election and throwing his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris -- a Montreal-area high school graduate who spent several years in the city.

Here's what to know about her Canadian connections. 

Before she became America's first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice president-elect, Harris spent several years in Montreal, where she attended Westmount High School from 1978 to 1981.

There was a powerful word being repeated in the joyful Newfoundland community of New-Wes-Valley on Sunday: "Miracle."

Over and over, residents out walking or chatting to one another in local stores described the rescue of seven fishermen from the area who had somehow survived two days in a life-raft on the Atlantic ocean as nothing short of miraculous.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you for returning our men," Betty Lou Pollett told a crowd of hundreds at the end of a community parade held to celebrate the fishers' return.