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Are Southern Alberta farmers and ranchers worried about the low snowpack?

Some might be but the provincial government isn't too worried as it's still early in the spring run-off and snow melt.

RJ Sigurdson, Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, released a statement addressing some concerns.

"It’s still early in the year, and while our colleagues at Environment and Protected Areas are actively monitoring the snowpack, it would be premature to talk about the type of irrigation season we might have ahead. 

Quebec Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was elected Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday — after an unusually dramatic race that saw the only Conservative contenders drop out of the running at the last minute.

Conservative MPs Chris d'Entremont and John Nater both put their names forward but withdrew on the House floor before the election began Monday morning.

The Liberals currently have 169 seats in the minority Parliament, leaving them three seats shy of the 172 required for a majority.

Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the NDP will not be granted official party status because the law says a party needs at least 12 seats to be recognized.

The NDP was reduced to just seven seats in last month's election.

Interim NDP Leader Don Davies has told The Canadian Press he spoke with the Prime Minister's Office about obtaining official party status for the NDP in the House of Commons.

Davies pointed to several past instances of provincial legislatures granting party status to an opposition party.

A portion of North Railway Street is closed due to construction, beginning today (May 26).

This work is part of the Foothills Okotoks Regional Water Project, and will cause North Railway Street to be closed from 40 St E and 48 St E.

The closure is expected to be in place from today (May 26) until July 20.

There will be detours in place at all times while the work is being completed, with eastbound traffic being redirected north onto 48 Street East to Milligan Drive.

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Nearly $7 million in provincial and federal spending will create six teams of urban wildfire crews, Alberta's public safety minister announced Friday.

Speaking in Strathmore, Alta., Mike Ellis told a news conference that having six more teams means Alberta will have up to eight specialized crews that can respond to fires threatening communities.

"We've witnessed the immense destruction wildfires can cause at home and in other parts of the world," Ellis said.

Milligan Drive will see intermittent lane closures over the course of a few months.

It's due to construction work between Visser Way and Northridge Drive, expected to be completed in September.

The project will be completed in two phases, with pathway and lane closures expected during that time along Milligan Drive near Veterans Way.

Drivers will already have noticed the closures, which started late last week.

MPs are returning to Ottawa for the opening of the 45th session of Parliament, and among them is Alberta Foothills MP John Barlow, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food. Barlow is gearing up for what he describes as a challenging time for both the country and the agriculture sector, particularly due to ongoing trade and tariff issues.

King Charles is set to open a new session of Parliament on Tuesday, seated in a throne that incorporates a piece of English walnut from Windsor Great Park, a preserve of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth.

The Royal Family connection is especially appropriate given that the Queen was the first sovereign to deliver a speech from the throne in Canada, a role usually fulfilled by the Governor General.

Talks between Canada Post and negotiators from its union are expected to resume over the next few days, its union said Sunday after the two parties met amid warnings of mail delivery delays tied to a national ban on overtime for postal workers.

In an afternoon statement, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said its negotiators had "worked hard to carefully evaluate" Canada Post's latest offers and prepare responses ahead of the day's meeting with the employer and the mediators.