HighRiver

Another rainy evening on Sunday, July 27, marked the fourth and final night of the Battle of the Foothills.

The championship final heat featured Dustin Gorst, Evan Magee, Cruise Bensmiller, and reigning champion Chanse Vigen.

The Town of High River wants to hear from residents about future development in the northeast corner of town.

Work is underway on the Northeast Area Structure Plan (ASP), which will guide future development across approximately 778 acres of land annexed from Foothills County in 2012 and 2021.

Okotoks drivers can expect a lane closure on Westbound Cimarron Drive near Cimarron Green today (July 28).  

The lane will be closed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. while Fortis completes improvements to the electrical network.  

During work, vehicles will be directed, as traffic will be alternating one-way.  

With less than a year to go until the 2026 World Cup, political tensions and U.S. policy threaten to pose problems as Canada, the United States and Mexico prepare to co-host the tournament.

Next year’s FIFA World Cup will be the biggest ever, with the three countries hosting a record 48 teams. Between June 11 and July 19, they will play 104 matches, most of them in the U.S.

Avery Shenfeld doesn't think the Bank of Canada will cut its benchmark interest rate at its decision on Wednesday, but if it does, he said it will be a "pleasant surprise."

"There's always a chance that they'll surprise with the rate cut," the chief economist of CIBC said.

Most economists are also expecting the Bank of Canada will hold its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent for a third consecutive decision later this week.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to hear an appeal from Achter Land and Cattle regarding an earlier court decision that found a thumbs-up emoji served as an agreement to a grain contract. South West Terminal launched a claim for damages after Achter Land and Cattle failed to deliver on the contract.

Two people have been hospitalized and more than 200 have shown symptoms after a gastrointestinal outbreak at a Calgary-area food facility.

Alberta Health Services says the outbreak at Saskatoon Farm in Foothills County is presumed to be E. coli and an intestinal illness called amoebiasis.

Saskatoon Farm's food service facilities were ordered closed on Wednesday until deemed safe again, while the rest of the business remains open.

Alberta Health Services says there have been 18 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli, three of which also tested positive for amoebiasis.

Two people in Siksika Nation were run over and killed on Saturday.

Gleichen RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision at 9:30 p.m. at 54 Map 3 Subdivision on Siksika Nation.

Upon arrival, they discovered a 27-year-old man and a 45-year-old man deceased, with a 45-year-old woman in critical condition.

RCMP said five people were walking when three of them were hit by a vehicle, which then fled the scene. The two others walking were not injured.

The RCMP is asking for your help in finding the driver of the vehicle.

The third annual Diamond Valley Show & Shine continues to bring people together.

Since the amalgamation of Black Diamond and Turner Valley into Diamond Valley, the event has been filling up the streets with rods, trucks and people.

The sprinkling of rain couldn't stop vehicle enthusiasts from smiling and checking out a wide variety of makes and models.

Food trucks were covering a wide variety of tastes, and they even blew an engine... on purpose.

It wasn't just thunder from the grandstand on Saturday night, but Mother Nature sent her own downpour of rain, which muddied the track at the High River Ag grounds.

However, the rain didn't pour down until about halfway through the heats, which caused some slower times and significantly altered the aggregate standings.

The 'Rangeland Rockstar' Chanse Vigen still sits in first in the aggregate, but Evan Magee jumped up from 12th into second in the aggregate, and Cruise Bensmiller jumped up from 11th to fourth as Dustin Gorst hung on and moved up from fifth into third.