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A missing person from Brooks has been located safe.

Last week, the Brooks RCMP had asked for assistance locating a missing 32-year Brooks resident who was last seen in Okotoks.

They had last been seen at the 7/11 near the Denny's in Okotoks on February 19, and it was believed they were travelling to the Calgary area, and the RCMO was concerned for their well-being.

Today (March 24), the Brooks RCMP has stated that the missing person has been located safe.

Tariffs are beginning to add up in Canada, and Alberta is no exception.

Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, R.J. Sigurdson, says the threat of these tariffs has caused the agriculture industry to be tossed many challenges.

The federal government has already responded to the tariffs placed on Canada by the United States with an immediate 25 per cent tariff on $30 billion worth of American imports, and they will be implementing an additional $125 billion on April 2.

The High River Community Cancer Center has teamed up with Wellspring Alberta again on their wellness speaker series.

The series covers many aspects of dealing with cancer and often features cancer survivors giving talks.

Carissa Boleziuk, an RN and High River Patient Navigator at the centre is excited for the return of the Healing Journey series.

Boleziuk said the initial diagnosis can be very difficult for some patients so, is grateful this program tackles that.

The Okotoks Oilers of the BCHL, are in a very tight race to make the playoffs.

With only two games left in the regular season, they're only three points up on the Spruce Grove Saints for the final playoff spot in the Interior Conference.

Over the weekend the Green and Gold lost a pair of home games at the Viking Rentals Centre.

Friday night saw the Oil lose to the West Kelowna Warriors 5-2 and then on Saturday, they were handed a 4-0 shutout loss at the hands of the Penticton Vees.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld.

The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed and housed thousands of passengers — most of them Americans — when flights were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Carney's chief opponents, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, will campaign in the seat-rich Greater Toronto Area.

AAFC Researchers at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre want to turn Canadian agriculture’s value chains into value circles.  

Dr. Emma Stephens and a team of data analysts are taking the most comprehensive look yet at Canada’s entire agriculture and agri-food industry, from the field, to processing and exports, to the end use by consumers.

"What that means is looking for additional value-added opportunities within our agri-food value chain through co-products and current waste byproducts to find additional ag-based resources," she explained.

The Foothills Country Hospice is gearing up for one of its biggest events of the year.

The 9th annual "Hike for Hospice Hustle" is coming up on May 4, and there are a few options for prospective hikers.

All walks and runs start and end at the Arts & Learning Campus with 2k and 5k walks, and 5k and 10k runs.

Both walking routes will follow paved paths, which will be friendly for wheelchairs and strollers as well as dogs.

Runners and walkers can register individually or as part of a group.

The Carstar Okotoks Bisons have sustained a second loss in the HJHL championship final.

They hosted the Sylvan Lake Wranglers on Friday, March 23, in game 2 of the best-of-five series, following a 4-2 loss in game 1.

Despite 38 shots on goal from the Bisons compared to 26 from the visiting Wranglers, Sylvan Lake took a 5-0 shutout, leaving them one win away from the league title.

The first period saw the Wranglers putting away a goal just before the five-minute mark, ending the period with a power play goal with just five seconds left.

Canadians are now facing updated travel advisories to the world's two largest economies, after Ottawa warned travellers who stay in the United States for more than 30 days to make sure they register as required.

The advisory for the United States follows another update for travel to China, where Canadians with dual citizenship have been warned to use Canadian credentials when presenting to Chinese authorities.